Nocona Burgess
Nocona has displayed his work in 6 Museums including the National Museum of the American Indian Art Show, New York City, NY, Autry Museum Indian Market, Los Angeles, CA, and Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, Phoenix , AZ. His work has been featured in multiple publications including Western Art Collector, Southwest Art Magazine and in August 2006 as the Cover Artist in Santa Fean Magazine, Indian Market Issue. Additionally Nocona has won numerous awards including 1st Place Painting, SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market, 2008 and 1st Place Water-based Painting, Eiteljorg Indian Market, 2006. He has shown his work internationally in such countries as Holland, Belgium, Sweden and Germany.
Nocona is a Comanche Indian from Lawton Oklahoma. He is the great-great grandson of Chief Quanah Parker and his father is the former chief of the Comanche tribe. He has traveled throughout his life and was given the opportunity to see and experience much of the country and all the different kinds of people. He has always been around art as he comes from a family of artists of many types. He felt he had no choice but to pursue art. It was in his blood.
He decided to move to New Mexico, where he attended the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe. He continues to reside in Santa Fe today.
Full Resume~
Volunteer Work
Board of Directors, Southwest Association of Indian Arts (SWAIA 2007-present)
Galleries
Legends Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM - 2010 - Present
Four Winds Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA - 2010 - Present
Bonner David Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ - 2010 - Present
Kiva Gallery, Sweden - 2008 - Present
Rare Fine Arts Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY - 2008-Present
Publications
March 2011, Western Art Collector
June 2010, Gallery Walk, Cowboys and Indians Magazine
May 2008, Split Personalities Article, Southwest Art Magazine
August 2007, Painting featured in Quanah Parker article in Wild West Magazine
August 2006, Cover Artist, Santa Fean Magazine Indian Market Issue
August 2005, Artscapes Section of the New Mexico Magazine
June 2005, Five Emerging Artist Article in Santa Fean Magazine
March 2005, Photo featuring portrait of Fritz Scholder in The New Mexican News Paper
December 2004, Featured Artist Article in Wild West Magazine
Awards
1st Place Painting, SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market, 2008
3rd Place Water-based Painting, Eiteljorg Indian Market, 2007
1st Place Water-based Painting, Eiteljorg Indian Market, 2006
2nd Place Water-based Painting, Eiteljorg Indian Market, 2005
2nd Place Abstract Painting, SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market, 2004
3rd Place Painting on Canvas, Red Earth Festival, 2001
2nd Place Drawing, American Indian Art Exposition, 1998
2nd Place Printmaking, Red Earth Festival, 1998
Departmental Painting & Printmaking Scholarship, University of New Mexico, 1992-1993
President’s Honor Roll, 1991
Kirsten Larson Memorial Scholarship, 1991
Dean’s Honor Roll, 1989-1991
Comanche Tribal Scholarship, 1991
1st in Local Area District Region, 3rd at Nationals Talent Competition Graphics & Painting Division, 1987
1st State Ladies’ Auxiliary, Daughters of the American Revolution, Oklahoma Competition, 1986
Competition, Art Shows and Commissions
December 2011 National Museum of the American Indian Art Show, New York City, NY
November 2006-2011, SWAIA Winter Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
November 2011, Autry Museum Indian Market, Los Angeles, CA
August 2003-2011, SWAIA Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
May 2005-2011, Native Treasures Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM
March 06’, 07’ and 09’- 11’, Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, Phoenix , AZ
June 2000 – 2003 and 2010, Red Earth Festival Art Show and Competition, Oklahoma City, OK
November 2010, Autry Museum Indian Market, Los Angeles, CA
July 2005-2007, Eight Northern Pueblo Art Market, San Juan Pueblo, NM
September 2007, Inward Significance - One Man Show at Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, OK
May 2007, One Man Show, Gallery at 17 Peck, Providence, RI
June 2006-2007, Eiteljorg Indian Market, Indianapolis, IN
Spring 2006, Painted Violin Project, New Mexico Symphony, Santa Fe, NM
Spring 2006, Painted chair for SWAIA fundraiser
January 2006, Nocona and Quanah Burgess – Barely Famous, Southern Plains Indian Museum, Anadarko, OK
October 2005, Santa Barbara Jewish Federation
October 2005, Comanche Identity, Jacobson House, Norman, OK
July 2005, Native American Heritage Art Exhibit, Fort Worth, TX
June 2005, Santa Fe Days on the Plaza, Carrollton, TX
January 2005, Some Like it Hot, City Arts Center , Oklahoma City, OK
July 2004, Pop Life: Youth Night, Mono Type Workshop, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum, Santa Fe, NM
June 2004, Museum of Man Indian Fair, San Diego, CA
May 2004, Jacobson House Indian Market, Norman, OK
January 2004, Fusion 04, City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK
August 2000-2003, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum Alumni Show and Sale, Santa Fe, NM
December 2002, Comanche Artist Show, Lawton, OK
March 2002, Commission for Santa Fe Children’s Museum Fundraiser, Santa Fe, NM
July 2001, Southwestern Indian Polytechnics Institute Permanent Collection Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
May 2001, United States Department of Agriculture, Commission for Native American Heritage Month Poster, Albuquerque, NM
August 2000, Southwestern Indian Polytechnics Institute, Fundraiser for Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
July 2000, Totem Magazine “They Called Us Indians” Touring Art Show; Holland, Germany, Belgium
August 1999, American Indian Art Exposition, Anadarko, OK
July 1999, Comanche Homecoming Art Show and Sale, Lawton, OK
March – May 1999, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma B.F.A. Graduation Show, Chickasha, OK
December 1998– January 1999, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Winter Show and Sale, Chickasha, OK
September 1998, Comanche Fair Art Show, Fort Sill, OK
August 1998, American Indian Art Exposition, Anadarko, OK
July 1998, Comanche Days Treaty Renewal Art Show Fredricksburgh, TX
June 1998, Quanah Parker Reunion Art Show, Quanah, TX
August 1996, 1996 Discover Native America Olympic Art Show, Atlanta, GA
March – May 1995, University of New Mexico Spring Art Show and Sale, Albuquerque, NM
November 1994, University of New Mexico Winter Art Show and Sale, Albuquerque, NM
September 1994, Harwood Art Center Art Show and Sale, Albuquerque, NM
March 1994, University of New Mexico Painters Show, Albuquerque, NM
January 1993, New Mexico State University Indian Art Display, Grants, NM
May 1991, Institute of American Indian Art A.F.A. Graduation Show, Santa Fe, NM
December 1990, Institute of American Indian Art Christmas Show and Sale, Santa Fe, NM
August 1990, One Man Show, West Gallery Design Center, Santa Fe, NM
May 1990, Institute of American Indian Art Spring Art Show and Sale, Santa Fe, NM
December 1988, University of Oklahoma Jim Thorpe House Art Show, Norman, OK
June – July 1988, Museum of the Great Plains Indian Art Show, Lawton, OK
