(1962 - )Roxanne Swentzell is a prominent Santa Clara Pueblo clay and bronze sculptor and contemporary pueblo artist whose award-winning works are featured in major public collections, including the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, Cartier in Paris, and other world-class museums and venues. Born into a family of artists, including her uncle, well-known blind sculptor, Michael Naranjo, Roxanne began working with clay at an early age. She grew up watching her mother harvest clay for pottery projects and began experimenting with clay as a small child, using her mother’s leftover scraps of clay to create small figurines. Her talent was recognized early and she attended the legendary Institute for American Indian Arts (IAIA) for two years before graduating high school. Today, Roxanne’s deeply emotive works and unique artistic style continue to be recognized and renowned worldwide. Using the ancient technique of layering coil upon coil, her large, contemporary works reflect the range of the human experience, connecting with both Native and non-Native audiences.