ABOUT THE ARTIST
"Sometimes I feel as Indian artists and curators, we're the cultural missionaries of the 21st century."--Richard Hill, 1992.
Richard "Rick" Hill is a Native American artist, writer, educator, curator, museum consultant and advocate on issues that affect the lives of Native Americans. A member of the Beaver Clan of the Tuscarora tribe, Hill is skilled in a variety of art forms, including painting, photography, carving, beading and basket weaving. Hill studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago (1968-70) and the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo, where he received his master of art degree in 1980.
As the former Director of the American Indian Art Museum in Santa Fe, N.M., he curated the 1992 exhibition Creativity is Our Tradition. Regarding his role as a curator, Hill has said, "As curators, one of our primary goals is teaching people that an artwork can be seen in many different ways and that it can …
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