Dennis Belindo

Dennis W. Belindo (December 12, 1938 – September 5, 2009), also called Aun So Te ("Foot") was a Kiowa-Diné painter, educator, analyst and activist.

[1][2] He utilized acrylic, watercolor, and casein for his paintings, which combined the flat style with modernism and cubism to highlight aspects of Kiowa life.

[3][4] Belindo exhibited his artwork across the country[5] and has works in the public collections of several institutions including the Oklahoma Historical Society Museum.

[8] He was a member of the Black Legging Warrior Society of the Kiowa tribe and advocated for the recognition of native heritage.

A 2006 exhibit at the Southern Plains Indian Museum in Anadarko, Oklahoma featured the work of Belindo and his sons.

Painting showing five depictions of the same man with bone whistle in his mouth, painted in a flat style with abstracted blue and mauve shapes around him.
"Native Man with Bone Whistle," 1981, acrylic on paper.