Jose Encarnacion Peña, also known as Encarnacion Peña, and Soqween (1902–1979) was a Native American painter from San Ildefonso Pueblo in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
[1][2] He is best known for his watercolors of Pueblo ceremonies[3] and he was an early participant in the San Ildefonso school and later in the "Santa Fe Studio Style" art movement.
In the early 1930s, Pena studied with painting with Dorothy Dunn at "The Studio" of the Santa Fe Indian School.
[1] His artwork was exhibited widely including at the Riverside Museum (1969) in New York City;[5] Renaissance Society (1958) in Chicago;[6] Santa Fe Indian Market (1959, winning first place for painting at the Fiesta Indian Market),[7] and many others.
[1] He was a mentor and influential to artist Amado Maurilio Peña, Jr (born 1943).