Ramona Sakiestewa

Ramona Sakiestewa (born 1948) is a contemporary Hopi Native American artist who lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

To further her understanding of design and color, Sakiestewa traveled to New York City in the late 1960s to study at the School of Visual Arts.

Sakiestewa's earliest weavings were simple banded floor rugs in the classic Pueblo style with a contemporary palette.

Her imagery remains abstract—the style that comes most naturally, she says, and captures the essence of her subject, whether inspired by ritual objects, ceremony, or the landscape of the Southwest.

[2] "(Sakiestewa) has pressed issues of scale, texture, color and tone in works that shatter old barriers separating weaving, painting and mixed media."

From 1985 to 1991 she also completed six tapestries for the Gloria Frankenthaler Ross atelier, New York City, of paintings by contemporary painter Kenneth Noland.

She authored the contributing essay, "Making Our World Understandable" in the companion book, Spirit of a Native Place: Building the National Museum of the American Indian.