About Yellowman

YELLOWMAN, self-taught artist whose career spans over 50 years.
Known as an AWARD WINNING ARTIST OUT OF NEW MEXICO, YELLOWMAN is well versed in any
medium but is most known for DYNAMIC ACRYLICS and INTRICATE WATERCOLORS.

YELLOWMAN gets his talent from his family, of whom are extraordinary weavers and bead workers.
At an early age he showed talent in drawing and painting, giving him a strong foundation for his
future career.

With this undying passion, his career has been full of AWARD WINNING PIECES in fine art shows
world wide.

SHOWS

  • HEARD MUSEUM (March/Ariz)
  • SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF MAN (May/Calif)
  • RED EARTH (June/OK)
  • EITELJORG (June/IN)
  • EIGHT NORTHERN (July/NM)
  • SOUTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF INDIAN ARTS (Aug/NM)
  • GALLUP CEREMONIALS (Aug/NM)
  • NEW MEXICO STATE FAIR (Sept/NM)
  • CHEROKEE INDIAN MARKET (Oct/OK)
  • RIO GRANDE ARTS AND CRAFT FESTIVAL (Oct/NM)
  • AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS MARKETPLACE AT THE AUTRY (Nov/Calif)
  • WEEMS INTERNATIONAL ART FESTIVAL (Dec/NM)
  • PUEBLO GRANDE (Dec/Ariz)
  • SWAIA WINTER INDIAN MARKET (Dec/NM)

Not only a Master Artist Yellowman also is an avid public speaker concerning Native American
Rights, traditions, history and art. His extraordinary ability to research and depict Native culture is
represented in his every day life. His work celebrates Native beauty and his ability to capture their
fierceness and strength is uncanny. Never without a pencil and art tablet Yellowman sees a world
that history books have long forgotten.

FEATURED ARTICLES

  • SOUTHWEST ART MAGAZINE
  • TRAIL OF PAINTED PONIES VIDEO
  • BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF NATIVE AMERICAN PAINTERS
  • NEW MEXICO FOCUS MAGAZINE
  • THE NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE
  • SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET PAPER
  • SANTAFEAN MAGAZINE
  • INDIAN ARTIST MAGAZINE
  • NATIVE PEOPLES MAGAZINE
  • FINE ART MAGAZINE
  • COWBOYS AND INDIANS
  • HIGH PLAINS REVIEW
  • NAVAJO TIMES
  • ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
  • SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN
  • SANTA FE PASEO TEMPO
  • THE SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET VIDEO

ACTING

  • LONGMIRE (TV SERIES)
  • IN PLAIN SIGHT (TV SERIES)
  • INTO THE WEST(STEVEN SPIELBERG)
  • THE EYE (JESSICA ALBA)
  • SWING VOTE(KEVIN COSTNER/KELSEY GRAMMER)
  • WILD FIRE(TV SERIES)


Yellowman had an opportunity to participate in the Painted Pony project in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Yellowman's painted pony was auctioned off for $45,000 to First Preston in Addison, Texas and all
the proceeds went to Habitat for Humanity to build a home for a single mom in Santa Fe, NM.
Yellowman believes in giving back to the community and helping others in need. Donating to
charities has always been a priority for him. He is a Native American whom has made a positive
impact on the art world. Yellowman feels that it is his duty to be a positive roll model and an
ambassador of Native Americans.

EDUCATION

  • THE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
  • CONTEXTUAL LEADERSHIP COURSES, GOLDEN GATE SEMINARY
  • SELF-TAUGHT NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIST

ABILITIES/TALENTS

  • DEACON AT CARLISLE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
  • MUSIC MINISTER AT CARLISLE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
  • LEADER OF REFLECTION 7 PRAISE BAND
  • ART TEACHER AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INDIAN SCHOOL
  • SINGER
  • SCULPTURE
  • ACTOR
  • STORY TELLER
  • PROP MAKER
  • BEAD WORKER
  • WOODWORKER
  • GUITAR
  • NATIVE AMERICAN REGALIA

MEMBERSHIPS

  • TEN-YEAR ARTIST SWAIA SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET
  • MEMBER OF THE NAVAJO NATION
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"When We  Were As One"
Trail of the Painted Pony
Auctioned for $45,000 First Preston Addison, Texas
Yellowman
Native American Artist/Actor
Yellowman with Dennis Banks at
Cherokee Market 2008
Yellowman
Native American Artist/Actor
Yellowman, Elliott Tsoodle, Val Kilmer,
Malachi Tsoodle-Nelson, and Ben
Nelson AHN HIA OHM
(left to right)
at the Santa Fe Indian Market 2009
"Into the West"
Yellowman plays a Chief
Santa Fe Indian Market 2009 Malachi
Tsoodle-Nelson, Yellowman, Sarah
Begaye, Elliott Tsoodle
(left to right)
Yellowman on Navajo Land