Brent Greenwood Art

Season 2 • Episode 12

Chickasaw Culture Keepers

Brent Greenwood is a Chickasaw and Ponca artist who focuses on acrylics and mixed media. He describes his creative process as being intrinsic. "We're a very hands-on people," he says. "I use various materials to create energy in my paintings, and I think that's reflective of our culture. We're evolving, we're changing and we're adapting through the arts." Brent isn't afraid of color in his pieces; his colors may not match those in the natural world, but they're the perfect ones in his eyes and he hopes his choices evoke emotions in people. "I let the painting direct me," he says in reference to drips, splatters and brushstrokes that might appear on his canvases. He teaches his students that there's no "wrong way" to create work; if they're in tune with themselves and where they come from, he says, then they'll be able to express the narrative of being native artists.

EPISODES

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Brent Greenwood Art

EPISODES

Pottery

Stickball Sticks

Beading

Regalia

Metalsmithing

Shell Carving

Weaving

Horticulture

Baskets

Traditional Foods

Quilting

Flutes

Beaded Collars

Drum Making

Storytelling

Bow Making

Brent Greenwood Art

Beaded Jewelry

Flint Knapping

Stomp Dancing

Beadwork

Turkey Calls

Traditional Stories: How Day and Night Were Divided

Woodturning

Bead Artisan

Textile Art

Quilt Making

Jewelry

The Legacy of Bow Making

Bead Artistry

Painting

Woven Mats

Metalworking

Photography

Pashofa

Deer Toe Shakers

Stickball Sticks

Shell Carving

Medicine Bags

Natural Dyes

Twinning

Bladesmithing

Fish Nets

Porcupine Quillwork

Pottery Burnishing

Shell Carving

Duck Decoys

Traditional Arrows

Fine Gourd Art

Traditional Flutes

Turtle Pottery

Turtle Shell Shakers

Pucker Toe Moccasins

Chunkey

Tattoos and War Paint

Leggings and Breechcloths