The Abeyta you know, and those you don't, on view together at Wheelwright Museum
Essential West Magazine March 2022
Native American art and history as told through the Abeyta Family
Essential West Magazine March 2022
Abeyta, Tony
The work of all four Abeyta family members celebrates the continuum of Hózhó, which means beauty, balance, harmony and being at one with the world around you. “I think it's important connecting to source, connecting to a relationship with however we define our spiritual connection to indigeneity, I spend a lot of time in the summer going back out to Navajo reservation, going to Canyon de Chelly in Arizona and connecting with that vernacular, that really sacred place that is medicinal; all of it comes through in the art, the paintings themselves.” - Tony Abeyta
Navajo artist Tony Abeyta shares his life story, Epi 44 Host Dr. Mark Sublette
Learn about Tony's earliest influences at Institute at the American Indian Arts in Santa Fe including his instructor Otellie Loloma, and artists T.C. Cannon, Fritz Sholder, Harry Fonseca and roommate Diego Romero. Tony Abeyta discusses his artwork and how he applied his creativity toward jewelry and the challenges he faced and the silversmiths that influenced him.