TERI GREEVES

The exquisite nature of Native American artistic traditions is expertly displayed in Teri Greeves’ award winning beadwork.  Her refined use of traditional materials and techniques combined with the influence of contemporary culture make her work exceptional.  She combines the past and present to express the native experience in modern society. 

Teri Greeves is a Kiowa Indian but was raised on the Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.  As a little girl Teri would sit in her mother’s store and enjoy all of the intricately beaded objects that were on sale.  At eight years old she began to bead.  The women in her family and the other bead workers on the reservation taught her the traditional stitches and always offered suggestions for improving her skills.  Beadwork in native culture is a custom that celebrates heritage with exceptional beauty.  Teri has expanded this art form to include the native experiences of today with those of the past.  Admirably, she stays true to traditional roots while also incorporating her modern perspective.

Selected Permanent Collections

Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY

Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology,
       Brown University, RI
Hampton University Museum, Hampton University, VA
Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ
Joselyn Museum, Omaha, NE
School of American Research, Santa Fe, NM

The British Museum, London, England
The National Museum of the American Indian,
      Washington D.C.
The Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
The Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, NM

Audio & Video

Trei Greeves at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian November 14-15, 2010 Watch it on

PBS Craft in America Teri Greeves (Teri is included in Chapter 2) Watch it on

 

Teri Greeves and Jeri Ah-be-hill - Kiowa clothing Artist and Beadworker, Teri Greeves and her mother, Jeri Ah-be-hill, talk about Kiowa leggings and naming outfits. Watch it on

 

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