Northern Oklahoma College Tonkawa is hosting an artist reception for Yatika Starr Fields Thursday, Feb. 20 at the Cultural Engagement Center in the Vineyard Administration Building.
The reception begins at 3:30 p.m.
Fields will talk about art, process, and cultural influence.
Fields is an artist with emphasis on studio paintings and large-scale Murals.
He is from Oklahoma and a member of the Osage, Cherokee and Muscogee Creek Nations and currently living and working in Tulsa as a fellow with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
Fields’ artwork is on display now through March 13.
The exhibit, provided by a U.S. Department of Education grant through the Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) program, is supportive of the initiative to provide activities that highlight Native American culture.
He is from Oklahoma and a member of the Osage, Cherokee and Muscogee Creek Nations and currently living and working in Tulsa as a fellow with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship.
His artistical endeavors have taken him around the world, working with institutions and Museums in a continuous dialogue to help broaden the views of Contemporary Native art today. His influences vary with range, often he takes his memories as a frequent source to expand upon.
After graduating from Stillwater High School, he attended the Art Institute of Boston and then New York City for a decade on the East Coast. The urban environments quickly became an open source of visual and energetic inspirations that continue to influence his works today.
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