Tony, who as of June 2008 serves as director of the arts program at Bacone College, produces evocative work through a mixed media approach of carpentry, acrylic, oil, photography, collage, etc.
Although the level of abstraction inherent in Tony's work is obvious it is not without purpose. His work promotes a unique interaction with the viewer, resulting in an elicitation of emotion. Although Tony is keenly interested in the viewer/viewed relationship, at times, even he is surpirsed by the emotive response to his work.
Tony is an enrolled member of the Sac and Fox Tribe of Oklahoma; he is also of Seminole and Muskogee Creek lineage, born in
A painter, and sculptor, he has exhibited in
Tony earned a Masters of Fine Art degree at the
Tony's recent exhibitions include:
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2007 The Cherokee Art Market and Juried exhibition, Art from Indian Territory 2007; the State of Being American Indian, (group), traveling exhibition, Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market (juried), Looking Indian (group) Untitled (Art Space) OKC, Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, University of Oklahoma; Mainsite Contemporary Art Norman, OK, University of Oklahoma Alumni, Faculty, Staff Exhibition; Jacobson House Indian Art Center Norman, OK, JRB Art at the Elms OKC (group)
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2006 3 Voices; New Perspectives, (group) exhibition at the
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2005 Jacobson House Indian Art Center (group), Oklahoma Indian Art Gallery Holiday (group), Santa Fe Indian Art Market, University of Oklahoma Student Exhibition (juried), University of Oklahoma Indian Faculty, Student, Alumni, Exhibition (juried), Oklahoma Indian Art Gallery Red Earth Exhibition (group)