Uncle's Place, 2005 Intaglio 9" x 12" Collection of the artist

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From November 15, 2008, through April 19, 2009, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian will exhibit Works by Chessney Sevier, a Northern Arapaho artist. The exhibition will include copper-plate etchings and paintings from the artist’s private collection.

“Sometimes I see something and the compulsion to capture it on paper is overwhelming. I might relate the subject to a memory of when I was a child or where I grew up, to what I believe is real or more simply stated, to what is beautiful. It’s almost like beauty is painful and the only way to find resolve is to recreate it. I guess that way I can own it, experience it again on a deep, emotional level and move on.”

Although Chessney is considered an emerging artist, she has many awards to her credit. She has taken top honors in printmaking at both the nationally acclaimed Santa Fe Indian Market Show and the Heard Museum Guild Market Show.

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