Art for Sale

Melanie A Yazzie

Melanie A. Yazzie (Born 1968) is active/lives in CO, Arizona.  Melanie Yazzie is known for Navajo theme printmaking, painting, sculpting, ceramics, installation art.

Melanie Yazzie (born 1966) is a Navajo sculptor, painter and printmaker. Yazzie was born in Ganado, Arizona in 1966. She is Navajo of the Áshiihí, born for Tó Dich'íinii. She grew up on the Navajo Nation.

She first studied art at the Westtown School in Pennsylvania. Yazzie earned a BA at Arizona State University in 1990 and an MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1993.

Melanie Yazzie works a wide range of media that include printmaking, painting, sculpting, and ceramics, as well as installation art. Her art is accessible to the public on many levels and the main focus is on connecting with people and educating people about the contemporary status of one indigenous woman and hoping that people can learn from her experience.

Her subject matter is significant because the serious undertones reference native post-colonial dilemmas. Her work often brings images of women from many indigenous cultures to the forefront. Thus her work references matrilineal syst   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9349 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 2 auction lots for Melanie A Yazzie (of which 1 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 1 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 1 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Melanie A Yazzie as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Melanie A Yazzie in 0 of its research Essays. Melanie A Yazzie has 0 artist signature examples available in our database.