From the press release:
Three Eminent Native Women Artists to be Honored at MIAC during Women’s History Month
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Josephine Myers-Wapp (1912-2014). Wapp was born in Apache, Oklahoma, where she learned Comanche ways from her grandmother, Tissy-Chauer-Ne. She studied at St. Patrick’s Mission in Anadarko, Oklahoma as well as Haskell University in Lawrence, Kansas. The turning point in her life came, however, when Wapp entered the arts education program at the Santa Fe Indian School where she studied fiber arts and education. In 1962 Wapp became one of the first instructors at the newly established Institute of American Indian Arts where she taught traditional techniques of art, including textiles, fashion design, beadwork, and native dance. Scores of Native American students remember Wapp as a tireless, inspirational instructor who devoted her life to the revitalization of indigenous cultures. Her award-winning, creative work has been exhibited throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and the Middle East.
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