Nathan Begaye

Nathan Begaye (1958–2010) was a Native American ceramics artist of Navajo and Hopi descent.

Background Nathan Begaye was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1958 to a Navajo father and a Hopi mother. He was raised by his maternal grandparents in the Third Mesa and Tuba City, Arizona. He learned traditional techniques and pigment recipes from people in his tribal community, both Navajo and Hopi. he left home at age 14 to study ceramics at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe, NM. Begaye's work was often personal and autobiographical. Native American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA November 20, 2010 – December 31, 2016

Passionate Journey: The Grice Collection of Native American Art Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC July 18, 2009 – October 17, 2009

Intersections: Native American Art in a New Light Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA June 24, 2006 – November 27, 2011

Free Spirit: The New Native American Potter Stedelijk Museum’s, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 2006

Dualities: Nathan Begaye + Les Namingha + Dusty Naranjo Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM May 12, 2006 – June 25, 2006

American Indian Art at the Spencer Museum of Art Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS September 6, 2003 - October 19, 2003

Indian Market: New Directions in Southwestern Native American Pottery Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA November 16, 2001 – March 17, 2002