Terran Last Gun

Terran Last Gun (born 1989, Browning, Montana) is a visual artist and citizen of the Piikani (Blackfeet), who are members of the Siksikaitsitapii (Blackfoot Confederacy). He lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Last Gun's father, Terrance Guardipee (Blackfeet) is a ledger artist, Beginning in the fourth grade, he attended the Lost Children immersion school which is located in the Piikani Nation. The school was founded in part by Darrell Robes Kipp, who is Last Gun's great uncle.

Education In 2011, Last Gun received an A.S. degree in Environmental Science from Blackfeet Community College, Browning, Montana, and went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Museum Studies as well as an Associate of Fine Arts in Studio Arts in 2016 from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. and photography. Last Gun has stated that the painted lodges of the Blackfeet are a source of inspiration that he draws on in his work. The imagery used in the painted lodges has been passed down through generations. These designs have three zones: the upper sky world, the middle zone representing the animal spirit helpers, and the lower zone of Earth. and has had two solo shows, in 2019 and 2020, at Hecho a Mano Gallery, Santa Fe.

Awards and honors In 2020 Last Gun received a fellowship from the First People's Fund as an "Artist in Business Leadership",

In 2016 he received a Goodman Aspiring Artist fellowship from the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. In 2017 he was an artist-in-residence at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Art.

Collections IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM Institute of American Indian Arts, Public Art Collection, Santa Fe, NM The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, SD The Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT