Contemplation: On the Illinois

Acrylic on paper

22 x 30”

This series was and is influenced by

my time spent in the outdoors. I enjoy

kayaking, fishing and hunting. I spent

many days with my uncle and cousins

on the river in the field and forest.

Tony is an accomplished artist, art educator, and art curator. In 2017, Tony won the grand prize at the Cherokee Heritage Center’s 46th annual Trail of Tears Art Show. He has served as the Director of Art and Assistant Professor of Art at Bacone College in Muscogee, Oklahoma. Tony has curated numerous art exhibitions, including “Return from Exile” and “Altars of Reconciliation”, both of which have toured throughout the United States.