Artist of the moment……..Marcus Amerman

{ July 23, 2015 @ 10:49 am } · { Uncategorized }
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Marcus Amerman is a Native American artist renown for his images made of beads. Marcus Amerman was born in Phoenix, Arizona in the year 1959.

The artist earned a B.F.A. from Whitman College located in Walla Walla, Washington. Amerman also attended the Institute of American Indian Arts.

Amerman represents the Choctaw tribe.

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Amerman has also designed apparel.

Amerman is based out of Sante Fe, New Mexico.

The artist sees his work as a blend of Native American culture and Pop Art. He has portrayed celebrities including Janet Jackson. Amerman is the only bead artist to have his work appear in Playboy magazine.

In this clip a brief interview with Marcus Amerman and also First Nations artist Preston Singletary. Both are master level artisans when it comes to working with glass:

The artist has a brother named Roger Amerman, who is also a world renown bead artist.

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