JoAnne Bird
JoAnne Bird is a contemporary Native American artist. She grew up in South Dakota with art training from Dakota State University. Bird specializes in representing traditional Native American themes through a contemporary style. She uses bold, bright colors and unique strokes providing a sense of impressionism mixed with realism.
“JoAnne has been an ambassador for the state of South Dakota, not only through sharing her paintings, sculpture work and techniques with students at SDSU, but also for infusing cultural history and traditions into her artwork.”