Gregory Lomayesva |
Lomayesva's career began the old fashioned way - with an idea and a pile of moxie.
Dropping out of high school at the age of seventeen to pursue his art fulltime,
he landed his first job as a gallery assistant at one of Santa Fe's prestigious
showrooms. After a brief stint in Los Angeles where he continued to work for a
local gallery, Lomayesva returned home at the age of twenty to begin his career.
His cultural background now came into play. Of Spanish ancestry on his mother's
side and Native American -Hopi- on his father's side, Lomayesva began to reflect
on his heritage and how it encircled him - this introspection is evident in the
wonderful masks and figures he produces. His woodworking pieces are bright and
inventive and are a reflection of his own personal identification with and interpretation
of his culture. |
