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Native American Promotions (SWNAP) is owned by Emerson H. Quannie,
a member of the Hopi Tribe and of the Patki (Water) Clan from Northern
Arizona. He established SWNAP in 1994 to promote art venues for Native
American artists in the southwest. His art venues are also open to
non-Native American artists whose emphasis are on Native American
themes.
The purpose of SWNAP is to make these art venues successful for all
who participate. SWNAP is dedicated to the promotion of Native American
and Southwestern artists and their art for the general public, art
collectors and representation of quality and authentic art. Many artists
participating in SWNAP art venues are well-known artists with many
award winners at other prestigious art venues: Santa Fe Indian Market
(SWAIA) - Santa Fe, NM; Heard Museum Indian Market - Phoenix, AZ;
Pueblo Grande Museum Indian Market - Phoenix, AZ; West Valley Art
Council's Indian Market - Litchfield, AZ; Eiteljorg Indian Art Show
- Indianapolis, IN; Eight Northern Pueblos Art Show - San Juan Pueblo,
NM; Museum of Man Art Show - San Diego, CA; and the Gene Autry Museum
(formerly Southwest Museum) - Los Angeles, CA.
SWNAP
also volunteers its services to other organizations in promoting art
shows:
Pueblo Grande Indian Market
Steele Park, Phoenix, Arizona
(December 9 & 10, 2006)
West
Valley Art Council Indian Market
Litchfield, Arizona
(January 13 & 14, 2007)
4th Annual Native American Juried Competition Fine Art Show
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
(March 9, 10 & 11 2007)
Monthly Native American Art Show
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
(Every 3rd weekend )
26th
Annual Orme Dam Celebration
Native American Fine Art Show
(November 2007)
Desert Botanical Garden Indian Art Show
Phoenix, AZ
(November 2007)
SWNAP volunteered services for following fund raising events:
Annual NAU Native American Students Association Golf Tournament
Flagstaff, AZ
Arizona Indian Education Association
Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Indian Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Indian Center Gala
Phoenix, AZ
Annual
Mesa Indian Pow Wow
Mesa, AZ
Mr.
Quannie is actively involved on the advisory committees at Pueblo
Grande Indian Market, West Valley Art Council's Indian Market, and
the 2008 Super Bowl Indian Festival. |
