Angie Reano Owen, 1995.
Photograph by Katrina Lasko. Copyright 1995 School of American Research.
Angie Reano Owen
Culture: Santo Domingo Pueblo
b. 1946
The School of American Research was pleased to welcome Angie Reano Owen as the 1995 Ronald and Susan Dubin Artist Fellow.
Angie Reano Owen, a jeweler from Santo Domingo Pueblo, is most well known for her shell inlaid jewelry techniques. This style of Pueblo jewelry—delicate pieces of turquoise, jet and coral inlaid in a mosaic pattern onto shell—dates back in time to the ancient Anasazi and Hohokam Indian cultures. Her community at Santo Domingo, located halfway between Albuquerque and Santa Fe along the banks of the Rio Grande, has been known for centuries for their exquisite work in this tradition.
Angie was selected because she is one of the finest young masters of this artform, one of the most active jewelers in this technique, and on account of this traditional style of Indian jewelry was surprisingly not well known by the general public. She is also on the forefront of keeping this a viable tradition in the marketplace.
Angie Reano Owen, a jeweler from Santo Domingo Pueblo, is most well known for her shell inlaid jewelry techniques. This style of Pueblo jewelry—delicate pieces of turquoise, jet and coral inlaid in a mosaic pattern onto shell—dates back in time to the ancient Anasazi and Hohokam Indian cultures. Her community at Santo Domingo, located halfway between Albuquerque and Santa Fe along the banks of the Rio Grande, has been known for centuries for their exquisite work in this tradition.
Angie was selected because she is one of the finest young masters of this artform, one of the most active jewelers in this technique, and on account of this traditional style of Indian jewelry was surprisingly not well known by the general public. She is also on the forefront of keeping this a viable tradition in the marketplace.