Artists of NPAF
Artists selected for NPAF programs range from nationally renowned artists at the height of their careers to those just starting or at the midpoint and looking for an experience to take them to the next step.
The NPAF programs have launched artists to the next level of creativity and opportunity through both the experience it offers and the potential exposure of each project.
Artist mediums and expertise has included composers, teachers, scientists, land artists, installation artists, poets, ceramicists, sculptors, painters, virtual reality artists, singers, songwriters, musicians, photographers, videographers, and perspective-based art projects, and more. Programming with the artists and the parks has included concerts, workshops, classes, poetry readings, cultural legacy talks, courses, and exhibitions.
We have been lucky enough to include “our” artists’ artwork and programs in national museums and archives, and exhibitions.
Please scroll down to see some of our NPAF Artists and their successes. Please consider submitting your work to be a part of the history and heritage of the National Parks.
Meet some of “our” artists:
Bettina Gilois
Bettina Gilois is an award-winning screenwriter and author, (Glory Road, The Hurricane, McFarland USA) whose nominations and awards include an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Writing of a Television Movie, for the HBO film "Bessie," as well as two NAACP Image Award nominations, as well as a Humanitas Prize nomination. She also co-wrote the biography of Boxer Johnny Tapia, Mi Vida Loca and a life of Robert Kinkade, Billion Dollar Painter.
Rose B. Simpson
Rose B. Simpson is a mixed-media artist from Santa Clara Pueblo, NM. Her work engages ceramic sculpture, metals, fashion, performance, music, installation, writing, and custom cars. She lives and works from her home at Santa Clara Pueblo, and hopes to teach her young daughter how to creatively engage the world (Her daughter was the youngest Artist in Residence).
Will Oldham (Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy) & Elsa Hansen Oldham
Will Oldham is an acclaimed Singer-Songwriter (Palace Brothers, Palace Music) who performs under the moniker Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and whose songs have been covered by Johnny Cash, Marianne Faithful, and many others. Elsa Hansen Oldham is an American textile artist. She is known for her figurative cross-stitched, hand-sewn depictions of real and fictional people, mythological characters.
Stephen Towns
Stephen Towns is a painter and fiber artist whose work explores how American history influences contemporary society. He has made a series of evocative story quilts, which center Nat Turner as a visionary and vernacular hero. His work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, American Craft Council Magazine, and The Baltimore Sun.
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Please consider submitting your work to be a part of the history and heritage of the National Parks.