Johnson Yazzie

Navajo Nation

Booth

CAT 906

Classification

2-D

Born and raised on the Navajo Nation, in Pinon, Arizona, Johnson Yazzie has had a lifelong career in the fine arts. Having spent 35 years creating two-dimensional art in the form of paintings, he began sculpting bronze in 2014. He worked as a commercial artist in Phoenix in the mid-1980s, and his work illustrations for books. Johnson is Fluent in Navajo and English, Johnson teaches that the word hózhó means balance, harmony, and beauty. Hózhó is the word by which he lives.Art in general is appreciated for the sake of its beauty and the artists. A good rapport does guide a person to his or her artist person. Exciting to hear and see an artist who has a human response to both people and place and also possess good personal character. This means a lot to an admirer and society.

Awards

First Place — 2D2024

First Place — Best of Division in Representational2024

First Place — Iiia. Category 1101 - Oil; Including Oil Sticks And Oil Pastels in 2D2024