SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Tonya Rafael

Name
Tonya Rafael
Tribe
Navajo Nation
Main Classification
Jewelry
Classification #2
Classification #3

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
FR S 307
WIM24
84
SFIM24
FR S 317

SWAIA Highlight History

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2024 Award History

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Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Tonya Rafael

Navajo Silversmith from Blackwater/Prewitt New Mexico. Raised by grandparents learned silversmithing from grandparents. I have been making jewelry since 2002. I make bracelets, pendants, "sought after" adjustable rings, squash blossom necklaces, belts, one-of-a-kind sterling silver purses studded with turquoise. I have exhibited at many prestigious juried arts shows throughout the country. Heard Museum, Smithsonian-Washington DC and NYC, Autry Museum, Eiteljorg Museum, SFIM and more. I work with sterling silver sheet and wire. Clustered Bezels. I work with variety of many natural stones, natural turquoise, coral, lapis, charoite, sigillate, amethyst, spiny oyster, and garrets.

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