News and Updates

awarded the PEAK (Print Excellence and Knowledge) Grand

Award in the Commercial Printing/Books division to Sam English: The Life, Work, and Times of An Artist In April 2010. The PEAK Awards recognize outstanding contributions in the print industry.

Sam English: The Life, Work, and Times of An Artist is a da Vinci Eye Finalist.

As the annual judging draws to a close, a small set (24 books) of da Vinci Eye finalists is announced prior to the Eric Hoffer Award for Books. This small list or “short list” of finalists is an honored distinction of its own and is announced publicly during the spring of each award year.

Eric Hoffer Award for books presents the da Vinci Eye to the title(s) with superior cover artwork. Cover art is judged on both content and style. The da Vinci Eye is given in honor of the historic artist/scientist/inventor Leonardo da Vinci.

“All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.”

“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”

-Leonardo da Vinci

THE ERIC HOFFER AWARD for Short Prose & Independent Books has announced that Sam English: The Life, Work, and Times of An Artist  is First Runner-Up in the category - Self-Help/Spiritual. Titles in this category involve the mind and spirit, including religion, metaphysical, and mystical topics.

Sam English: The Life, Work, and Times of An Artist, Ann Dallman, Sam English Art - The arresting, luminous artwork of English, saturated with vibrant color, keeps you on his journey of a lifetime. The author shares his personal beliefs about heritage, family, and community life, and how he awakened to fulfill his dream of becoming an artist. A recovering alcoholic for over twenty-five years, English reaches out to all substance abusers with a message of hope, backed by the desire to overcome addiction and find what is true and meaningful. As a respected artist, teacher, and American Indian advocate, he reveals the story and symbolic significance behind each painting. English expresses his deepening spirituality by powerful design and societal relevance through his art and his activism.

http://www.theusreview.com/USRhoffer.html#self-help

The Indian Arts and Crafts Association (IACA) is a not-for-profit trade association established in 1974 to support the ethical promotion and protection of authentic Native American art and culture.  IACA  works to stop fraud and abuse within the market through education,  publicity, authentication and use of our logo to indicate certified ethical businesses. IACA sponsors the largest wholesale trade shows of handmade Indian art in the world twice a year. Our international membership represents every link in the arts industry – from Native artists from the U.S. and Canada, to collectors, retailers, wholesalers, museums, government agencies, suppliers and other supporters of Native art.  Go to http://www.iaca.com/

The national magazine, Cowboys and Indians, will have a story and review of the book, in its April issue, due out on the magazine stands in February.

The coffee table book, Sam English - The Life, Work, and Times of an Artist, is now also available to retail stores through Baker and Taylor, distributors.  Customers wanting the book can ask their local bookstores to order the book for them at Baker & Taylor.

The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts announces that Sam English, noted Indian artist and activist, has been awarded its Lifetime Achievement Award.
  “This award, given since 1994, recognizes the best of native artists, the way they’ve shared their art with their own communities and other communities. The honoree’s life exemplifies more than just being an artist, which is a big part of why Sam was chosen. He has used his art to communicate who he is and how he stands in the world,” said Bruce Bernstein, Executive Director of SWAIA.
  An awards dinner was held June 4 in Santa Fe, NM.  Sam also will be recognized on Aug. 22, at noon, at the Santa Fe Indian Market and will also have a booth selling orginal artwork.