Westmoreland Museum of American Art
Westmoreland Museum of American Art: it takes a long time to stay here: Paintings by Jordan Ann Craig
Jordan Ann Craig (Northern Cheyenne) creates large-scale, geometric, abstract paintings that reward close, sustained attention. Her intricate designs draw inspiration from her chosen home, New Mexico’s Pojoaque Valley, as well as Northern Cheyenne and Cheyenne beadwork and quillwork, Pueblo pottery, and other traditional art forms.
Created with controlled precision on the surface, the edges of her paintings remain intentionally unfinished, reflecting Craig’s exploration of the balance between structure and imperfection. Artwork pictured: Jordan Ann Craig (Northern Cheyenne, b. 1992), Sharp Tongue; Used to Cut Deep, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 70 x 70 x 2 1/2 in.
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Julie and Lawrence Bernstein Family Art Acquisition Fund purchase. Courtesy the artist and Hales, London and New York.
Photography by JSP Art Photography.
