Lisa Holt and Harlan Reano

Lisa Holt (born 1980, Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico)[1] and Harlan Reano (born 1978, Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico)[2] are a husband-and-wife team of Pueblo potters and artists from northern New Mexico. They have been making pottery together in 1999, they use traditional Cochiti pottery techniques and create modern work.

External images
image icon Harlan Reano and Lisa Holt
image icon Rabbit figure, 6” high by 9” long
image icon Pueblo superhero figurine
image icon Cochiti figurine by Virgil Ortiz, 12" high

About

Holt and Reano have been making pottery together since 1999. At first, Holt made the pots and Reano painted them. They now share the pottery making; Reano still does all the painting.[3] They first made figurines inspired by the old Cochiti tradition of human and animal forms. They use Cochiti clay and natural paints for their work, and fire their pottery outdoors with cedar wood.[3]

More recently, they make pots, jars, and figurines with a more contemporary feel, influenced by the work of Holt's uncle, the avant-garde potter and designer, Virgil Ortiz.[4]

Holt and Reano's work was featured in the 25th Smithsonian Institution Craft Show in 2007.[5] Smithsonian magazine in 20107 ran a photo of their "Pueblo Fire Warrior" figurine. "He's a superhero we came up with," they said.[6]

Holt and Reano's works are in various permanent museum collections, including the National Museum of the American Indian,[7] the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture,[8] Peabody Essex Museum,[9] and others.

Their piece, Untitled pot, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.[10][11]

Lisa Holt

Lisa Holt is from Cochiti Pueblo and is the granddaughter of potter Seferina Ortiz (1931–2007),[12] who was her mentor. She also learned from her mother, Juanita Inez Ortiz, and her uncle, Virgil Ortiz. She is of the Herrera family, of Pueblo potters in New Mexico, whose work is often found in art collections and in art museums.[13]

Harlan Reano

Harlan Reano is half Kewa Pueblo (formerly known as Santo Domingo Pueblo) on his mother’s side. He also has learned potting from his mother-in-law, Juanita Inez Ortiz.

Awards
  • 2012 – Best of Classification in Pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market[14]
  • 2011 – Heard Museum Indian Fair & Market, four awards: Best of Classification in Pottery, first place in traditional pottery, two judge's awards.[15]
  • 2010 – Heard Museum Indian Fair & Market, Best of Classification in Pottery[3]

References
  1. "Lisa Holt". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  2. "Harlan Reano (Santo Domingo / Kewa Pueblo) |". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. Biography at holtreano.com
  4. Virgil Ortiz
  5. Crawford, Amy (April 2007). "What's Up - Duke Ellington, animated movies and the old ballgame". Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-04-12.
  6. Pueblo Fire Warrior photo, Smithsonian magazine, April 2007
  7. Profile at American Style magazine Archived 2013-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Museum of Indian Arts & Culture Archived 2011-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, Jar Cochiti and Santo Domingo Lisa Holt and Harlan Reano (2006) 57254, view on main page upper right, accessed 12/23/13
  9. ""Lisa Holt Harlan Reano Cochiti, NM"". Peabody Essex Museum - Explore Art. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  10. Savig, Mary; Atkinson, Nora; Montiel, Anya (2022). This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 228–238. ISBN 9781913875268.
  11. "Untitled pot". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  12. "Seferina Ortiz, Cochiti Pueblo". www.cs.utsa.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  13. Dillingham, Rick (1994). Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery. Albuquerque, New Mexico: UNM Press. pp. 120, 127. ISBN 9780826314994 – via Google Books.
  14. Indian Market: 2012 Winners at Santa Fe New Mexican, Aug. 18, 2012.
  15. Juried Competition 20111 Archived 2012-01-27 at the Wayback Machine at Heard Museum
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.