Mary Gay Osceola

Mary Gay Osceola (born March 16, 1939)[1] is an American Seminole painter and printmaker known for her vibrant paintings, a number of which depict the lives of the Florida Seminole people.[2][3] Osceola was born in Florida and educated in Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools.[2] She studied at the Santa Fe Indian School from 1960 to 1961, followed by time at the Institute of American Indian Arts until 1965.[1] Her work has been exhibited across the United States[4] and is in the permanent collection of museums including the Gilcrease Museum[5] and the National Museum of the American Indian.[6]

Mary Gay Osceola
Born (1939-03-16) March 16, 1939
Nationality United States
Known forpainting
A painting of two mother figures with their children, all in brightly colored and patterned clothing.
Seminole Mothers and Children shows Osceola's vivid, colorful painting style.

References
  1. King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian Painters: a biographical directory. New York: Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. p. 138.
  2. Broder, Patricia Janis (2013-12-10). Earth Songs, Moon Dreams: Paintings by American Indian Women. Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4668-5972-2.
  3. ERIC (1971). ERIC ED057974: Self-Determination: A Program of Accomplishments. p. 115.
  4. "Experimental exPRESSion: Printmaking at IAIA, 1963–1980". Institute of American Indian Arts. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. "Woman's colorful patchwork skirt / Mary Gay Osceola - Gilcrease Museum". collections.gilcrease.org. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  6. "Mary Gay Osceola". National Museum of the American Indian. Retrieved 2021-01-30.


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