Sheila Kanieson Ransom

Sheila Kanieson Ransom (b. 1954, Five Nations Haudenosaunee, New York)[1] is an artist known for her sweetgrass and black ash basket making.[2] Her weaving represents her efforts in preserving Akwesasne culture.[3] Her work is in the New York State Museum[4][5] and the Hood Museum of Art.[6] Her work, Pope Basket, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign in 2022.[7][8] In 2012, Ransom gifted a version of Pope Basket to Pope Benedict XVI after the canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha.[8][9]

Sheila Kanieson Ransom
Born1954 (1954)
Five Nations (Iroquois Confederacy), New York
Known forbasketry

References
  1. "Sheila Kanieson Ransom". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. "Craft Speaks: Sheila Ransom". Honoring The Future. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. "Smithsonian American Art Museum acquires basket of local sweetgrass". Southeastern Quilt Museum. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  4. "Mohawk Basket Acquired by NYS Museum". Indian Time. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  5. "Native American Heritage Month - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation". www.dec.ny.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  6. "Sweet 16". Hood Museum. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. "Pope Basket". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  9. "Craft Speaks: Sheila Ransom". Honoring The Future. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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