Sherman Chaddlesone

Sherman Chaddleson
Painter, Printmaker and Sculptor

Born June 2, 1947, Kiowa Indian Hospital, Lawton, Oklahoma


1953 - 1964	Public School System, Lawton, Oklahoma
1694 - 1967	Institute of American Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1968 - 1969	U.S. Army. Intelligence and Operations Specialist, Awarded U.S. Service Medal, Viet Nam Service Medal, Republic of Viet Nam Campaign Medal.
1970 - 1972	Director of Indian Arts Workshop, Neighborhood Arts Program, San Francisco Art Commission, San Francisco, California
1972 - 1973	Fine Arts Major, Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
1974 - 1982	Administrative Manager, Kalispel Indian Reservation, Washington State
1982 - pres.	Full time professional artist working primarily as a Painter, Printmaker, and Sculptor of stone and bronze. Occasionally serves as Art Consultant, Lecturer and Exhibitions Curator. Currently residing in Anadarko, Oklahoma with wife Adeline who is a stone sculptress and traditional dancer.

Selected Exhibits

1965 Scottsdale Annual Invitational. Scottsdale, Arizona. Second Place, Graphics Division.

1966 I.A.I.A. Student Exhibit. Santa Fe Fine Arts Museum. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

1970 "Contemporary American Indian Art" Palace of Fine Arts. San Francisco, California.

1974 I.A.I.A. Alumni Exhibit. Amon Carter Museum of Western Art. Fort Worth, Texas.

1974 I.A.I.A. Alumni Exhibit. New Orleans Museum of Art. New Orleans, Lousiana.

1979 Pintura Amerindia Contempornea / E.U.A. Tour of five South American countries.

1981 "Paintings by Sherman Chaddlesone." Southern Plains Indian Museum. Anadarko, Oklahoma.

1981 Fifth Annual "Art From the Earth." The Galleria. Norman, Oklahoma. Best of Show.

1982 "Night of the First Americans." John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Washington, D.C.

1983 Exhibition on American Indian Art. Philbrook Art Center. Tulsa, Oklahoma.

1984 Gallup Ceremonial Art Exhibit. Gallup, New Mexico.

1984 Kiowa Murals Project. Kiowa Tribal Museum, Carnegie, Oklahoma. Ten 6' x 8' murals depicting Kiowa mythological origins and history.

1985 Fourteenth Annual Trail of Tears Art Exhibit. Cherokee National Museum. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Best of Category, Sculpture.

1985 Governor's Gallery. Oklahoma State Capital. 2 person exhibit with wife Adeline as featured state artists.

1987 Plains Indian Invitational Exhibit. Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Cody, Wyoming.

1993 Artist-in-Residence. Eiteljorg Museum. Indianapolis, Indiana.

2000 2000 Winter Camp Exhibit. National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

2000 "Transforming Images." Smart Museum of Art. Chicago, Ilinois.

2000 "Attempting an Encounter." Native American-German artists' project, symposium, exhibits. Bremen, Germany.

1965	Scottsdale Annual Invitational. Scottsdale, Arizona. Second Place, Graphics Division.
1966	I.A.I.A. Student Exhibit. Santa Fe Fine Arts Museum. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1970	"Contemporary American Indian Art" Palace of Fine Arts. San Francisco, California.
1974	I.A.I.A. Alumni Exhibit. Amon Carter Museum of Western Art. Fort Worth, Texas.
1974	I.A.I.A. Alumni Exhibit. New Orleans Museum of Art. New Orleans, Lousiana.
1979	Pintura Amerindia Contempornea / E.U.A. Tour of five South American countries.
1981	"Paintings by Sherman Chaddlesone." Southern Plains Indian Museum. Anadarko, Oklahoma.
1981	Fifth Annual "Art From the Earth." The Galleria. Norman, Oklahoma. Best of Show.
1982	"Night of the First Americans." John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Washington, D.C.
1983	Exhibition on American Indian Art. Philbrook Art Center. Tulsa, Oklahoma.
1984	Gallup Ceremonial Art Exhibit. Gallup, New Mexico.
1984	Kiowa Murals Project. Kiowa Tribal Museum, Carnegie, Oklahoma. Ten 6' x 8' murals depicting Kiowa mythological origins and history.
1985	Fourteenth Annual Trail of Tears Art Exhibit. Cherokee National Museum. Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Best of Category, Sculpture.
1985	Governor's Gallery. Oklahoma State Capital. 2 person exhibit with wife Adeline as featured state artists.
1987	Plains Indian Invitational Exhibit. Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Cody, Wyoming.
1993	Artist-in-Residence. Eiteljorg Museum. Indianapolis, Indiana.
2000	2000 Winter Camp Exhibit. National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
2000	"Transforming Images." Smart Museum of Art. Chicago, Ilinois.
2000	"Attempting an Encounter." Native American-German artists' project, symposium, exhibits. Bremen, Germany.

Selected Publications

"Institute of American Indian Arts Alumni Exhibition." Amon Carter Museum of Western Art. Fort Worth, Texas. 1973
"Contemporary North American Indian Art." Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History. Washington, D.C. 1982
"Who's Who in American Art." 16th edition. 1984
"Kiowa Murals - Behold I Stand in Good Relation To All Things." Southwest Art. July, 1987.
"Amerikas Indianische Seele - Die Bilderwelt Des Roten Mannes." ECON Verlag, Dusseldorf. Peter Baumann, Martin Schiessler, Authors. 1987
"Rock Stars." Oklahoma Today Magazine. May-June, 1994.
"T.C. Cannon: He Stood In The Sun." Northland Publishing. Joan Frederick, Author. 1995.
"Native American Painting in Oklahoma: Continuity & Change." The Journal of Intercultural Studies, #23. Kansai University of Foreign Studies. Osaka, Japan. John Anson Warner, Author. 1996.

Public Collections

Museum of Fine Arts - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Kiowa Tribal Museum - Carnegie, Oklahoma
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum - Santa Fe, New Mexico
New Mexico Fine Arts Museum - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Art in Embassies Program
Southern Plains Indian Museum - Anadarko, Oklahoma
U.S. Department of Interior Building - Washington, D.C.
Mabee-Gerrer Museum - Shawnee, Oklahoma
National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians - Andarko, Oklahoma
Missouri State Historical Society - St. Louis, Missouri

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