Naytahwaush, MN 56566, USA
2189020522
Contemporary native artist, focusing on contemporary abstract.
Kent Estey
kent@kentestey.com
218-902-0552
Contemporary artist Kent Estey is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation of Ojibwe in Northwestern Minnesota. Kent’s lineage includes many self-taught artists where black-ash basketry, beading, birch-bark, and fiber artistry were everyday occurrences in his home. Kent’s preferred art form is painting with oils, acrylics, and inks. His paintings reflect feelings and emotions through his use of color and movement on the canvas. Kent says, “a lot of time the art just happens by listening to my feelings. The colors, movement, and elements fall into place creating something that is beautiful yet meaningful to the viewer.” Some of his most recent work incorporate the use of rock, metal and collage on canvas and board. Kent’s work has been exhibited in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Bemidji, New York Mills and Wahpeton, North Dakota and other regional exhibitions and galleries in Minnesota. Kent has been and educator for most of his life living and working in his hometown of Naytahwaush, Minnesota. He most recently served as the Anishinaabe liaison to the Region 2 Arts Board and a member of the Region 2 Anishinaabe Arts Council.
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