A NATIVE OF NORMAN, Oklahoma, and the Caddo Nation, Raven Halfmoon’s most recent works expand upon her Caddo culture. After a two-year residency at the Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts in Helena, Montana, and at the University of Montana Ceramics department, Halfmoon opened her first solo museum show in August at the Missoula Art Museum.
The Caddo Nation tribe has a lasting ceramic tradition, particularly in pottery, and Halfmoon was eager to expand upon this artistic history. She builds her powerful artworks using a pottery technique common among Native Americans, but many of her finished works weigh several hundred pounds and stand more than nine feet tall.