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Estella loretto biography

          Sculptor, ceramicist, jeweler, and painter Estella Loretto was born on the Pueblo of Jemez reservation in New Mexico, USA. From an early age she was.

        1. Sculptor, ceramicist, jeweler, and painter Estella Loretto was born on the Pueblo of Jemez reservation in New Mexico, USA. From an early age she was.
        2. A renowned sculptor and painter, Estella is probably best known for her Blessed Kateri statue, which welcomes visitors to the entrance of Saint Francis.
        3. Hosted a private show and reception for the SAR Board of Directors and the president circle, School of American Research, Santa Fe, NM.
        4. Estella Loretto is one of the first Native American Woman working in Monumental bronze sculpting.
        5. Estella Loretto (Born ) is active/lives in New Mexico.

          6. Hosted a private show and reception for the SAR Board of Directors and the president circle, School of American Research, Santa Fe, NM....

          Sculptor, ceramicist, jeweler, and painter Estella Loretto was born on the Pueblo of Jemez reservation in New Mexico, USA.

          From an early age she was interested in visual arts and learned traditional pottery from her mother, Pueblo ceramicist Albenita Loretto. At fifteen she left the reservation to attend the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, studying for a semester in Belgium on a cultural exchange before graduating in 1972.

          Additional studies in Mexico took her to villages thoughout Oaxaca, learning Spanish and immersing herself in indigenous cultures and art practices. 

          A Foreign Study Grant from the All Indian Pueblo Council allowed her to travel to Nepal and India, where she studied Nepalese ceremonial art and spiritual practices, and in 1975 she earned her B.A.

          in Social Sciences and Ethnic Art Studies from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. 

          1978 was a seminal year in her career, as she was awarded two Fellowships, one from the Jap