Art show winners
Check out the 2025 art show winners.

Category Winners

Basketry

First Place: Double Weave Basket by Colton James

Second Place: Small Bullnose Basket by Lizabeth Mitchell

Third Place: Choctaw Double Wall Pocket Basket by Susan Locke Charlesworth 

Honorable Mention: Unique Choctaw Elbow Basket by Susan Locke Charlesworth

Beadwork

First Place: God is Your Father by Deana Ward

Second Place: Faces of the Choctaw: Wak Apesvchi (Cowboy) by Cheyenne Sparks 

Third Place: Full Circle by Meridith Cantrell

Honorable Mention: New Beginnings by Meridith Cantrell

Drawing/Painting

First Place: Sunday Drive, Circa 1958 by Paul King 

Second Place: Tvpushik Ikbi (Basket Maker) by James Martin

Third Place: Twenty Dances by Vivian Howerton

Honorable Mention: Crow Brings Corn by Candace Shanholtzer

Graphics/Photography

First Place: Tvshka Chula by Tatiana Stephens

Second Place: Sweet Treat by Edmund Gene Blackwell 

Third Place: Next Generation by Bobby Martin
Honorable Mention: Stealth Flight by Edmund Gene Blackwell

Jewelry

First Place: Gorget by Clifford Wilson 

Second Place: Bracelet by Clifford Wilson 

Third Place: Bolo Tie by Clifford Wilson

Honorable Mention: Break in the Storm by Stacy Ayers Pierce

Textile Art

First Place: Sinti (Snake) by Margaret Riley Santhanam 

Second Place: Yakni (Land) by Margaret Riley Santhanam

Third Place: Memories of Yesterday by Teri Scroggins 

Honorable Mention: Choctaw Diamond Shirt by Brent Cherry

Pottery/Sculptures

First Place: Silent Screams by Ross Ridge

Second Place: Ishtaboli Victory by Ross Ridge

Third Place: Light Horseman by Lyman Choate 

Honorable Mention: Tranquility by Kelton Cloud

Diversified Art

First Place: Choctaw Gar Skin Quiver by Edmon Perkins

Second Place: Snake Bow by Michael Smith

Third Place: Tanchi by Jeannette Ozee Custer 

Honorable Mention: River Cane Arrows by Michael Smith

Youth

First Place: Dance Rattle by Sinte-ska Roberts 

Second Place: The Crown of Fire by Issac Cherry

Third Place: Barbie Choctaw Princess by Ava Jacobsohn 

Honorable Mention: Lily Pads by Carmen Hopkins

Individual Winners

Himmak Pila “Future” Award

Snake Bow by Michael Smith

Okla’s Choice (People’s Choice)

Faces of the Choctaw: Wak Apesvchi (Cowboy) by Cheyenne Sparks

Choctaw Heritage Award

Choctaw Gar Skin Quiver by Edmon Perkins

Best of Show

Tvpushik Ikbi (Basket Maker) by James Martin