Carson Waterman
Carson Waterman is one of these artisans, who is also a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians. One of the most renowned artists, he was born into the Snipe Clan and grew up on the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca Nation near Buffalo, New York. After graduating from Gowanda High School and serving in the Vietnam Conflict, he attended the Cooper School of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, eventually becoming an instructor at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
After leaving Cleveland, Carson interned at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and the New York State Museum in Albany, New York, where he specialized in model-making and exhibit preparation. In 1975, Carson became the primary exhibit manager, illustrator, and artist for the newly established Seneca-Iroquios National Museum, located in Salamanca on the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca nation. Since 1988, Carson has been self-employed as an artist at his gallery on the Allegany Reservation.
Carson's artwork is a deep reflection on his Seneca heritage. His paintings draw upon the relationships between Mother Earth and all living things, which are critical to the underlying tradtional Seneca spiritual beliefs found in the Gaiwiio ("the Good World"). Moreover, he utilizes various symbols from Seneca culture, such as the "Three Sisters" (beans, corn, and squash), and the "Gus-to-weh" (headdress), Wampum Belts, and the Seneca clan structure (the bear, beaver, turtle, wolf, deer, hawk, heron, and snipe). Through his art, Carson seeks to embody the richness and beauty of the Seneca and other Hau-de-no-sau-nee (Iroquois) Peoples that are unique to the northeastern United States.
Carson's artwork has been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of the American Indian, the New York and Tennessee State Museums, the Ganondagan Hisotrical Site in Victor, NY, the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, as well as numerous other university and private museums and galleries throughout the Northeast. Carson has also illustrated two books, "Pow-wow" and "Cloudwalker," and has produced public art for the Niagara Frontier Transit Authority and the Southern Tier Expressway.
Carson's work has been seen by millions of people throughout the northeastern United States. He now seeks to share his art and the spirit of the Seneca People with others throughout the world.
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