Mateo Romero is an internationally-known painter whose work is held by a number of art museums around the country. A member of the Conchiti Pueblo tribe, he lives in Pojoaque, New Mexico.
MAKING A MARK
In 2009, the Hood Museum of Art commissioned Romero to paint a series of ten portraits of Native American students and alumni as they danced at Dartmouth's annual Pow-Wow. The resulting "Pow-Wow Suite" is, in Museum director Michael Taylor's words, "absolutely stunning," and was a central feature of the Native American Art exhibit.
IN HIS OWN WORDS
"I remember having daydreams of showing [at the Hood]... to have a dream like that when you're 18 or 19 and then see it realized later in your life is pretty magical."
Last Updated: 5/9/13