Yazzgrl Art owner Venaya J. Yazzie
The art of southwest Indigenous women is monumental in its existence in 2021. Venaya was born to enact the role of "artist." In the mother tongue' of her tribal culture, she is "na'a'cha'ii' asdzaan." The meaning refers to a number of creative notions in the Dine' (Navajo) language, but generally refers to a human being who makes 'beautiful, extraordinary, fine, complex' things about Art.
Venaya has participated in a plethora of art show exhibitions and art festivals throughout the southwest and west coast communities of America including Santa Fe Indian Market and the Autry Indian Arts Market in LA. During her time in different communities, Venaya feels very blessed to continually meet various new people, especially those who are interested in the Arts and who have appreciation for modern Indigenous art.
The Dine' people are a very gifted group of people for many of them are artists which include those are are weavers and silversmiths. The area of painting and other 2-D art is were Yazzie favors, she primarily is a painter but also works in the area of Fine Art Photography.
