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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 27, 2023 9:38 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Zillmann, Daniel, DCA <Daniel.Zillmann@dca.nm.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> For Immediate Release: Museum of Indian Arts & Culture announces 2023 Living Treasure and Legacy award recipients
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<p class="x_paragraph" style="margin:0in; vertical-align:baseline"><span class="x_normaltextrun">Museum of Indian Arts & Culture is proud to announce this year's recipients of the Living Treasure and Legacy awards. These awards are part of the annual MIAC Native
Treasures Art Market and honor Native American artists who have made outstanding artistic contributions to the field of Indigenous arts and culture<span style="color:#222222">.</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:#222222"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:#222222">The 2023 Living Treasure is a master of tufa metal casting, Anthony Lovato (Kewa/Santo Domingo Pueblo).
</span></span><span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">A fifth-generation jeweler, he has received dozens of awards and is committed to passing down this traditional technique to future generations.</span></span><span class="x_eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></p>
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<span class="x_normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas are this year’s recipients of the
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Legacy Award. </span>They were both born into the </span><span class="x_spellingerror">Tábąąha</span><span class="x_normaltextrun">́ (Water Edge Clan) and born for the Tó’</span><span class="x_spellingerror">aheedlíinii</span><span class="x_normaltextrun">
(Two Waters Flow Together Clan). The Teller sisters have dedicated their lives to Navajo/Diné weaving—serving as both artists and educators.</span><span class="x_eop"> </span></p>
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<p class="x_paragraph" style="margin:0in; vertical-align:baseline"><span class="x_eop">The full release can be found
<b><a href="https://media.newmexicoculture.org/release/1492/museum-of-indian-art">HERE</a></b>.</span></p>
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<p class="x_paragraph" style="margin:0in; vertical-align:baseline"><span class="x_eop">Please let me know if you have any questions!</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></p>
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<span class="x_eop"> </span><b>Ash Espinoza</b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></p>
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