Marla Allison: Laguna Pueblo Artist - Epi 113, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

I had the pleasure of interviewing the contemporary artist Marla Allison today on Art Dealer Diaries. Marla is full of energy, creativity, smart, and was a very interesting guest. We discuss growing up in New Mexico at the historic Laguna Pueblo, and what it's like being Laguna, Hopi, Jemez, and Anglo, and what those cultural elements provide to your art and perspective. Laguna is a small community and she goes from a small pueblo community to being IAIA trained and a School for Advanced Research fellow in Santa Fe, to accepting fellowships in Bahrain, and Bristol, UK, and participating in exhibitions in the United Arab Emirates and residencies in Saudi Arabia. Marla Allison has been a lot of different places and imbues this life experience into her art, with her heritage and sensibilities of historic pueblo pottery designs with a contemporary style. I enjoyed this podcast a great deal and for fans of contemporary art and historic pottery, I can assure you that you will too.