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Giovanna’s paintings will be featured in a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Dorothy Fadiman, titled, "Reclaiming Their Voice: the Native American Vote in New Mexico". Check back for information of the airing of this documentary.
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PBS is proud to announce that nationally renowned Taos artist, Giovanna Paponetti, will be featured on PBS’ nationally syndicated program, The History Detectives. The episode titled, "Lost City of Gold", is scheduled to air on Monday, September 20th at 9 p.m. on the PBS station, KNME TV-5 in New Mexico.
"Lost City of Gold" will follow the investigation into an inscription on a rock in Phoenix, Arizona that is believed to have been created by a Spanish explorer from 1539. Paponetti’s paintings help tell the story.
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Clear Light Publishing Corp. is pleased to announce the release of Giovanna's new book, Kateri: Native American Saint / The Life and Miracles of Kateri Tekakwitha. In celebration of the release there will be a book signing on Friday, August 20 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Strong Schenck Galleries at 200 Canyon Road in Santa Fe.
This book takes the reader into the world of 17th Century Native Americans and
Catholic missionaries. Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), "The Lily of the Mohawks", was a Native American woman born near the Canadian border in present-day Auriesville, New York. She was Beatified by Pope
John Paul II on June 22, 1980 and, when canonized, will be the first Native American woman to achieve Saintly status.
Click here for more information.
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Giovanna’s Portraits go Beyond the Image Itself—
Lifelike Visions that you can almost Feel & Touch |
Giovanna was selected as the portrait artist for the 2004 Taos News Tradiciones. Story »
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Article: Artist Paponetti gained greater appreciation for Tradiciones subjects.
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Paponetti Honored on NMSBDC Day 2004 in the state capitol on February
5th, 2004. |
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Giovanna
was honored by the New Mexico Small Business Development Center
and her painting of State Representative Nick Salazar was unveiled
on February 5, 2004 at
the State Legislature in the NM State Capitol Building in Santa
Fe, NM in the Halls of History, East and West Wings.
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Artist's Statement |
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Artist's Resume |
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Resume
includes a list of gallery exhibits and shows. |
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Artist's Biography |
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Turn |
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Giovanna
was asked by The Taos News to write this article that outlines her
thoughts and hopes for the new millennium. The article appeared in
the January 6th, 2000 column 'Your Turn'. |
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Dedicates Timeline Murals |
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An
article about the dedication of Giovanna's murals from The Taos
News. |
| Dedicaran
los murales en las oficinas municipales |
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An
article in Spanish about the dedication of Giovanna's murals
from The Taos News. |
| About
Giclée Prints |
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Brief
explanation of the Giclée printing process. |
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here to see a photograph of Giovanna with her model. |
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Giovanna's
model is a Native American man who posed for many of her paintings.
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siente mucha pasión para su trabajo artístico |
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An
article about Giovanna and her work published in the October 1, 1998
edition of The Taos News. |
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"As
a Native American artist myself, I have come to admire Giovanna's
efforts to respectfully portray and document the native peoples
that she artistically depicts on her canvas."
Taos
Pueblo Artist Jonathan Warm Day
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