Mike Larsen Videos

Mike Larsen is a world-renowned Chickasaw painter and sculptor who has created Native American art for over 40 years.

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Mike Larsen: Chickasaw Elders Series

S5 • E1
Renowned Chickasaw Artist Mike Larsen speaks about the remarkable Chickasaw Elders project.

Mike Larsen

S1 • E5
Mike Larsen talks about his subject matter of choice, warriors, and the techniques he uses to express emotion in his art.

Listening to Our Elders – Volume 3: Mike and Martha Larsen

Chickasaw Nation News
Quin speaks with Mike and Martha Larsen about their latest book series honoring Chickasaw elders.

February 15, 2020 – Mike Larsen Exhibit

Chickasaw Nation News
Two dozen of the latest portraits are currently on display at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur in a special exhibit.

January 1, 2019 – Mike Larsen

Chickasaw Nation News
Chickasaw artist Mike Larsen revels in the fine details and textures of his widely popular paintings and sculptures.

Mike Larsen's "The Arrival": An Empowering Message

The Chickasaw Nation
Widely known for his paintings featuring Chickasaw elders, artist Mike Larsen is also a renown sculptor.

The Quartz Mountain Art Collection: Mike Larsen's Works

Experience Chickasaw History and Culture
It's not hard to see why Mike Larsen's Quartz Mountain Sacred Ground has been called the "crown jewel" of the Quartz Mountain Art Collection.

Mike Larsen Studios, Perkins

Experience the Chickasaw Nation
Chickasaw artist Mike Larsen offers insight into his painting techniques, passions, and projects at his studio in Perkins, Oklahoma.

June 15, 2012 - Mike Larsen: Portraits of our Elders

Chickasaw Nation News
Mike Larsen speaks about his experiences and inspiration as he captured the personalities of 48 elders portrayed in his paintings.

Many Know Mike Larsen's Work

Lona Barrick
Lona Barrick describes some of Chickasaw painter Mike Larsen's most recognized and well-known artwork.

Mike Larsen: Portrait Process for Proud to Be Chickasaw

The Chickasaw Southeastern Art Show & Market
Mike Larsen describes the process of interviews and photographs that captured the mood and personality of the individual.

Mike Larsen: Interviews for Proud to Be Chickasaw

The Chickasaw Southeastern Art Show & Market
Martha Larsen describes the different personalities and stories discovered in the elders she and husband Mike interviewed for this book project.

Mike Larsen: Personal Stories of Proud to Be Chickasaw

The Chickasaw Southeastern Art Show & Market
Mike Larsen describes the tremendous honor he and Martha felt in visiting their elder subjects and hearing their very personal stories, firsthand.

Mike Larsen: Larsen Elder Paintings Exhibit

The Chickasaw Southeastern Art Show & Market
Mike Larsen describes the emotional impact of seeing all the elders portraits assembled on the walls at the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur.

Mike Larsen's Painting: "Underwood Brothers Reunion"

Joanna Underwood Blackburn
Joanna Underwood Blackburn describes Mike Larsen's elder series painting of her father and uncles.

Oklahoma State Capitol Mural

Mike Larsen
Renowned artist Mike Larsen discusses his beautiful mural at the Oklahoma state capitol.

Painting: Chickasaws and Their Hands

Mike Larsen
Mike Larsen has painted many portraits of Chickasaws, and he always tries to capture their history, their power, their determination.

Mike Larsen's Elder Series: "They Know Who They Are" and "Proud to Be Chickasaw"

Lona Barrick
Lona Barrick describes artist Mike Larsen's superb work and the process of working with him to develop his remarkable portraits of Chickasaw Elders.

Planning Artist Mike Larsen's Elder Series

Lona Barrick
Lona Barrick describes how Chickasaw artist Mike Larsen began painting Chickasaw elders.