Brent Greenwood

Brent Greenwood is an award-winning contemporary artist of Chickasaw and Ponca heritage. The acrylic and mixed media artist uses First American history and first-person narratives as inspiration for his paintings. Using layers of paint, washes, drips and splatters to create depth and emotion in his work, Greenwood incorporates those stories with contemporary design elements to breathe life into his art. Greenwood has also completed or facilitated outdoor and indoor murals in Ada, Sulphur, Tishomingo, White Eagle and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Greenwood graduated in 1994 with an AFA in 2-Dimensional Art from the Institute of American Indian Arts, and he completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Oklahoma City University in 1997. Greenwood notes that the energy of eclectic and tribal music, along with lifelong friendships with other First American artists, has a strong influence on his creativity and motivation.

Greenwood's pride in his tribal heritage goes beyond his paintings. Singing is another important outlet of creative expression for the artist. Greenwood takes pride in performing Ponca songs at local powwows and at church. He continues to share this singing by mentoring his children and other youth in the urban community, as well as supporting his fellow tribal singers.

Greenwood currently divides his time between his home in Edmond, and Ada, Oklahoma, where he serves as the Fine Arts Director for the Arts and Humanities Division. He maintains a studio at the ARTesian Gallery & Studios in Sulphur, Oklahoma. He is also featured in the educational book Unconquered and Unconquerable, Indian Tribes of Oklahoma: A Guide.