“It’s like resurrecting ancestors with the brilliance of color”
Native American artist Jeremy Salazar is a contemporary painter based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
He specializes in vibrant acrylic portraitures with a combination of abstraction and realism. “What I try to emphasize in my work are the eyes and facial expressions of my characters, making these more realistic and full of depth while the rest of the composition fades away into abstract colors. The color schemes sets the mood while the face gives life to the painting.”
Having been born and raised on the Navajo reservation in New Mexico, Jeremy has never received any formal art training and is consequently a self-taught artist. Yet his humble upbringing on the reservation has helped shaped his artistic paradigm and purpose for art. “I grew up without running water and electricity—old dirt roads, sagebrush, out in the middle of nowhere. Although a meager upbringing, it was in retrospect, an open canvas for me as a young kid. It is a passion for me to help represent the authentic native arts as an authentic native artist. We as native peoples know our own stories best, the ones who lived it, the story tellers.”
Using a bold and vibrant color palette in every painting, jeremy has come on scene as a promising emerging artist. Making both a statement of reclaiming authentic native artwork done by native hands and also painted stories of color and faces of the Native American people.
“Calling Jeremy’s work unique is an understatement. Eye catching and creatively amazing, everyone who visits my home is automatically engaged by the details and vivid color combinations. I’m proud to be a collector and fortunate to own some of his coolest pieces”
“The artwork from Three Feather Studios is breathtaking, It evokes strength, courage, and wisdom. When I saw these portraits It brought me to tears. We have them displayed in our government buildings in Caraquet and people are constantly commenting on how beautiful they are”
“Jeremy’s art is deeply moving. Through his work I feel a spiritual connection to my ancestors and a sense of Indigenous pride and connection. I was honored to host an art exhibit at my book launch event in New York City. He was an outstanding partner and filled the venues with colorful culture and worldview.”
“Jeremy’s artwork is very impressive...we had to have them for our Tribe. We now have a dozen of his pieces and are overwhelmingly thankful and happy that our guests and tribal people will be able to look upon this exquisite artwork!”