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Brent Learned

Acrylic Painter | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Brent Learned is an award-winning American Indian artist who is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne - Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma. He has always appreciated the heritage and culture of the Plains Indians, which is reflected in his artwork as he captures the essence, accuracy, and historical authenticity of the Plains Indian way of life. His acrylic paintings are bold and bright and instantly attract attention. Brent’s work resides in museums such as the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, The University of Kansas Art Museum in Lawrence, Kansas and the Cheyenne/Arapaho Museum in Clinton, Oklahoma. He also has work in private collections such as the Kerr Foundation and the Governor of Oklahoma’s Mansion in Oklahoma City.

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"When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us." Arapaho Proverb, Brent Learned

Brent Learned in Populus

Our Collaboration

When looking at artists to consider for the hotel we started with “local” Coloradan artists. But we can not think of local without looking at the history of the landscape and the people who once lived here. The original inhabitants of what is now Colorado, are: Apache nation, Arapaho nation, Cheyenne nation, Pueblo and Shoshone tribes, and Ute nation with other tribes who’s territory sometimes extended into Colorado are Comanche tribe, Kiowa tribe, and Navajo tribe.

A twenty minute drive from Civic Center is Cheyemme – Arapaho park, (Tsistsistas-Hinono’ei Park) a 4.6 acre park that honors the Plains Native American tribes.

It felt profoundly important that artists from some of these tribes were represented within the hotel, not just because this is their land, but also because indigenous people are the keepers of the wisdom and ways of living in harmony with the natural world.

More From Brent Learned

Brent is a member of the Cheyenne/Arapaho Tribes, Haa-Naa-Jaa-Ne-Doa is his Aprapaho given name. Brent draws, paints, and sculpts the Native American in a style that speaks volumes about his culture. Explore Brent beyond Populus.

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