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Updated 9/15/2022

Dawn Spears

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    RI

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Dawn Spears (Narragansett/Choctaw) is a doll maker, photographer, multi media artist, who uses cultural symbolism and the vibrant colors of our natural world as inspiration for her work.

My work reflects all facets of life. My mother Diosa Summers, Choctaw was an artist and educator who inspired and encouraged creativity in me and my siblings at an early age. I grew up being exposed to many forms of artmaking, assisting her was my introduction to art. It was inevitable that I would end up with similar interests.  I am a mother of three, a wife of thirty-five years to Cassius and a grandmother of seven I find as an artist, that being able to create original art that has elements of my culture and tradition, is my best form of expression, I use symbolism and the rich colors of our natural world as inspiration for my abstract paintings and designs.

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Dawn Spears (she/her/hers)
Job Title: artist
Phone: 401-932-5368
Address:
120 Main Street
Ashaway, RI 02804

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Visual/Crafts - Dolls / Soft Sculpture

Additional Disciplines:

  • Visual/Crafts - Photography

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Artist Market

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Families
  • General Public
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • County
  • State
  • Multi-State Region

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Artist Info

Native American Artist

Tribal Status:

Federally Recognized

Tribe Name:

Narragansett

Native American Artist

Tribal Status:

Federally Recognized

Tribe Name:

Narragansett

Teaching Artist

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science