“Wearable Art” Jewelry Lecture Keri Ataumbi Discusses Her Work

A multiple award winner at Indian Market and the Heard Museum Show, Keri Ataumbi will discuss her “wearable art” of silver and gold, often enhanced with precious and semi-precious gems, including turquoise.

Keri is of Kiowa and Italian heritage, and her work is steeped in both traditional and contemporary art streams. She creates jewelry based on a personal aesthetic of “content-based enquiry.” As an example, some pieces have taken inspiration from the natural world and are enhanced with insects, plant life, or animals. Her eclectic, innovative, contemporary designs can be viewed not only as jewelry, but as stand alone art.