Katrina Mitten

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  1. - Miami Tribe of Oklahoma 
  2. - Award Winning Indigenous Artist
  3. - Educator

Katrina Mitten is a citizen of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, an award winning artist-- beading for over 50 years. Katrina has practiced traditional Great Lakes embroidery style native beadwork through study of family heirlooms, museum collections and practice. The imagery she creates is inspired by the world around her. Her works have been acquired by the Miami Tribe, national museums and private collectors. Illustrating the value she places on education, Katrina has been a corporate lecturer, contributed to elementary, secondary and university level educational programs, and is featured in documentary films.

“My teachers are the beadworkers of the past.”