Lonewolf, Rosemary

Born into Santa Clara Pueblo in 1954, Rosemary “Apple Blossom” Lonewolf is the daughter of Joseph Lonewolf. Greg Lonewolf is her brother, Susan Romero her sister. She grew up in a pottery making household and was exposed to every aspect of it along the way. Rosemary was active in the marketplace right out of high school, after learning how to make pottery the traditional way from her father and how to decorate her pots using the sgraffito technique, beginning in 1972. She mostly makes miniatures and sgraffito seed pots.

Rosemary’s tribal affiliation is Santa Clara but she grew up mostly in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, then Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.

Since beginning her career as a potter, she has won acclaim in both Native American and non-Native art exhibits. She spent some time as an artist-in-residence at Harvard University and at the Heard Museum. She even designed a couple pedestrian bridges crossing highways in Tucson and Phoenix.

Rosemary’s work has been featured at the Smithsonian Institute, the National Museum of American History, the Heard Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, among others. She has also been recognized by the Arizona Commission on the Arts.

While Rosemary is most known for her sgraffito work, she has also created some major ceramic installations, including a 30-foot ceramic-and-glass art fence at the Heard Museum in 2006, in collaboration with Tony Jojola of Isleta Pueblo. That year she and Tony were Signature Artists during the annual Indian Arts Fair & Market.

Some Exhibits that Featured Rosemary’s Work

  • Choices and Change: American Indian Artists in the Southwest. Heard Museum North. Scottsdale, AZ. June 30, 2007 – April 30, 2014
  • Home: Native People in the Southwest. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. 2005
  • Breaking the Surface: Carved Pottery Techniques and Designs. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. October 2004 – October 2005
  • Every Picture Tells a Story. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. 2002 – 2005
  • Public Sculpture. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. 2001- 2002
    Heard Museum Artist in Residence. Heard Museum. Phoenix, AZ. June 1, 2000 – July 31, 2000
  • Untold Stories: Celebrating Community and Culture. Grady Gammage Auditorium, Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. April 2, 1999 – May 2, 1999
  • Diversity in Expression: Arizona Women Artists. Tucson Pima Arts Council Community Gallery. Tucson, AZ. May 3, 1999 – June 4, 1999
  • Head+Heart+Hands: Native American Craft Traditions in a Contemporary World. 1998-2000 Traveling exhibit planned for the following venues: Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, KY, 8/21-10/31/1998; Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, 11/22/1998-01/21/1999; Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center and Museum, Yakima, WA, 5/15-7/17/1999; DeLand Museum, Deland, FL, 10/29/1999-1/2/2000. August 21, 1998 – January 2, 2000
  • The Southwest Indian Art Show. Mesa Convention & Community Center. Mesa, AZ. November 14, 1998 – November 15, 1998
    Generations. Galeria Mesa. Mesa, AZ. October 13, 1998 – November 14, 1998
  • Expressions of Spirit: Contemporary American Indian Art. Wheelwright Museum. Santa Fe, NM. February 4, 1995 – May 10, 1995
  • Art of the Southwest. October Art Gallery. New York, NY. February 7, 1992 – February 21, 1992
  • Magic in Clay. Morrill Hall, University of Nebraska State Museum. Lincoln, NE. May 5, 1991 – August 30, 1991
  • The Absolute Best of Indian Market. Gallery 10. Four Seasons Hotel. Los Angeles, CA. November 18, 1989 – November 19, 1989
  • New Works by Dora, Russell, Rosemary, Polly Rose & Jacquie. Gallery 10. Scottsdale, AZ. March 16, 1989 – March 22, 1989
  • Clay and Steel. Gallery 10. Scottsdale, AZ. March 3, 1988 – March 30, 1988
  • Native American Group Exhibition. Elaine Horwitch Galleries. Santa Fe, NM. August 15, 1986 – August 27, 1986
  • Masters of Sgraffito Pottery. Andrews Gallery Old Town. Albuquerque, NM. June 21, 1986 – July 15, 1986
  • Special Anniversary Show. Pueblo Vista Gallery II. San Diego, CA. May 24, 1986 – June 15, 1986
  • Contemporary Southwest Indian Pottery. Sid Deutsch Gallery. New York, New York. November 30, 1985 – December 31, 1985
  • Jewels of the Desert: Works of Contemporary Southwestern Artists. Art Institute of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. June 13-21, 1985
  • Clay, Canvas, Threads and Thrills: The Best of the Southwest. Robillard Galleries and Colorado Opera Festival. Central City, Colorado. May 22-28, 1983
  • Camilio Tafoya, Rosemary Apple Blossom Speckled Rock, Joseph Lonewolf, Grace Medicine Flower. Governor’s Gallery, State Capitol. Santa Fe, New Mexico. November 7, 1977 – December 9, 1977
  • Joseph Lonewolf, Camilio Sunflower Tafoya, Apple Blossom and Paul Speckled Rock. The Eagle Dancer. Sedona, Arizona. October 19-30, 1974
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