ANITA FIELDS

– ANITA FIELDS –

Osage, Muscogee, 1951–

Anita Fields is an Osage/Muscogee Native American ceramic and textile artist based in Oklahoma. She is an enrolled member of the Osage Nation. Fields is recognized internationally for her work in ceramics, often rendering functional items such as purses, moccasins, and dresses in clay. She is also well known for her conceptual museum installations and ribbon work.

Museums that have collected Fields' work include the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona; the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; the Museum of Art and Design in New York City, the Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian Institution, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.