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Nocona J. Burgess
(Comanche)
Burgess is the great-great grandson of Chief Quanah Parker, and grew up in a family where art surrounded all parts of his life. He holds an Associate of Fine Arts degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha, OK, where he majored in studio painting and minored in Native American art history. Burgess is a regular participant and award winner at the Santa Fe Indian Market, Eiteljorg Indian Market and Heard Indian Fair. Other recent success includes a piece being chosen to grace the August '06 cover of the Santa Fean magazine. When not painting, he works as the Student Activities Coordinator at the Institute of American Indian Arts.