Randall Blaze Biography

“I am creatively aware of the secret workings of nature and natural materials. Every medium manipulated by an Artist has its own distinct and special nature.”
-Randall Blaze

A Native American visual artist working in metalsmithing, bronze designs and pottery forms, Randall Blaze draws inspiration from his people’s ancestral designs. His goal is to help to record and integrate visual elements of the Lakota Nation into the contemporary mainstream of the world around us.

Randall has received over 80 national awards working in several mediums. He is the 2006 recipient of first place awards in sculpture from the Indian Arts and Crafts Association and in ceramics from the Northern Plains Indian Market and the 2005 first place winner in contemporary ceramics at the Santa Fe Indian Market. Blaze hopes to be a model of expertise and an inspiration to students interested in developing a working knowledge of various artistic media. In addition, Randall Blaze was the Akta Museum’s featured artist for 2001. The Akta Lakota Museum has been collecting Randall Blaze’s work since 1988 and recently acquired a contemporary bronze by Randall Blaze titled “Honor Vessel.”