Garrett Etsitty

Garrett Etsitty ( Dine’ ) was born and raised in Chinle, Arizona. Garrett grew up with a deep love of painting and culture. From the petroglyphs on the canyon walls to the stories passed down from his elders, his work draws upon the inspiration of what it means to be a Dine’ person. Garrett uses complex unions of vivid colors and layers to articulate an indigenous understanding of thought, creation, and ideology that moves beyond time and space. He presents a worldview that comes directly from the stories handed down by the elders of his tribe. Garrett’s paintings express an oneness with creation, an unbroken loop from the creation story of his people to the modern day. He is interweaving the parallels of the unconscious with the struggle of the natural environment. Garrett’s primary audience is the youth, and he believes his art will capture the young urban Indigenous minds to preserve culture.