User:Mitchbattese

Born in 1951, in Oklahoma, Prairie Band Potawatomi artist, Mitch Battese starting painting before the age of 10. Long before he was aware of competitive artwork, his mother would enter his art in shows and competitions. Although Native artwork was not widely collected, Mitch continued to paint the things his family valued – wildlife, spirituality, and native culture.

Mitch Battese attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico as a high school student. Later, at college he studied under Terry Saul, a noted Choctaw artist. He majored in fine arts and sociology with an emphasis in culture and ethnic studies and he graduated with a bachelors of Arts degree from Northeastern State University, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Before entering a University of Kansas doctoral program, Mitch received his master’s degree from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1980.

Mitch continues to paint, design, enters art shows and competitions across the United States. He currently resides in Lawrence, Kansas.

Recently, Mitch has shown work at the following:

Santa Fe Indian Art Market, Santa Fe, NM. 2009 National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. December 2009 Angel Mounds Museum, Evansville, Indianan. 2010 IACA (Indian Arts and Crafts Association) Wholesale and Retail Market, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 2010