Jim Abeita

Jim Abeita (also known as Jimmy Abeita) is a renowned Navajo (Diné) painter born in 1947 in Crownpoint, New Mexico. He is celebrated for his realistic oil paintings that vividly depict Navajo life, traditions, and the Southwestern landscape. Abeita is considered a pioneering figure in Native American art, notably for introducing contemporary realism into a field previously dominated by flat-style painting.