Douglas Miles, Apache 59, 2018
Douglas Miles, Apache 59, 2018
Douglas Miles Apache 59, 2018
serigraph, Ed. 59
25-3/4 x 17-3/4" - image size
30 x 22" - paper size
Douglas Miles reflects on his experiences and his life growing up in South Phoenix as a platform to inform his works of art. He finds an importance in going back to one’s roots and seeks to showcase pride in his Apache lineage, as well as help his community and others to find pride in their culture and work.
Douglas Miles is a San Carlos Apache-Akimel O'odham painter, printmaker and photographer from Arizona, who founded Apache Skateboards and Apache Skate Team. Several pieces of his work are in the collection of the National Museum of the American Indian. His paintings are in private collections in France, Germany, New York, and Los Angeles. Miles' and Apache Skateboard's art is also in the permanent collections of the Montclair Art Museum, Eiteljorg Museum, IAIA Museum, Warner Brothers Studios and The Eddie Basha Collection.