Dana Tiger was born on 1961 and is a Muscogee artist of Seminole and Cherokee descent from Oklahoma.
12 Facts About Dana Tiger
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Dana Tiger uses art as a medium for activism and raising awareness.
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Dana Irene Tiger was born in 1961 to Jerome Tiger and Peggy Richmond.
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Dana Tiger's father was a full blood Native American of Muskogee-Seminole heritage and her mother is a member of the Cherokee Nation.
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Dana Tiger's father died of an accidental gunshot wound when she was 5 years old and she was raised by her mother.
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Dana Tiger attended Oklahoma State University from 1981 to 1984 as a student in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Dana Tiger first began painting at age 24, after she left Oklahoma State University.
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Dana Tiger's art is often centered around her sense of womanhood and the strength of those that surround her.
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Dana Tiger often combines artwork and advocacy, promoting benefits for the AIDS Coalition for Indian Outreach, the American Cancer Society, the National Organization for Women, and the Ozark Literacy Council among others.
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Dana Tiger felt that she could honor her siblings by bringing new life into the world.
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Dana Tiger's painting We Ride Again was chosen as the cover art for the 2006 Oklahoma Women's Almanac.
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Dana Tiger was one of 11 Native American artists who was selected to show at the exhibition.