Bunky Echo-Hawk | proACTIVE ARTist
(Pawnee/Yakama)

Bunky Echo-Hawk is a multi-talented artist whose work spans both media and lifestyle.  A  graduate of the Institute of American Indian Arts,  he is a fine artist, graphic designer, photographer, writer and a non-profit professional.  He is  also a traditional singer and dancer.

Throughout his career, Bunky has merged traditional values with his lifestyle and art.  He  has exhibited his work in major exhibitions  throughout the United States and internationally  in NYC, Chicago, Denver, Santa Fe, and Frank-  furt, Germany, to name a few.  His poetry has  been published in magazines and anthologies  throughout the country, and his plays have been performed and produced across the nation.

Bunky is also an advocate and an educator.   He travels extensively, creating live works of art  for auction.  Through his art, Bunky has raised  thousands of dollars for several national non-profit organizations.  Additionally, he speaks at  conferences, conducts workshops, and teaches both art and writing.

In 2006, Bunky co-founded NVision, serving as Executive Director until 2009.  NVision is  a nonprofit collective of Native American artists,  musicians, community organizers, and nonprofit  professionals who focus on Native American  youth empowerment through multimedia arts.   Bunky is a 2008 First Peoples Fund Business in  Leadership Fellow, a 2008 United States  Artist Fellow nominee, a 2008 Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellow nominee, and a 2008 Boulder County Multicultural Award recipient.

To learn more about the artist, his projects, and his work, please visit:

www.nvisionit.org
www.myspace.com/cominghorse
www.myspace.com/bunkhauswax
www.facebook/bunky.echohawk