Mary Gay Osceola | |
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Born | March 16, 1939 |
Nationality | United States |
Known for | painting |
Mary Gay Osceola (born March 16, 1939)[1] is an American Seminole painter and printmaker known for her vibrant paintings, a number of which depict the lives of the Florida Seminole people.[2][3] Osceola was born in Florida and educated in Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools.[2] She studied at the Santa Fe Indian School from 1960 to 1961, followed by time at the Institute of American Indian Arts until 1965.[1] Her work has been exhibited across the United States[4] and is in the permanent collection of museums including the Gilcrease Museum[5] and the National Museum of the American Indian.[6]