Gwen Coleman Lester

Gwen Coleman Lester is a proud member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and an award-winning artist. Her goal is to represent her tribe in a culturally accurate and creative way. The inspiration for Gwen's art comes from Choctaw culture, history and legends, as well as her family history. Lester has received awards from the Red Earth cultural festival, the Cherokee Trial of Tears Art Show, the Heard Museum Indian Market, Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market, and Santa Fe Indian Art Market. The Five...See more

Gwen Coleman Lester is a proud member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and an award-winning artist. Her goal is to represent her tribe in a culturally accurate and creative way. The inspiration for Gwen's art comes from Choctaw culture, history and legends, as well as her family history. Lester has received awards from the Red Earth cultural festival, the Cherokee Trial of Tears Art Show, the Heard Museum Indian Market, Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market, and Santa Fe Indian Art Market. The Five Civilized Tribes Museum named her a Master Artist in 2007. In 2015, Gwen received the Mo-celyne Larkin Cultural Achievement Award from the Greater Tulsa Area Indian Arts Commission. See less