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{{Short description|Artist and activist from Zuni Pueblo}}
'''Gomeo Bobelu''' (December 25,1964–November 16, 2022), born Gomeo Zacharius Neil Bobelu was a [[Zuni people|Zuni]] ([[Zuni language|Zuni]]: ''Shiwi'') (Badger Clan and Child of the Corn Clan)<ref name="HM" /> lapidary jeweler and silversmith who was known for his inlayed silver jewelry. He was also a social justice advocate.
==Early life==
Bobelu was born at [[Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico|Zuni Pueblo]] into a family of artists and farmers.<ref name="Leg">{{cite web |title=Gomeo Bobelu Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/santafenewmexican/name/gomeo-bobelu-obituary?id=38285861 |website=Legacy |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref> He was educated at the Riverside Indian School in Anadarko, Oklahoma.<ref name=""*****"">{{cite web |title=Gomeo Bobelu, Zuni Artist |url=https://www.adobegallery.com/artist/gomeo-bobelu-zuni-pueblo-artist |website=Adobe Gallery |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref> Bobelu served in the audiovisual services and graphic design division of the U.S. Air Force.<ref name="Keshi">{{cite web |title=Gomeo Bobelu |url=https://keshi.com/collections/gomeo-bobelu |website=Keshi: The Zuni Connection |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>
==Work==
Bobelu was known for his [[Silversmith|silversmithing]] and [[Lapidary|lapidary jewelry]]. He considered his work as a "tribute to the victims and survivors of suicide and domestic abuse on our Indian reservations."<ref name="Keshi" /> His work as an artist was associated with the [[Santa Fe Indian Market|Southwestern Association for Indian Arts]]. His inlaid pieces included fossilized ivory, turquoise, ironwood, shell and other stones, and he worked in a color palette reminiscent of the early 1900s.<ref name=""*****"" /> His work was exhibited in 2010, 2011 and 2012 at the [[Heard Museum]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bulow |first1=Ernie |title=Zuni Jeweler Gomeo Bobelu Wins Wheelwright Award |journal=Indian Trader |date=October 2006 |volume=37 |issue=10}}</ref><ref name="HM" />
Bobelu was a collaborator on the 2018 film, ''Veiled Lightning,'' along with Natachee Momaday Gray, Ashley Browning, Tezbah Gaussoin, and others. The film used archival footage, along with interviews and news footage to explore the ways protest movements in the [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]] can support environmental justice and fight oppression and genocide.<ref name="GS">{{cite news |last1=Poris |first1=Mia Rose |title=Impactful film inspires 'monumental' social change |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=Gallup Sun |url=https://gallupsun.com/index.php?opt...-inspires-monumental-social-change&Itemid=605 |date=14 September 2018}}</ref>
In 2006, the [[Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian]] awarded Bobelu with the Goodman Fellowship Award<ref name="HM">{{cite web |title=Gomeo Zacharias Bobelu |url=https://5019.sydneyplus.com/Heard_M...M&record=2fd41c0f-ceb2-42df-bf94-33fc91e77006 |website=Heard Museum: Native American Artists Resource Collection |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>
He lived and worked in Santa Fe, New Mexico and at Zuni Pueblo.<ref name="AJ-film" />
===Advocacy===
In addition to his work as a silversmith and jeweler, Bobelu was also a social justice advocate and human rights.<ref name="AJ-film">{{cite news |last1=Gomez |title=Searching for justice: Documentary centered on the life of Native Artist Gomeo Bobelu |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/lifestyl...cle_a7949476-6bbc-11ee-9955-1704624b0dfa.html |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=The Albuquerque Journal |date=8 November 2023}}</ref> He worked as the cultural liaison, environmental advocate and performance coordinator of The Way of the Rain, Inc. (TWOTR), an organization that advocated for environmental issues, and ecosystems<ref name="Leg" />, as well as against racism colonialism and [[Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women|missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives]] (MMIWR).<ref name="NT" />
===Death===
Bobelu was murdered in 2022.<ref name="NT" /><ref name="AJ-film" />
===Legacy===
A 2023 documentary film, was made about Bobelu's life, and his work fighting against discrimination and adversity. The film was directed by Jaima Chevalier ([[Cochiti, New Mexico|Cochiti]]),<ref name="AJ-film" /> and was produced by AJ Goldman of Diné/Taos and Jemez Pueblo<ref name="NT">{{cite news |title=Diné associate director creates film to seek justice |url=https://navajotimes.com/ae/arts/dine-associate-director-creates-film-to-seek-justice/ |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=Navajo Times |date=2 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="SFFF">{{cite web |title=Lightning Unveiled |url=https://santafefilmfestival.com/index/film/lightning-unveiled/ |website=Santa Fe Film Festival |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref> It screened at numerous venues including the [[New Mexico History Museum]] and the [[Santa Fe Film Festival]].<ref name="AJ-film" /><ref name="NT2">{{cite news |last1=Boderra |first1=Joe |title=‘Gomeo Bobelu’ film visits Gallup amid MMIP panel cancelation |url=https://navajotimes.com/ae/arts/gomeo-bobelu-film-visits-gallup-amid-mmip-panel-cancelation/ |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=Navajo Times |date=4 April 2024}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==Further reading==
Jackson, Amanda. ''Gomeo Bobelu: Zuni Healing Energy'', Santa Fean Now, vol 3, no. 24 (August 10–24, 2016)
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[[Category:Zuni people]]
[[Category:Native American artists]]
[[Category:Native American jewelers]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]
[[Category:Native American activists]]
[[Category:2022 murders in the United States]]
[[Category:Native American painters]]
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{{Short description|Artist and activist from Zuni Pueblo}}
'''Gomeo Bobelu''' (December 25,1964–November 16, 2022), born Gomeo Zacharius Neil Bobelu was a [[Zuni people|Zuni]] ([[Zuni language|Zuni]]: ''Shiwi'') (Badger Clan and Child of the Corn Clan)<ref name="HM" /> lapidary jeweler and silversmith who was known for his inlayed silver jewelry. He was also a social justice advocate.
==Early life==
Bobelu was born at [[Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico|Zuni Pueblo]] into a family of artists and farmers.<ref name="Leg">{{cite web |title=Gomeo Bobelu Obituary |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/santafenewmexican/name/gomeo-bobelu-obituary?id=38285861 |website=Legacy |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref> He was educated at the Riverside Indian School in Anadarko, Oklahoma.<ref name=""*****"">{{cite web |title=Gomeo Bobelu, Zuni Artist |url=https://www.adobegallery.com/artist/gomeo-bobelu-zuni-pueblo-artist |website=Adobe Gallery |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref> Bobelu served in the audiovisual services and graphic design division of the U.S. Air Force.<ref name="Keshi">{{cite web |title=Gomeo Bobelu |url=https://keshi.com/collections/gomeo-bobelu |website=Keshi: The Zuni Connection |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>
==Work==
Bobelu was known for his [[Silversmith|silversmithing]] and [[Lapidary|lapidary jewelry]]. He considered his work as a "tribute to the victims and survivors of suicide and domestic abuse on our Indian reservations."<ref name="Keshi" /> His work as an artist was associated with the [[Santa Fe Indian Market|Southwestern Association for Indian Arts]]. His inlaid pieces included fossilized ivory, turquoise, ironwood, shell and other stones, and he worked in a color palette reminiscent of the early 1900s.<ref name=""*****"" /> His work was exhibited in 2010, 2011 and 2012 at the [[Heard Museum]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bulow |first1=Ernie |title=Zuni Jeweler Gomeo Bobelu Wins Wheelwright Award |journal=Indian Trader |date=October 2006 |volume=37 |issue=10}}</ref><ref name="HM" />
Bobelu was a collaborator on the 2018 film, ''Veiled Lightning,'' along with Natachee Momaday Gray, Ashley Browning, Tezbah Gaussoin, and others. The film used archival footage, along with interviews and news footage to explore the ways protest movements in the [[Southwestern United States|Southwest]] can support environmental justice and fight oppression and genocide.<ref name="GS">{{cite news |last1=Poris |first1=Mia Rose |title=Impactful film inspires 'monumental' social change |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=Gallup Sun |url=https://gallupsun.com/index.php?opt...-inspires-monumental-social-change&Itemid=605 |date=14 September 2018}}</ref>
In 2006, the [[Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian]] awarded Bobelu with the Goodman Fellowship Award<ref name="HM">{{cite web |title=Gomeo Zacharias Bobelu |url=https://5019.sydneyplus.com/Heard_M...M&record=2fd41c0f-ceb2-42df-bf94-33fc91e77006 |website=Heard Museum: Native American Artists Resource Collection |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref>
He lived and worked in Santa Fe, New Mexico and at Zuni Pueblo.<ref name="AJ-film" />
===Advocacy===
In addition to his work as a silversmith and jeweler, Bobelu was also a social justice advocate and human rights.<ref name="AJ-film">{{cite news |last1=Gomez |title=Searching for justice: Documentary centered on the life of Native Artist Gomeo Bobelu |url=https://www.abqjournal.com/lifestyl...cle_a7949476-6bbc-11ee-9955-1704624b0dfa.html |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=The Albuquerque Journal |date=8 November 2023}}</ref> He worked as the cultural liaison, environmental advocate and performance coordinator of The Way of the Rain, Inc. (TWOTR), an organization that advocated for environmental issues, and ecosystems<ref name="Leg" />, as well as against racism colonialism and [[Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women|missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives]] (MMIWR).<ref name="NT" />
===Death===
Bobelu was murdered in 2022.<ref name="NT" /><ref name="AJ-film" />
===Legacy===
A 2023 documentary film, was made about Bobelu's life, and his work fighting against discrimination and adversity. The film was directed by Jaima Chevalier ([[Cochiti, New Mexico|Cochiti]]),<ref name="AJ-film" /> and was produced by AJ Goldman of Diné/Taos and Jemez Pueblo<ref name="NT">{{cite news |title=Diné associate director creates film to seek justice |url=https://navajotimes.com/ae/arts/dine-associate-director-creates-film-to-seek-justice/ |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=Navajo Times |date=2 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="SFFF">{{cite web |title=Lightning Unveiled |url=https://santafefilmfestival.com/index/film/lightning-unveiled/ |website=Santa Fe Film Festival |access-date=9 May 2024}}</ref> It screened at numerous venues including the [[New Mexico History Museum]] and the [[Santa Fe Film Festival]].<ref name="AJ-film" /><ref name="NT2">{{cite news |last1=Boderra |first1=Joe |title=‘Gomeo Bobelu’ film visits Gallup amid MMIP panel cancelation |url=https://navajotimes.com/ae/arts/gomeo-bobelu-film-visits-gallup-amid-mmip-panel-cancelation/ |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=Navajo Times |date=4 April 2024}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==Further reading==
Jackson, Amanda. ''Gomeo Bobelu: Zuni Healing Energy'', Santa Fean Now, vol 3, no. 24 (August 10–24, 2016)
[[Category
eople from New Mexico]][[Category:Zuni people]]
[[Category:Native American artists]]
[[Category:Native American jewelers]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:2022 deaths]]
[[Category:Native American activists]]
[[Category:2022 murders in the United States]]
[[Category:Native American painters]]
Okumaya devam et...