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"Natay,
Navajo Singer"
Fellows Stories

“My grandfather’s works are, to me, an access point to reconnect my people and my culture,” Ehren says. “I wanted to do it in a way that visually solidified that.”

"Libraries Rock at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture"
Hitchhiker

Ehren Kee Natay introduced drumming and rhythm by sharing different kinds of instruments from around the world and even traditional drums from the MIAC collection. He brought his own drum kit and played requested styles of music (rock, hip-hop, blues, jazz, etc.) and even let the kids practice some beats of their own.
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"Ehren Kee Natay works in the rhythm of creation"
Spring Board Exchange.org
 
‘Is this a Native American design? Do these represent the pueblos?’ - We keep getting this reference to our work being Native, and we’re not even trying to put that in there at all but it’s unavoidable. Our experience is such a unique experience, whether we want it to show in our art or not it finds its way in there.

"Sound Bites:
The Creative Path of Ehren Natay"
Local Flavor Magazine
“That’s kind of where I want to be with performance. Not so much a stage performer but more an Indigenized concept of the circle, involving all aspects: the environment, the people, participation, music, dance, visual arts, the wearing of the regalia.”  (click image for link to article"

"Artist Examines Changing Times for Native People, Including Distance From Food Source"
Albuquerque Journal
“We’re losing our connection with that plant, the whole connection and obligation to the earth,” he said, pointing to the symbiotic relationship between humans and corn. “We watch after each other.” ...“There’s such a disconnect with our provisions,” Natay said. “This is a thing that really has to be talked about, the need to have the knowledge and pass it down about how to be at one with nature.” (click image for link to article)
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"SWAIA Presents the Inaugural Artist Designed Collection: Ehren Kee Natay for Santa Fe Indian Market"
SWAIA

"Inspired by the artistic intersection of traditional and contemporary design, SWAIA has chosen artist Ehren Kee Natay (Diné/Kewa Pueblo/Cherokee) to create a set of bold motifs that encapsulate the innovative spirit of the Santa Fe Indian Market."
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"A Room With Avanyu"
Indian Country Today

"Ehren Natay is a jewelry maker with street-artist DNA -- and for a recent project at the Nativo Lodge in Albuquerque he let his flair for outrageous oversize images run wild. He was selected to design one of four "Artist Guest Rooms," and Natay summoned the Tewa deity Avanyu, guardian of water, who takes the form of a water serpent with horns and feathers. Natay chose to paint Avanyu in a Japanese style, with the serpent suggestive of a Yakuza dragon tattoo and the churning water reminiscent of a Hokusai woodblock print."
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"Keeva by Ehren Kee Natay, Native Artist Guest Room"
New Mexico Travel Blog

"His work explores the beauty and taboo of his culture. Natay’s room portrays a buffalo dancer, a water serpent and includes a photographic print on metal as well as other artistic elements that nod to pop culture and comic book style design.

Avanyu, a Tewa deity, the guardian of water. She is depicted as a horned, feathered, water serpent. Avanyu is often depicted in pottery and petroglyph designs. Ehren’s Avanyu is reminiscent of a Yakuza Japanese style of design."