"Taos Pueblo Spirit" by Brian Taaffe-Cordova

Brian Taaffe-Cordova is a tribal member of Taos Pueblo in New Mexico. He is a graduate of The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) with a BFA focused in painting and printmaking. Taaffe is a multidisciplinary artist from the Red Willow People of Taos Pueblo. Growing up, he spent his childhood splitting his time between Taos Pueblo and Santa Fe, New Mexico. He also has ties to Hawaii, living half his life in Oahu, Hawaii on the windward side. Having learned at a young age how to create art in both 2D and 3D mediums, pottery was his first introduction into the study of art.

While in Hawai'i, Taaffe started painting Pueblo architecture, stating that he missed his family and that it brought him a little bit closer to home.