About the Artist

Born in 1935, Juanita Fragua grew up at Jemez Pueblo and later attended Santa Fe Indian School. She has been active as a potter since about 1950. She has exhibited her work at the SWAIA Indian Market in Santa Fe since 1982. She is the mother of Clifford Fragua. Glendora Fragua Duabs and Betty Jean Fragua Chavez, whom have achieved success in their own right. Juanita Fragua is cited in Southern Pueblo Pottery by Schaaf. Her work has been featured in Native Peoples, American Indian Art, Indian Artist Magazine, Cowboys and Indians andThe Indian Trader.