Lisa Holt (born 1980, Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico) and Harlan Reano (born 1978, Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico) are a husband-and-wife team of

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potters and artists from northern

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

. They have been making pottery together in 1999, they use traditional Cochiti pottery techniques and create modern work.

About

Holt and Reano have been making pottery together since 1999. At first, Holt made the pots and Reano painted them. They now share the pottery making; Reano still does all the painting.Biography
at holtreano.com They first made figurines inspired by the old Cochiti tradition of human and animal forms. They use Cochiti clay and natural paints for their work, and fire their pottery outdoors with cedar wood. More recently, they make pots, jars, and figurines with a more contemporary feel, influenced by the work of Holt's uncle, the ''

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'' potter and designer,

Virgil Ortiz Virgil Ortiz (born 1969) is a Pueblo artist, known for his pottery and fashion design from Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. Ortiz makes a variety of pottery, including traditional Cochiti figurative pottery, experimental figurative pottery, traditional ...

. Holt and Reano's work was featured in the 25th

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Craft Show in 2007.

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in 20107 ran a photo of their "Pueblo Fire Warrior" figurine. "He's a superhero we came up with," they said. Holt and Reano's works are in various permanent museum collections, including the

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, the

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, and others. Their piece, ''Untitled pot'', was acquired by the

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as part of the

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's 50th Anniversary Campaign.

Lisa Holt

Lisa Holt is from

Cochiti Pueblo Cochiti (; Eastern Keresan: Kotyit ʰocʰi̥tʰ– "Forgotten", Navajo: ''Tǫ́ʼgaaʼ'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. A historic pueblo of the Cochiti people, it is part of the Albuquerque Met ...

and is the granddaughter of potter Seferina Ortiz (1931–2007), who was her mentor. She also learned from her mother, Juanita Inez Ortiz, and her uncle,

. She is of the Herrera family, of Pueblo potters in New Mexico, whose work is often found in

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and in art museums.

Harlan Reano

Harlan Reano is half

Kewa Pueblo Kewa Pueblo ( Eastern Keres , Keres: ''Díiwʾi'', Navajo: ''Tó Hájiiloh'') is a federally-recognized tribe of Native American Pueblo people in northern New Mexico, in Sandoval County southwest of Santa Fe. The pueblo is recorded as the Santo ...

(formerly known as Santo Domingo Pueblo) on his mother’s side. He also has learned potting from his mother-in-law, Juanita Inez Ortiz.

Awards

*2012 – Best of Classification in Pottery at

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*2011 –

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Indian Fair & Market, four awards: Best of Classification in Pottery, first place in traditional pottery, two judge's awards.Juried Competition 20111
at Heard Museum *2010 – Heard Museum Indian Fair & Market, Best of Classification in Pottery

References

External links

Holt-Reano website
''Pasatiempo'', Aug 18, 2017
Photos of several Holt-Reano pieces
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holt, Lisa Pueblo artists Living people Native American potters Artists from New Mexico Women potters American ceramists American women ceramists Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Native Americans 21st-century Native American women People from Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico