Montileaux, Donald F. 1948-

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Montileaux, Donald F. 1948-

Personal

Born January 3, 1948, in Pine Ridge, SD; married Paulette Hudson, 1974; children: three children. Ethnicity: "Oglala Lakota." Education: Attended Institute of American Indian Art, 1966-69, and Black Hills State College, 1969-70.

Addresses

Office—1317 West Boulevard Rapid City, SD 57701. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Fine-art painter, illustrator, and consultant on Lakota culture. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Cultural Enrichment Program, arts and crafts teacher, 1973-74; Sioux

Indian Museum, museum aide, 1974-75; United Sioux Tribes, Rapid City, SD, Manpower representative, 1976-77; Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD, director of operations, 1977-94, assistant facility manager, 1994-98; full-time artist beginning 1999. Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, Cortez, CO, scholar, 2002, 2004; artist-in-residence at Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, SD, 2004, 2006-07. Member of board, South Dakota Arts Council, 2004—, and Crazy Horse Memorial, 2004—. Exhibitions: Work exhibited in galleries in New Mexico, Minnesota, Arizona, Colorado, and South Dakota, including Cultural Heritage Center, Pierre. Art included in numerous private and public collections, including Institute of American Indian Art, Santa Fe, NM; Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley, MA; National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC; Heritage Center, Pine Ridge, SD; Sioux Indian Museum, Rapid City, SD; Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, SD; St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, SD; Augustana College Center for Western Studies, Sioux Falls, SD; Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City; Oscar Howe Art Center, Mitchell, SD; and Cultural Heritage Center, Pierre.

Awards, Honors

Black Hills Art Show award, 1988; Red Cloud Art Show (Pine Ridge, SD), Most Innovative Artist award, 1989, 2nd Place Award, 1994, 1st Place Award (oils, acrylics), 2000, Neiderman Award 1stt and 3rd Place awards, 2004; Rushmore Honors Award, 1995; Eiteljorg Museum (Indianapolis, IN), 1st Place Award in Indian Market, 2004; Santa Fe Indian Market, 1st Place and Best of Division awards, 2005, 2nd Place award, 2007; Artist of the Plains Art Show, Center for Western Studies, Best of Show and People's Choice awards, 2007; Spur Award, Western Writers of America, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, and Aesop Award, American Folklore Society Children's Folklore section, all 2007, all for Tatanka and the Lakota People.