The Friends of Indian Art Present: A Visit with the Begay Family

Darryl and Rebecca Begay are award-winning Navajo jewelers who have been creating their work for over 22 years. In 2009, they won Best of Show at the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts’ Santa Fe Indian Market.

Their seventeen-year-old son, Robert Whitehair Begay, is a gifted young artist and the recipient of MIAC’s 2021 Goodman Aspiring Artist Fellowship.

Meet this talented family in their Gallup, New Mexico studio for a sneak preview of some works in progress. They talk about the techniques used to create their distinctive jewelry and the meanings behind their designs. They also share how they inspire one another and how the pandemic environment is influencing their work and impacting their artistic practice.