G. Peter Jemison

(American | Seneca Nation, born 1945)

Artist Peter Jemison (Seneca, Heron Clan) is known for his naturalistic paintings, artworks done on brown paper bags, and artworks with political and social commentary. His art embodies "orenda", the traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) belief that every living thing and every part of creation contains a spiritual force.

Jemison is based in Upstate New York. He is an active member of the Heron Clan of the Seneca Nation of Indians. Jemison studied art at the University of Siena in Italy, before earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Arts Education from Buffalo State College, as well as an Honorary Doctorate. He is an authority on Haudenosaunee history and repatriation.