Josephine Myers-Wapp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Josephine Myers-Wapp

Comanche educator and artist, weaver

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1912

Place of Birth: Apache, Oklahoma, United States

Date of Death: 26-Oct-2014

Profession: teacher, artist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Josephine Myers-Wapp (February 10, 1912 – October 26, 2014) was a Comanche weaver and educator.
After completing her education at the Haskell Institute, she attended Santa Fe Indian School, studying weaving, dancing, and cultural arts.
After her training, she taught arts and crafts at Chilocco Indian School before joining the faculty of the newly opened Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.
She taught weaving, design, and dance at the Institute, and in 1968 was one of the coordinators for a dance exhibit at the Mexican Summer Olympic Games.
In 1973, she retired from teaching to focus on her own work, exhibiting throughout the Americas and in Europe and the Middle East.
She has work in the permanent collection of the IAIA and has been featured at the Smithsonian Institution.
Between 2014 and 2016, she was featured in an exhibition of Native American women artists at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe.