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contact name: Limón
phone: 651-426-8784
email: doug@limonfineart.com

location address:
3731 Little Linden Curve
White Bear Lake MN 55110

open to public: no

mailing address:
3731 Little Linden Curve
White Bear Lake MN 55110

Pseudonym: Limón

Similar Artists:
Maude Kegg
Kurtis Buffalo

Related Organizations:
Northside Arts Collective (NAC) - Board Member
2027 West Broadway
Minneapolis MN 55411
Connie Beckers, Executive Director
612-643-2050; info@nacarts.org
www.nacarts.org
Ancient Traders Gallery (ATG) - Board Member
1113 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis MN 55404
Heid E. Erdrich, Curator
www.ancienttradersgallery.tel
Indian Arts and Crafts Association - Member
4010 Carlisle NE - Suite C Albuquerque, NM 87107
Phone: 505.265.9149 - Fax: 505.265.8251
Email: info@iaca.com
http://www.iaca.com/
Indian Arts and Crafts Board (Source Directory) - Listed
U. S. Department of the Interior
1849 C Street, NW, MS 2058-MIB
Washington, DC 20240
1-888-278-3253
http://www.doi.gov/iacb/order/listings/minn.html
Turtle Foundation USA - Member
2615 Jefferson St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-220-3592
Fax: 360-544-1037
Contact: Reisa Lattora, President
Info@turtle-foundation.org
www.turtle-foundation.org
Southwestern Association for Indian Arts - Member
P.O. Box 969
Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-983-5220
www.swaia.org
Intertribal Agriculture Council - Member
100 North 27th Street, Suite 500;
Billings, MT 59101-2054; 406-259-3525
Contact: Tina Voigt, Assistant Program Manager
North East Minneapolis Art Association (NEMAA) - Member
2205 California St. NE #118
Minneapolis MN 55418
office@NEMAA.org
612.788.1679
American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico - Member
2401 12th Street NW, Suite 5-South
Albuauerque, New Mexico 87102
www.aiccnm.com

Douglas K. Lemon (Limón) is a descendant of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin. His mother taught him how to bead on a loom at the age of five. He eventually taught himself the appliqué style of beading. He has experimented on and off with his beadwork over the last 30 years.

After his older brother John J. Lemon, Jr. passed on, he received a catalog in the mail addressed to his brother John. This was in 2006. The catalog included the Indian Head/Buffalo nickel and inspired the artist to bead Turtles using the coins on the back of the designs. He began to bead consistently on a special material incorporating the Indian Head/Buffalo nickel. Each Turtle with the Indian Head/Buffalo nickel created is dedicated to his brother John.

His daughter Jaime encouraged him to enter his first art show in 2007 and won the Honorable Mention Award. He has since incorporated other materials in his Turtle medallions such as ivory, stone, porcupine quills and has won several awards around the U.S. His work is collected as often by lovers of contemporary art as by those specializing in Authentic Native American Art.

His work is an expression of the spirituality of ancient traditions and a culture that has survived more than a thousand years. His Turtle images combine beadwork with a variety of objects. He beads on a variety of papers using a one-needle technique. His artwork is an expression based on the rich Native American culture, especially of the Ojibwe and the Oneida nations, combined with the influence of contemporary materials and ideals of the modern world. He began to sign his artwork Limón in honor of his grandfather Gavino Limón in the 90’s. He and his wife Rachel officially changed their name to Limón in November of 2008 before the birth of their fourth child Gavino Joseph Limón.

Doug is a board member of the Northside Arts Collective (NAC) in Minneapolis, MN; a board member of the Advisory Board of Ancient Traders Gallery, a member of the Indian Arts and Crafts Association (IACA), Albuquerque, NM; listed in the Source Directory of Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Washington, DC; a member of the Turtle Foundation USA, Bellingham, WA; a member of the Southwest Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), Santa Fe, NM; a member of the Ziibiwing Center, Mt. Pleasant, MI; a member of the Intertribal Agriculture Council, Billings, MT; a member of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico; and a member of North East Minneapolis Art Association (NEMAA), Minneapolis, MN.

Special orders and commissions accepted.





 

2009 First Place - for the Cradleboard, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
2009 Group Exhibitor Invitational Award -Waasa Inaabidaa, Powderhorn Art Fair, Minneapolis
2009 Featured Artist 2009 13th Osseo Area Schools Indian Education Day & Wacipi, Osseo, MN
2009 Honorable Mention, Spirtual Art Show, Minneapolis, MN
2009 3rd Place, Raveling Mercies: Advent in Fiber & Fabric, Mpls, MN
2008 2nd Place, Diversified Art Forms, 7th Indigenous Peoples Art Market, Mt. Pleasant, MI
2008 Best New Artist, Indian Summer Festival, Milwaukee, WI
2008 Best in Show - Spring Art Party!, Minneapolis, MN
2008 American Indian Family Empowerment Program Awards Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation Grant
2007 1st Place-Mixed Media, Spring Expo, Leech Lake Tribal College/Bemidji State University,Leech Lake
2007 Honorable Mention, Spiritual Art Festival, Minneapolis, MN

2009 Papa's Deli Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
09-10 The Phipps Center for the Arts & Hudson Hospital Arts Program, Hudson, WI
2009 Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
2009 Powderhorn Art Fair, Minneapolis
2009 Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
2009 Woodland Indian Art Show & Market, Oneida Nation
2009 TC Pride Festival, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Coloplast Grand Opening, World Headquarters, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Art A Whirl, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Earth Day @ AVEDA, World Headquarters, Blaine, MN
2009 St. Paul Art Crawl
2009 13th Osseo Area Schools Indian Education Day & Wacipi, Osseo, MN
2009 Spiritual Art Show, Minneapolis, MN
2009 Blue a Studiopolis Group Show, Mpls., MN
2009 Honor the Earth Art Gallery, Healthy Living Expo, Mpls., MN
2008 Twice the Gift Show, Gaviidae Common II, Mpls., MN
2008 Raveling Mercies: Advent in Fiber & Fabric, Mpls., MN
2008 Holiday Magic: The Goddess of Glass & Friends Unique Gift Boutique, Mpls., MN
2008 Claybuddies Annual Holiday Sale, Mpls., MN
2008 NEMAA 9th Annual Fall Fine Arts Show, Mpls., MN
2008 Medtronic Native American Month Exhibit, World Headquarters, Mpls., MN
2008 AVEDA Breast Cancer Fundraiser at AVEDA World Headquarters, Blaine, MN
2008 MN Indian Business Conference, Prairie Island Indian Community, MN
2008 Healthy Living Expo, Hopkins, MN
2008 PEACE Ball, Minneapolis, MN
2008 7th Indigenous Peoples Art Market, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, Mt. Pleasant, MI
2008 Minneapolis Foundation
2008 American Indians 101 - American Indian Center, St. Cloud State University, MN
2008 Indian Summer Festival, Milwaukee, WI
2008 SALON 300: Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN
2008 3rd Annual FLOW: Northside Arts Crawl, Mpls., MN
2008 Leech Lake 4th of July Powwow, Leech Lake Reservation
2008 Leech Lake Tribal College Native American Art Fair, Leech Lake Reservation
2008 Art in the Garden, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Spring Art Party!, Minneapols, MN
2008 Art-A-Whirl, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Pratt School Indian Education Day, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center, Minneapolis, MN
2008 13th Osseo Area Schools Indian Education Day & Wacipi, Osseo, MN
2008 Earth Day at AVEDA World Headquarters, Blaine, MN
2008 National Indian Gaming Association Trade Show, San Diego, CA
2008 Raptor Center Open House, University of Minnesota
2008 Pierre Bottineau Library, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Spiritual Art Show, Minneapolis, MN
2008 Healthy Living Expo, Minneapolis Convention Center, MN
2008 AZ Gallery, St. Paul, MN
2008 The Ancient Traders Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2007 Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, MN
2007 Lutheran Church of the Reformation, St Louis Park, MN
2007 Bishop's Hall Gallery St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis, MN
2007 Spring Expo, Leech Lake Tribal College and Bemidji State University, Cass Lake, MN
2007 Mille Lacs Museum and Trading Post, Mille Lacs, MN
2007 Spiritual Art Show, Minneapolis, MN

2009 Coloplast World Headquarters, Minneapolis, MN Permanent Collection
2008 Medtronic World Headquarters, Fridley, MN Permanent Collection
2008 Leech Lake Tribal College, Leech Lake Reservation
Various private collections in Minneapolis/St. Paul metro, the United States, and Indian Country
Commissioned by the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) to design their 2007 Christmas card

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Cass County Historical Society
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Che We Gift Shop
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2009 Lenten Devotional Booklet for Lutheran Association for Missionaries and Pilots - U.S
St. Cloud Times:
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200809280030/NEWS01/109270058
Thank you Doug for you quick reply. I am sure all the details are being taken care of with St.Cloud State University (SCSU). It is always a pleasure to refer you because of your quick response and attention to detail. Have a good day and I send prayers that your artwork touches the ones who are lucky enough that get to experience it!
Ramona Kitto Stately
Secondary Indian Education
Program Coordinator
Star Tribune
City Pages
The Rake Magazine
Doug,
Thank you so much for all your efforts. Your work is beautiful.
Sincerely,
Mellisa F.
AVEDA - 2008
Doug,
Your work is unique and top quality. Hope you are doing well.
Miigwech (Thanks),
Jodell Meyer
Program Supervisor
Minnesota Historical Society
Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post - 2007

Country of Citizenship:
United States

Birth Place:
Milwaukee

Gender:
Male

Active Place:
Minnesota

Minnesota County:
Ramsey

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