Artist Awards

 

Daniel Ramirez is recognized by the Michigan Bureau of Indian Affairs as one quarter Saginaw Chippewa, and at this time is a certified descendant of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan. Below is a list of the awards and other distinctions earned by Mr. Ramirez in many prestigious competitions across Indian Country.

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Year                    Awards                                              Competition Location

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2019          Best of Painting                          Bernalillo Indian Market Bernalillo, New Mexico

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2018           Best of Show                             Parker Fine Arts and Music Festival Parker, Colorado

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2017            Second Place                            Phoenix Art Center Festival - Painting Phoenix AZ

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2012             Second Place                           Heard Museum Indian market - Drawing Heard Museum - Phoenix AZ

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2010             Second Place                           Heard Museum Indian market - Drawing Heard Museum - Phoenix AZ

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2008             Best of Show                           Native Artist of the Year - Circle of Arts Milwaukee, Wisconsin

                     Best of Painting Autry             National Center of the American West Los Angeles, California

                     First Place                                Ziibiwing Indigenous Art Market - Painting Mount Pleasant, Michigan

                     First Place                                Ridgefield Native American Market Ridgefield, Connecticut

                     First Place                                Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

                     Second Place                           Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

                     Second Place                           Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

                     Honorable Mention                 Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

                     Honorable Mention                 Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

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2007             First Place                                Ridgefield Native American Market Ridgefield, Connecticut

                     Honorable mention                  Fort McDowell Indian Market Fort McDowell, AZ

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2006             First Place                                 Ridgefield Native American Market Ridgefield, Connecticut

                     Second Place                            Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

                     Honorable Mention                  Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

                     First Place                                 Ziibiwing Indigenous Art Market- Painting Mount Pleasant, MI

                     Honorable Mention                  Heard Museum Indian Market Art Competiti0n Phoenix, Arizona

                     Third Place                               Albuquerque Indian Market Albuquerque, NM

 

2005             Artist of the Year                      Native Artist of the Year - Circle of Arts Milwaukee, Wisconsin

                     Best of Show                            Ridgefield Native American Market Ridgefield, Connecticut

                     First Place                                 Ziibiwing Indigenous Art Market - Painting Mount Pleasant, Michigan

                     First Place                                 Ziibiwing Indigenous Art Market -Drawing Mount Pleasant, Michigan

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2004              Best of Division                       Southwest Museum Indian Market (Painting) Los Angeles, California

                      First Place                               SWAIA Artist Competition - Painting (acrylic) Santa Fe Indian Market, NM

                      Second Place                           Ziibiwing Indigenous Art Market Mount Pleasant, Michigan

                      Third Place                               Ridgefield Native American Market Ridgefield, Connecticut

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2003              Best of Show Winner                Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

                      First Place                                 Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

                      Second Place                            Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

                      Third Place                                Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market Indianapolis, Indiana

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2002              First Place                                 Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood Resort, CT

                      First Place                                 Ziibiwing Indiginous Market Soaring Eagle Resort, MI

                      Second Place                            Mohegan Indian Arts Competition Mohegan Sun, CT

                      Third Place                                Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood, Connecticut

                      Third Place                                Ridgefield Native American Market Ridgefield, Connecticut

                      Second Place                             Texas Indian Market Dallas, Texas

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2001              First Place                                 Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood, Connecticut

                      Second Place                            Schemitzun Powwow and Artist Competition Foxwood, Connecticut

                      Second Place                            Mohegan Indian Arts Contest Mohegan Sun, Connecticut

                      Excellence Award                     Anishinabe Art Show/Central Michigan Univ. Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

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2000              Best of Show                             Rez Art 2000 Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, Arizona

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1999              Best of Show                              Indian Summer Fine Art Competition Bartlesville, Oklahoma

                      First Place                                  Texas Indian Market Dallas, Texas

                      Second Place                              Texas Indian Market Dallas , Texas

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Participant at Gala Celebration Honoring American Indian Artists/ Red Earth, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

**Daniel was chosen as judge for Red Earth’s “Indian Children’s Art Competition”

Outstanding Awards

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In 1999, Mr. Ramirez received the prestigious “Dupont Antron Award” (Beverly Hills, CA) for his Native American Carpet Designs used in the award winning resort, The Soaring Eagle Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Prior to these awards, Mr. Ramirez had won several student competitions for his paintings at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor where he earned both his Bachelors and Masters in Fine Arts.