JD Challenger

JD Challenger is considered America’s leading painter of Native Americans. He was born in Oklahoma with a creative fire that began to smolder at a young age. JD Challenger learned color, shading, light and shadow from closely observing nature and drawing what he saw. Always fascinated by the culture and customs of the Native Americans in the area where he lived, the young JD Challenger absorbed their stories and traditions and soon considered them among his closest friends.

JD Challenger paints the story of a people rich in heritage and traditions; stories sometimes poignant, often angry… but always powerful and demanding to be told. Each portrait speaks its own truth. JD Challenger is the vessel that paints that truth.