Yatika Starr Fields

Yatika Starr Fields is a multi-disciplinary artist with an emphasis in painting, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A member of the Osage, Cherokee, and Muscogee Nations, Fields grounds his work in Indigenous identity while pushing the boundaries of contemporary Native art.

His dynamic, color-saturated compositions often blend figurative elements with cultural and historical motifs, inviting viewers to explore layered narratives and find personal connections.
Through this interplay, Fields creates a space for dialogue, one that bridges individual experience with shared memory and collective history.

Fields practice has taken him around the world, collaborating with institutions and museums to
expand perspectives on Indigenous art in contemporary contexts. After graduating from high school in Stillwater, Oklahoma, he attended the Art Institute of Boston and spent a decade living and working in New York City

From 2017 to 2023, Fields was a Tulsa Artist Fellow, a residency that allowed him to deepen his studio practice and explore new materials and methodologies. His work responds to the political and cultural terrains of today, while remaining rooted in the vitality, beauty, and resilience of Indigenous worldviews.

With a distinctive visual language that honors movement, complexity, and cultural continuity, Fields challenges assumptions about Native art and amplifies the narratives of contemporary Indigenous life through a vibrant and evolving lens.