STATEMENT OF CREATION

Savannah Morales is a 23-year-old Tachi Yokuts (mud duck) woman, who was raised on the Santa Rosa Rancheria. Savannah is a mixed-race multi-medium artist, whose art can be seen through California's San Joaquin Valley and Santa Fe, New Mexico. She served her tribe, in Helping Our Own People Succeed (H.O.O.P.S.), as the Tachi Yokut Youth Council President, 2019- 2020. Currently, is acting as a Lead Artist on a local community mural, Water is Life, 2025. Morales also has her Polaroid photographs shown at the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA). Acquiring her diploma at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA); in Santa Fe, New Mexico; and receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Within the Studio Arts department, with an emphasis on Photography.