Lucy Leupp McKelvey

Artist Profile

Lucy Leupp McKelvey is a self-taught artist learning from traditional Navajo pottery techniques and from Tewa potters. With her goal in mind; bringing Navajo Pottery to a fine art, she has been learning and refining her skill for over 40 years. Her pottery style is unmistakable with its contrasting cream and reddish brown  background. Her designs are usually based on traditional Navajo ceremonial designs and images often taken from the oral histories of the Holy people and the Dine’.