Jacob T. Frye

Born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Jacob Thomas Frye is a fourth-generation potter and painter from Tesuque Pueblo. Frye’s passion for art and learning beginning at five years old when he worked alongside his parents, both of whom are artists. He learned traditional Tesque ceramics from his mother and other media from his father, an artist from Ft. Collins, Colorado. Frye’s work reflects his inspirations, including Sikyatki-style by the Hopi potter Nampeyo, Matte black-on-polished black by Maria Martinez from San Ildefonso Pueblo, and painting by his great-grandfather Thomas Vigil “Pan Yo Pin,” who used watercolor.