Grazina Wade - photography
Sumati Colpitts - ceramics
"We are excited to once again highlight five of our magnificent Sedona women artists. Sedona is graced with a vast array of women with extraordinary creative vision. It is a pleasure to honor each one and their work," said city of Sedona Arts and Culture Coordinator Nancy Lattanzi.
In 1993, Kliewer won a competition to create a monument of Sedona Schnebly for the city of Sedona. The ten-foot high sculpture of the city's namesake was installed in front of the Sedona Library in 1994. Since then, many more of her monuments have been commissioned and installed in the U.S. and Europe. She has been a recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the Governor's Arts Award at the Cowgirl Up! Show in 2007 and 2012 and the People's Choice Award at Cowgirl Up! at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona. She also received first place for her sculpture work in 2008. She is represented by Mountain Trails Gallery in Tlaquepaque.