About Matagi

My name is Matagi Sorensen. I am from Verde Valley and am a member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation. I completed a Bachelor's of Fine Art with a Major in Metal-smithing through Northern Arizona University in 2011.

All of my work is handmade; many pieces are one-of-a-kind. I especially enjoy working with unusual stones, a majority of them from the southwest.

If you see a piece that you like and it is SOLD, please contact me at matagisorensen@gmail.com.

Media
South Scottsdale Magazine, May 2012
The Arizona Daily Sun, January 29, 2012
School Arts Magazine, October, 2011
Mountain Living Magazine, June 2011
The Arizona Daily Sun, April 24th, 2011
Northern Arizona News Today: The LumberJack, April 19th, 2011
Arizona Daily Sun, January 31, 2011 - Viola Award Nominees

Shows
UPCOMING ~ March 2 & 3, 2013: 55th Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market, The Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ
JURIED SHOW
UPCOMING ~ December 8 & 9, 2012: Pueblo Grande Museum 36th Annual Indian Market, Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 East Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ
JURIED SHOW
July 14th and 15th, 2012: 15th Annual Prescott Indian Art Market, Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, AZ
JURIED SHOW
February 18th & 19th, 2012: Southwest Indian Arts Fair, Arizona State Museum (front lawn): University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
INVITED ARTIST - JURIED SHOW
April 29, 2011: Hollow Body of Work BFA Exhibition at the Beasley Gallery: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
June/July 2010: Native American Art Exhibition – Flagstaff Cultural Partners: Coconino Center for the Arts
JURIED SHOW
Spring 2010: Northern Arizona University Sendai (NAU in Japan) Show
JURIED SHOW

November/December 2009: “It’s Elemental” 9th Annual Fine Crafts Exhibition – Flagstaff Cultural Partners: Coconino Center for the Arts
JURIED SHOW
November/December 2008: “It’s Elemental” 8th Annual Fine Crafts Exhibition – Flagstaff Cultural Partners: Coconino Center for the Arts
Student Portion
JURIED SHOW

Awards
August 2012, Top 5 Finalist, Halstead Grant Competition
March 3rd, 2012  2012 Viola Award Nominee in Emerging Artist category, presented by Flagstaff Cultural Partners
2011  2011 Viola Award Nominee in Emerging Artist category, presented by Flagstaff Cultural Partners
2010 Whiteman Scholarship for Fine Art
2006 - 2007 Commitment to excellence—original and creative thought in Jewelry I, Yavapai College
2004 Commitment to excellence—quantum leap in skills in Ceramics, Yavapai College