Director
Christopher J. Lewis lives in the village of Zuni Pueblo, located in Southwestern New Mexico. He is a member of the Badger Clan and a child of the Corn Clan. He is a fiber artist, basket and textile scholar.
Over the last 12 years, Christopher has worked to revive basketry in Zuni, as well as worked with other Pueblos to revive their textile arts. Christopher also works on the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project as a Native Scholar. He has studied Ancient Perishables such as baskets, textiles, wood, and feather work from the Greater Southwest Housed in Major Museums. He now works to revive some of the prehistoric basket technology that he is studying.