Johnnie Diacon Art
@johnniediaconart.bsky.social
Artist, dog-lover, and Deadhead. Graduate of Bacone College and the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA). Mvskoke (Muscogee), Raprakko Etvlwa (Thlopthlocco Tribal Town), and Ecovlke (Deer Clan).
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Technology, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
40" x 30"
Museum of Alabama collection.
Technology, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
40" x 30"
Museum of Alabama collection.
December 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Technology, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
40" x 30"
Museum of Alabama collection.
Technology, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
40" x 30"
Museum of Alabama collection.
The progress as of this morning on this 40" x 30" acrylic painting on stretched Belgian linen. It is for the Alabama Department of Archives and History's Museum of Alabama in Montgomery. I'll finish the middle ground's details, and then this afternoon, I'll start work on the foreground.
December 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The progress as of this morning on this 40" x 30" acrylic painting on stretched Belgian linen. It is for the Alabama Department of Archives and History's Museum of Alabama in Montgomery. I'll finish the middle ground's details, and then this afternoon, I'll start work on the foreground.
It is an honor to be part of the new Mvskoke Waters Gallery, the first and only tribally owned and operated gallery in the greater Tulsa area.
Mvto!
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Mekkvlke Entopv (Chief's Arbor), 2023
Acrylic on stretched canvas
16" x 20"
Mvto!
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Mekkvlke Entopv (Chief's Arbor), 2023
Acrylic on stretched canvas
16" x 20"
December 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It is an honor to be part of the new Mvskoke Waters Gallery, the first and only tribally owned and operated gallery in the greater Tulsa area.
Mvto!
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Mekkvlke Entopv (Chief's Arbor), 2023
Acrylic on stretched canvas
16" x 20"
Mvto!
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Mekkvlke Entopv (Chief's Arbor), 2023
Acrylic on stretched canvas
16" x 20"
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Tvlvpos-Hvcce (Grandmother Town River), 2025
Acrylic on stretched Dixie cotton
36" x 36"
Tvlvpos-Hvcce (Grandmother Town River), 2025
Acrylic on stretched Dixie cotton
36" x 36"
October 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Tvlvpos-Hvcce (Grandmother Town River), 2025
Acrylic on stretched Dixie cotton
36" x 36"
Tvlvpos-Hvcce (Grandmother Town River), 2025
Acrylic on stretched Dixie cotton
36" x 36"
My 31" x 36" painting, The Sacred on the Trail of Tears, in place at its new permanent home as part of the Museum of Alabama's renovation of their main gallery, The Voices of Alabama.
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
The Sacred on the Trail of Tears, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
31" x 36"
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
The Sacred on the Trail of Tears, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
31" x 36"
October 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My 31" x 36" painting, The Sacred on the Trail of Tears, in place at its new permanent home as part of the Museum of Alabama's renovation of their main gallery, The Voices of Alabama.
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
The Sacred on the Trail of Tears, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
31" x 36"
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
The Sacred on the Trail of Tears, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
31" x 36"
I am honored to announce that I have been selected to participate in the prestigious Jacobson House Native Art Center's Art Biennal 2025 in Norman, Oklahoma.
September 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I am honored to announce that I have been selected to participate in the prestigious Jacobson House Native Art Center's Art Biennal 2025 in Norman, Oklahoma.
The Diabetes Awareness Summit was today at the Muscogee Nation's River Spirit Casino Resort.
I did a live paint demo, and the finished piece was presented to a guest.
It's an honor to represent our Mvskoke people with my art at an event that benefits the health and well-being of our people.
I did a live paint demo, and the finished piece was presented to a guest.
It's an honor to represent our Mvskoke people with my art at an event that benefits the health and well-being of our people.
August 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The Diabetes Awareness Summit was today at the Muscogee Nation's River Spirit Casino Resort.
I did a live paint demo, and the finished piece was presented to a guest.
It's an honor to represent our Mvskoke people with my art at an event that benefits the health and well-being of our people.
I did a live paint demo, and the finished piece was presented to a guest.
It's an honor to represent our Mvskoke people with my art at an event that benefits the health and well-being of our people.
Even though I won't be in Santa Fe this weekend for the 103rd Annual Indian Market, two pieces of my artwork will be as part of the group exhibit Keepers of the Land at Sovereign Santa Fe at the LaFonda on the Plaza.
My works in this exhibit are Opvnkv-eshomahtv (Dance Leader) and Ahocetv (To Farm).
My works in this exhibit are Opvnkv-eshomahtv (Dance Leader) and Ahocetv (To Farm).
August 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Even though I won't be in Santa Fe this weekend for the 103rd Annual Indian Market, two pieces of my artwork will be as part of the group exhibit Keepers of the Land at Sovereign Santa Fe at the LaFonda on the Plaza.
My works in this exhibit are Opvnkv-eshomahtv (Dance Leader) and Ahocetv (To Farm).
My works in this exhibit are Opvnkv-eshomahtv (Dance Leader) and Ahocetv (To Farm).
Features work from Mvskoke artists Johnnie Diacon and Hotvlkuce Harjo. The exhibition explores the concept of Indigenous futurisms through the lens of traditional lifeways as a continuous practice that informs contemporary Indigenous realities.
8/21/25 - 12/7/25
Michael C. Carlos Museum Atlanta, GA
8/21/25 - 12/7/25
Michael C. Carlos Museum Atlanta, GA
August 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Features work from Mvskoke artists Johnnie Diacon and Hotvlkuce Harjo. The exhibition explores the concept of Indigenous futurisms through the lens of traditional lifeways as a continuous practice that informs contemporary Indigenous realities.
8/21/25 - 12/7/25
Michael C. Carlos Museum Atlanta, GA
8/21/25 - 12/7/25
Michael C. Carlos Museum Atlanta, GA
I'm looking forward to doing a live paint event at the upcoming 19th Annual Diabetes Awareness Summit on August 28th at the Muscogee Nation's River Spirit Casino Resort here in Tulsa.
August 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I'm looking forward to doing a live paint event at the upcoming 19th Annual Diabetes Awareness Summit on August 28th at the Muscogee Nation's River Spirit Casino Resort here in Tulsa.
The Muscogee Nation Native Youth Community Project's (NYCP) next Cultural Lunch & Learn series will take place Friday, Aug. 29, and will center around Mvskoke Mounds, Grounds and Tribal Towns with featured guest, Johnnie Diacon and speaker, RaeLynn Butler, Secretary of MCN Culture & Humanities.
July 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The Muscogee Nation Native Youth Community Project's (NYCP) next Cultural Lunch & Learn series will take place Friday, Aug. 29, and will center around Mvskoke Mounds, Grounds and Tribal Towns with featured guest, Johnnie Diacon and speaker, RaeLynn Butler, Secretary of MCN Culture & Humanities.
Coming up August 21st at Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta. Continuum is a two-person exhibition that I will be a part of along with fellow Mvskoke artist Hotvlkuce Harjo. It is curated by the Carlos Museum's Miranda Kyle, the curator of Indigenous Arts of the Americas.
July 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Coming up August 21st at Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta. Continuum is a two-person exhibition that I will be a part of along with fellow Mvskoke artist Hotvlkuce Harjo. It is curated by the Carlos Museum's Miranda Kyle, the curator of Indigenous Arts of the Americas.
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
The Sacred on the Trail of Tears, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
31" x 36"
The Sacred on the Trail of Tears, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
31" x 36"
July 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
The Sacred on the Trail of Tears, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
31" x 36"
The Sacred on the Trail of Tears, 2025
Acrylic on stretched Belgian linen
31" x 36"
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Etske (Mother), 1999
Oil, paper, & acetate transfer on stretched canvas
39 3/4" x 40"
Etske (Mother), 1999
Oil, paper, & acetate transfer on stretched canvas
39 3/4" x 40"
June 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Etske (Mother), 1999
Oil, paper, & acetate transfer on stretched canvas
39 3/4" x 40"
Etske (Mother), 1999
Oil, paper, & acetate transfer on stretched canvas
39 3/4" x 40"
I am honored for the invitation and looking forward to the special reception at NYU Tulsa tonight honoring Native artists and celebrating a creative exchange across communities.
June 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I am honored for the invitation and looking forward to the special reception at NYU Tulsa tonight honoring Native artists and celebrating a creative exchange across communities.
Covid-19 in Indian Country: Native American Memories and Experiences of the Pandemic.
My painting was used on the cover and again, along with two other of my paintings in the section about the Muscogee Nation's experiences during the pandemic.
My painting was used on the cover and again, along with two other of my paintings in the section about the Muscogee Nation's experiences during the pandemic.
June 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Covid-19 in Indian Country: Native American Memories and Experiences of the Pandemic.
My painting was used on the cover and again, along with two other of my paintings in the section about the Muscogee Nation's experiences during the pandemic.
My painting was used on the cover and again, along with two other of my paintings in the section about the Muscogee Nation's experiences during the pandemic.
Mvto to CBC Indigenous reporter, Candace Maracle, for reaching out to me to include my work in her digital report for CBC Indigenous on lullabies which aired in Canada during their National Indigenous Peoples Day and National Indigenous History Month.
Indigenous lullabies pass on strength and tradition to the next generation
YouTube video by CBC Indigenous
youtu.be
June 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Mvto to CBC Indigenous reporter, Candace Maracle, for reaching out to me to include my work in her digital report for CBC Indigenous on lullabies which aired in Canada during their National Indigenous Peoples Day and National Indigenous History Month.
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We delivered 1500 copies of Chilocco Indian School by Julie Pearson-Little Thunder, @johnniediaconart.bsky.social, and @thejerrybennett.com to the Oklahoma History Center Museum! The comic was originally organized by Sarah Milligan of the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at the OSU Library.
June 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We delivered 1500 copies of Chilocco Indian School by Julie Pearson-Little Thunder, @johnniediaconart.bsky.social, and @thejerrybennett.com to the Oklahoma History Center Museum! The comic was originally organized by Sarah Milligan of the Oklahoma Oral History Research Program at the OSU Library.
The video piece by the University of North Texas Mayborn School of Journalism major, Elena Andra Stoica. I had the honor to be chosen by her for an interview as part of her project. Elena, Emma Walls, and several other journalism students traveled to the Muscogee Nation Reservation in March.
Repainting Native Reality
YouTube video by Elena Andra Stoica
youtube.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The video piece by the University of North Texas Mayborn School of Journalism major, Elena Andra Stoica. I had the honor to be chosen by her for an interview as part of her project. Elena, Emma Walls, and several other journalism students traveled to the Muscogee Nation Reservation in March.
The finished piece by the University of North Texas Mayborn School of Journalism major, Elena Andra Stoica. I had the honor to be chosen by her for an interview as part of her project. Elena, Emma Walls, and several other journalism students traveled to the Muscogee Nation Reservation in March.
Muscogee Voices - Painting Native Reality
muscogeevoices.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The finished piece by the University of North Texas Mayborn School of Journalism major, Elena Andra Stoica. I had the honor to be chosen by her for an interview as part of her project. Elena, Emma Walls, and several other journalism students traveled to the Muscogee Nation Reservation in March.
Mural work for a set of a new FX series that is currently being shot in Tulsa.
April 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Mural work for a set of a new FX series that is currently being shot in Tulsa.
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Untitled, 2025
Alcohol ink on paper
11" x 14"
Untitled, 2025
Alcohol ink on paper
11" x 14"
April 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Johnnie Diacon (Mvskoke)
Untitled, 2025
Alcohol ink on paper
11" x 14"
Untitled, 2025
Alcohol ink on paper
11" x 14"
We had a great time in Knoxville during our 4 day visit as guests of the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture from May 31st to April 3rd.
April 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We had a great time in Knoxville during our 4 day visit as guests of the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture from May 31st to April 3rd.
The exhibition This Land Calls Us Home: Indigenous Relationships with Southeastern Homelands, now at the Schatten Gallery Level 3 of Emory University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library. I have four pieces of work in this group exhibit.
April 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The exhibition This Land Calls Us Home: Indigenous Relationships with Southeastern Homelands, now at the Schatten Gallery Level 3 of Emory University’s Robert W. Woodruff Library. I have four pieces of work in this group exhibit.