Joe Cajero Jr

Jemez Pueblo

Joe Cajero Jr. was born to Esther and Joe Cajero Sr. of Jemez Pueblo in 1971. His grandparents were John and Loretta Cajero, his great-grandmother Petra C. Romero. He learned to make pottery from his mother and from Felix Vigil. Joe also earned an AFA degree from the Institute for American Indian Arts in Santa Fe.

Joe is especially known for his koshare clown figures.

Some Awards Joe has earned

• 1988 Santa Fe Indian Market, Third Place, ages 18-and-under
• 1990 Santa Fe Indian Market, First Place for a figure
• 1991 Santa Fe Indian Market, First and Second Place for figures
• 1992 Santa Fe Indian Market, Second Place for a set
• 1993 - Robert and Dorothy Walker Fellowship, SWAIA
• 1993 Santa Fe Indian Market, Katherine and Miguel Otero Award for Creative Excellence, First Place for a storyteller, Second Place for a figure
• 1994 Santa Fe Indian Market, First and Second Place for nativities, Second Place for a figure
• 1998 Santa Fe Indian Market, First Place for a figure
• 2000 Gallup InterTribal Ceremonial, Best of Class, First Place for a figure