Wallace Nez

Navajo

Born in April, 1972, Wallace Nez was raised on a ranch in Aneth, UT, by his grandparents, Roy and Daisy Harvey. He got into working with clay early in life, selling his first piece when he was 12. At 15 he earned one of the top five Entrepreneur awards given by the State of Utah.

Other Awards earned by Wallace

• 1999 - Museum of Northern Arizona Navajo Show, Best of Division
• 1999 - Santa Fe Indian Market, First Place award
• 2000 - Santa Fe Indian Market, First Place award
• 2001 - Santa Fe Indian Market, First Place award
• 2003 - Heard Museum Guild Indian Arts Fair & Market, Honorable Mention for a miniature
• 2004 - Heard Museum Guild Indian Arts Fair & Market, Best of Division for a miniature
• 2004 - Santa Fe Indian Market, Third Place, Non-traditional, any form, any design
  Best of Division, Miniature
  Sgraffito, First Place
• 2006 - Heard Museum Guild Indian Arts Fair & Market, Honorable Mention, Non-traditional design or form
• 2007 - Heard Museum Guild Indian Arts Fair & Market, Second Place award, Non-traditional form or design