About
Benjamin West
Benjamin West is a Native American digital 2D & 3D artist and Emmy Award-winning photojournalist who uses video as his primary medium. He was raised in Oklahoma and instilled with strong Southern Cheyenne traditions by his father, and is a member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe. His upbringing inspired him to preserve the culture of his people for future generations.
West began his proactive photography career in 2005, and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, he founded The Arkeketa Project to fight the issues impacting Indian Country and to address the virus' disproportionate effect on Native American communities. In 2011, West spent four months in Libya, two of which were embedded with Gaddafi's regime in Tripoli.
In 2019, West's photography was featured on the cover of The Geraldo Show: My Life as Roadkill in the Day of Trump. He accompanied Geraldo to Puerto Rico to document the destruction of Hurricane Maria and was a guest on Air Force One with the administration when they returned. Later in the year, West traveled to El Salvador to photograph MS13 prisoners and government policing in San Salvador's Mega Prison.
In 2020, West's digital art print titled "Standing Bear" was purchased by the Newark Museum of Art for their permanent collection. The photograph was taken three months before the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. West also created the "Why We Wear Red" series, commissioning a traditional red ribbon dress from Otoe Missouria artist Kennetha Greenwood to bring attention to the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. The dress was accepted by the Montclair Art Museum and added to their permanent collection.
LiL Warriors : Escape From Boarding School
LiL Warriors: Escape from Boarding School
By: Benjamin West
Song: KARMA
By: The Sober Junkie
Painted Horse Walking
Painted Horse Walking The Arkeketa Project Honoring the Historic Footprint of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Warriors at Fort Marion 1875-78 Directed & Edited by: Benjamin West
Winter Camp
Title: Nativerse Winter Camp
3D Animation - 3D Art
Artist: Benjamin West 2023
Burned Trails
Title: Burned Trails
3D Animation - 3D Art
Artist: Benjamin West 2023
Recent Work
Benjamin Arkeketa West
Standing Bear, United States Capital
2020 . On Display at the Newark Museum of Art.
Series: Why We Wear Red
Dress created by: Kennetha Greenwood Otoe Missouria Artist.
Dress: MAM NJ
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