BERDINA CHARLEY
Navajo / Arizona • Weaver








Regional Notes by Berdina Charley
44”h x 33”w
August 2022

COMING SOON
-Artist Bio
Berdina Y. Charley, Diné (Navajo), is a fifth-generation tapestry artist from Tselani, Arizona. She learned the fundamentals of Navajo weaving at Cottonwood Day School in Chinle, Arizona. Encouraged by her sister, DY Begay, Berdina began to explore beyond traditional styles, developing her own unique interpretations. Berdina’s work blends regional patterns with innovative techniques like wedge weave and soumak twining. Living on the Navajo Nation in northeast Arizona, Berdina raises churro sheep, and with her sisters she processes and dyes the wool bi-annually. Berdina continues her family's weaving tradition with her daughters and nieces, preserving the legacy of her Tótsohnii clan.
+Awards & Exhibitions
Navajo Heritage Festival
Heard Guild Indian Fair & Market
Santa Fe Indian Market
Cherokee Art Market
Navajo Nation Fair
Santa Fe Indian Market