2025 IFAM Artist Directory
Announcing the 21st Annual International Folk Art Market Artist Cohort!
This year’s event will feature 142 extraordinary master folk artists from 57 countries whose work celebrates cultural traditions and artistic excellence worldwide. As we prepare the new artist stories, check back here for updates, or rediscover returning artists and read their incredible stories of resiliency, creativity, and the handmade.
Josef Koo / Original Indigo Blaudruck, Austria (New Artist and Country for IFAM 2025)
Get a first look at the new artists joining us in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for IFAM 2025!
Don’t miss the opportunity to travel the world in a day, all in one place!
Agus Ismoyo Isnurgroho, Indonesia
🌍 A Record-Breaking Year 🌍
This year, we received a record-breaking 700+ applications from around the world! After a rigorous selection process by our independent Artist Selection and Placement Committees, 142 artists from 57 countries were chosen to represent the best in global folk art for 2025! Make sure to mark your calendars and join the celebration!
When: July 10–13, 2025
Where: Santa Fe Railyard Park, Santa Fe, NM
Tickets: Get my tickets now!
Highlights include:
40 first-time artists debuting their work at IFAM!
A new addition to our global family: Austria!
We’re excited to share the fantastic artist lineup for the 21st Annual International Folk Art Market!
| Exhibitor | Country Represented | Primary Category |
|---|---|---|
| Matin Malikzada | Malikzada Pottery | Afghanistan | Ceramics |
| Turkmen Handicrafts | Afghanistan | Textile – carpets |
| Herat Glass | Afghanistan | Glasswork |
| Hocine Bazine | Algeria | Textile – carpets |
| Karim Oukid Ouksel | Algeria | Jewelry - primarily metal |
| Jeronimo Coll y Familia | Argentina | Leatherwork |
| Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi | Australia | 2D art |
| Josef Koó | Original Indigo Blaudruck NEW! | Austria NEW! | Textile – apparel |
| Basha Boutique NEW! | Bangladesh | Textile – home |
| Deki Natural Dyes NEW! | Bhutan | Textile – apparel |
| Taller Artesanal Laureke | Bolivia | Jewelry - primarily metal |
| Rodopska Takan NEW! | Bulgaria | Textile – carpets |
| Bridge Indigo | China | Textile – apparel |
| One Thread Collective NEW! | Colombia | Textile – apparel |
| Reinel Mendoza | Divine Child Coop | Colombia | Textile – apparel |
| Leyvi Garabato Donisabe | Asoc Mujeres Del Litoral | Colombia | Baskets |
| Crucelina Chocho | Kuperre | Colombia | Baskets |
| Chipuelo Oriente | Colombia | Ceramics |
| Arara and El Progreso | Colombia | Woodwork |
| Dairan Fernández de la Fuente | Cuba | 2D art |
| Luis Rodriguez Ricardo | El Grupo Bayate | Cuba | 2D art |
| Valentine Alarcon | Ecuador | Textile – apparel |
| TAWC: Tally Assuit Women’s Collective | Egypt | Textile – apparel |
| Firew Konjo | Jano Handicraft Coopertive | Ethiopia | Textile – apparel |
| Ami Avellán Jewellery NEW! | Finland | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Hannele Köngäs | Waveweaver`s Wool | Finland | Textile – apparel |
| Blaise Cayol | France | Baskets |
| Heritage Baskets NEW! | Ghana | Baskets |
| TradeAID Integrated NEW! | Ghana | Textile – apparel |
| George Baah | Kwame Baah | Ghana | Textile – apparel |
| Nanasei Agyemang | Bolgawoven | Ghana | Baskets |
| Multicolores | Guatemala | Textile – carpets |
| Indigo by Olga Reiche | Guatemala | Textile – apparel |
| Saragine Marie Georges Valris NEW! | Haiti | 2D art |
| Serge Jolimeau | Haiti | Metalwork |
| Dreaming Threads | Hungary | Textile - home |
| Juhi Sharma & Meera Bai | Vamika NEW! | India | Textile - home |
| Pavithra Muddaya | Vimor Handloom Foundation NEW! | India | Textile - home |
| Ashita Singhal | Paiwand NEW! | India | Textile – apparel |
| Kullvi Whims NEW! | India | Textile – apparel |
| Satayam NEW! | India | Textile – apparel |
| Pabiben Rabari NEW! | India | Textile – apparel |
| Gulamhusen Umar Khatri | India | Textile – apparel |
| Firdose Ahmad Jan | India | Textile – apparel |
| Janmamad Salemamad Luhar | India | Metalwork |
| Mamta Varma | Bhairvis Chikan | India | Textile – apparel |
| Gunjan Jain | Vriksh | India | Textile – apparel |
| Hemangini Rathore | Sudarshan | India | Textile – apparel |
| Thilak Reddy | Kalam Shastra | India | Textile – apparel |
| ARTISANS’ x Leshemi Origins | India | Textile - home |
| Mahalaxmi | India | 2D art |
| Karomi Crafts n Textiles | India | Textile – apparel |
| Puja Bhargava (Craft Stories | Lai) | India | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Siju Shamji Vishram | India | Textile - home |
| Meeta Mastani | Bindaas Unlimited | India | Textile – apparel |
| Anil Vangad | India | 2D art |
| The IOU Project by Kavita Parmar | India | Textile – apparel |
| Anitha N Reddy | Siddi Kavand | India | Textile - home |
| RaasLeela Textile | India | Textile – apparel |
| Dudung Alie Syahbana NEW! | Indonesia | Textile – apparel |
| Babaran Segaragunung NEW! | Indonesia | Textile – apparel |
| Maria Imakulata Maneak | Indonesia | Textile – apparel |
| Andrea Usai | KOKKU | Italy | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Maki Aizawa & Tsuyo Onodera | Kamiko | Japan | Textile – apparel |
| Amu: Weaving Together Arts, Cultures and Communities | Japan | Ceramics |
| Serikkaliy Kokenov | Kazakhstan | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Ocean Sole NEW! | Kenya | Sculpture |
| Phoebe Lasoi Salau | Kenya | Jewelry – primarily nonmetal |
| Erkebu Djumagulova | Kyrgyzstan | Textile - home |
| Zalkarbek Askarali Uulu | Kyrgyzstan | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Darouny Thongdynalai | Blanc de Noir and Co. | Lao PDR | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Tahiana Creation | Madagascar | Baskets |
| Senia Anak Jugi | Malaysia | Baskets |
| Mathew Ngau Jau | Malaysia | Woodwork |
| Aboubakar Fofana | Mali | Textile – apparel |
| Espiritu Co-Op NEW! | Mexico | Textile – apparel |
| Juana Gomez Ramirez NEW! | Mexico | Ceramics |
| Alberto López Gómez | Kuxul Pok' NEW! | Mexico | Textile – apparel |
| Juan Rubén Tamayo Sánchez & Francisco Javier Reyes Luna NEW! | Mexico | Textile – carpets |
| Cirila Aragón Cortés NEW! | Mexico | Textile – apparel |
| Ololo Diseño Mexicano NEW! | Mexico | Paper |
| Alfonso Castillo Merino | Mexico | Ceramics |
| Florencia Espinal Ramirez | Mexico | Woodwork |
| Edith Albarran Duque & Cesar Montes Rosales | Kutzi Jewelers | Mexico | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| José Germán Punzo Nuñez | Mexico | Metalwork |
| Jerónimo Vásquez Gutiérrez, Wilmer Vásquez Luis and Yulisa Vicente Mendoza | Mexico | Textile – carpets |
| Armando Jimenez | Familia Jimenez | Mexico | Sculpture |
| Carla Fernández | Casa De Moda | Mexico | Textile – apparel |
| Julio Laja Chichicaxtle | Mexico | Textile - home |
| Mexican Dreamweavers / Tixinda | Mexico | Textile – apparel |
| Esteban Silva | Taller De Papel DeLirio | Mexico | Paper |
| Marco Antonio Ruiz Sosa | Mexico | Sculpture |
| Antiguas Maravillas | Mexico | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Pedro Ortega Lozano | Mexico | Paper |
| Porfirio Gutierrez | Mexico | Textile – carpets |
| Ignacio Netzahualcoyotl | Mexico | Textile - apparel |
| Cooperative Timnay NEW! | Morocco | Textile – carpets |
| YOYAMAY MYANMAR | Myanmar | Textile - home |
| Omba Arts Trust | Namibia | Baskets |
| Darsan Tamang NEW! | Nepal | 2D art |
| Tsering Sangmo Lama & The Weavers of Sama NEW! | Nepal | Textile – carpets |
| Fayne and Caleb Robinson & Tutoko Wallace | Ngā Toki a Fayne Limited NEW! | New Zealand | Jewelry – primarily nonmetal |
| Moussa Albaka | Niger | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Haoua Albaka Tawre | Niger | Leatherwork |
| Arowoogun Traditional Carvers NEW! | Nigeria | Woodwork |
| Gasali Adeyemo | Nigeria | Textile – apparel |
| Laiba Sajid NEW! | Pakistan | Textile – apparel |
| Amna Shariff Jewelry | Pakistan | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Hebron Glass | State of Palestine | Glasswork |
| Nidia Johnson de Figueres | Panama | Textile – home |
| Project Two Mile NEW! | Papua New Guinea | Textile – apparel |
| T'ampa Uma NEW! | Peru | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Chonon Biri NEW! | Peru | Ceramics |
| Nilda Callanaupa | Centro De Textiles Tradicionales Del Cusco | Peru | Textile - home |
| Faustino Flores & Meche Yauri | Hilos y Colores | Peru | Textile - home |
| Claudio Jimenez Quispe | Peru | Sculpture |
| Artemio Poma Gutierrez | Peru | Ceramics |
| Timoteo Ccarita Sacaca and Benita Ccana Rojo | Peru | Textile – apparel |
| Sonia-Hilda Cachi | Peru | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Amapolay | Peru | Textile - apparel |
| Karolina Merska NEW! | Poland | Paper |
| Maria Stefanescu | Romania | Ceramics |
| Gahaya Links Cooperatives | Rwanda | Baskets |
| KwaZulu-Natal Weavers NEW! | South Africa | Baskets |
| Heartworks NEW! | South Africa | Textile - home |
| Msoziswa Sophie Mahlangu NEW! | South Africa | Jewelry – primarily nonmetal |
| Beauty Ngxongo | South Africa | Baskets |
| Luis Méndez Artesanos S.L. | Spain | Jewelry – primarily metal |
| Lihan Studio | Taiwan | Textile – apparel |
| Sidai Designs | Tanzania; officially the United Republic of Tanzania | Jewelry – primarily nonmetal |
| Tikkiwallah | Thailand | Textile - home |
| Somporn Intaraprayong | Thailand | Textile – apparel |
| Mehmet Cetinkaya Gallery | Turkey | Textile – apparel |
| Lesia Pona | Pokuttya Folk Art | Ukraine | Textile – apparel |
| Tetyana Skoromna | Ukraine | 2D art |
| Aziz Radjabov NEW! | Uzbekistan | Textile – carpets |
| Sevinch Bazarova NEW! | Uzbekistan | Textile – apparel |
| Zamira Komilova NEW! | Uzbekistan | Textile – carpets |
| Sanjar Nazarov | Uzbekistan | Textile - home |
| Gijduvan Crafts Centre | Uzbekistan | Ceramics |
| Aziz Murtazaev | Uzbekistan | Textile – apparel |
| Yexenia Espinosa, Medewa Cooperative | Nirma Caura, Kanwasumi Cooperative | Venezuela | Baskets |
Thank You to All Applicants!
We are deeply grateful to every artist who submitted an application and shared their skills and culture with us. Each application reminds us of folk art's power to connect communities and preserve traditions.
We are also thankful for the work of the Selection and Placement Committees, the IFAM Artist Development Team, Nadia Hamid and Rachael Stubbs, our Executive Director, Stacey Edgar, outgoing Board Chair Hank Coleman, and incoming Board Chair Helena Ribe!
🎟️ Join Us in Santa Fe, New Mexico!
Celebrate the world of folk art with:
Exquisite Art from across the globe.
Live Performances and cultural traditions.
Artist Demonstrations showcasing skill and heritage.
Global Cuisine to delight your senses.
Be part of the magic at the 21st Annual International Folk Art Market!
Stay tuned for new artist stories, artist spotlights, event details, and exclusive updates as we prepare for this unforgettable celebration.
📅 Tickets ON SALE NOW only at folkartmarket.org/tickets
Ocean Sole, Kenya
