JD Challenger was born in Oklahoma with a creative fire that first began to smolder when he was a very young child.  The culture and customs of the Native Americans he lived near and considered his closest friends struck a chord within the artist.  He learned their stories and traditions and began sketching his observations of their life.
          Inspired by the Ghost Dance movement, JD Challenger paints the story of a people rich in heritage and tradition; stories sometimes poignant, often angry... but always powerful and demanding to be told.  Each portrait speaks its own truth.  Challenger is the vessel that paints that truth.