Rebecca Lee Kunz

Rebecca Lee Kunz (Cherokee Nation) grew up in Oklahoma and went on to earn a BFA in painting from the College of Santa Fe. Rebecca is an artist and the owner of Tree of Life Studio in Santa Fe, NM, where she runs her business and raises three daughters. Rebecca's work draws upon traditional iconography and is greatly inspired by mythic and archetypal symbolism. Her debut book, Chooch Helped, was awarded the Caldecott Medal as the most distinguished American picture book for children.