Quanah Parker Burgess (Comanche) inherited one of the most celebrated family names in American Indian history with his birth in 1975 in Lawton, Oklahoma. He is the great-great grandson of Quanah Parker — the last War Chief of the Comanche — hailing from the Kwahada Band (Antelope Eaters).

A third-generation artist; Burgess' maternal grandfather, Simmons Parker, was an acclaimed artist and Fancy War Dancer, while his paternal grandmother, Daisy (Tachaco) Waters, earned significant recognition as an accomplished painter, leather worker, and bead artist. His father, Ronald Burgess, is the artist who created the first Comanche Seal which is still used as the symbol of the Comanche Nation and former Comanche Nation Chief (Chairman).

Completing his first painting by his sixth birthday, Burgess' artistic notions have since found a strong voice through his use of acrylics, watercolor, and pastels. A rising star among his contemporaries and peers, he continues to earn international recognition as a "painter to watch" at the world's top venues.

"...art is the opportunity to help preserve the culture through Native American subjects. It is also an expression to reveal a beautiful culture that so many know little about."

Quanah Parker Burgess