Clifford Redeye III is Onöndowa’ga:’ (Seneca) artist from the Allegany Territory. He has a background in pencil drawing and acrylic painting but has specialized in leather work since 2013. Clifford is self-taught and draws his inspiration from personal and Haudenosaunee stories and concerns for the natural world. It is his hope that these tales and examples will become passed on to others through his art.

Most of Clifford’s expressions are produced with vegetable tanned leather, but he has also incorporated smoke tanned hides into his projects and some antler carving. His work is embellished using specialized hand tools such as a swivel knife, rawhide maul, and various dyes. His work has been presented at the Onöhsagwë:de Cultural Center, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, and the Woodland Cultural Center (Ontario, Ca) and the Iroquois Museum. He has pieces in various shows at Ganondogan State Historic Site, The Heard Museum, and the Santa Fe Indian Market and Eiteljorg Museum.