| Stanley Battese | |
| Native Name: | Kehdoyah |
| Native Name Lang: | nv |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Defiance, Arizona |
| Nationality: | Diné, American |
| Alma Mater: | Arizona State College |
| Occupation: | painter |
Stanley Battese (born 1936), also called Kehdoyah ("Follower" in Navajo), is a Navajo-American painter and printmaker born in Fort Defiance, Arizona.[1] Primarily active in the 1950s and 1960s, he is known for his paintings and prints of animals and of Navajo figures.[2] [3] [4] Battese has exhibited his work across the United States, including at the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonials, the Philbrook Museum of Art, and as part of the Museum of New Mexico's fine arts gallery tours.[5] His works are in private collections and in the collections of institutions including the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.[6] [7]
Battese was born to Navajo parents Charlie Smith and Gee Eh Bah. He was adopted by Anthony Battese (Potawatomi) and Josephine Bruner (Muscogee-Shawnee). Battese began painting at a young age. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State College in Tempe, Arizona in 1961.
After exhibiting his art throughout the 1950s, Battese appears to have painted less frequently. He worked for a time as a carpenter and a welder.