Grey Dog Trading Company is jointly owned by Kent and Laurie McManis. In our gallery we have over 50 years combined experience in the Native American art business. The business grew from a life-long interest that for Kent began at age three when he got his first Hopi katsina doll (kachina doll). It is very fortunate when an individual passion develops into a profession, and for Kent it has been his sole professional pursuit. Kent is also a frequent judge at juried events for southwestern Native American arts, such as Gallup Ceremonial, Santa Fe Indian Market, and the Heard Museum show.

The selections in our gallery reflect our love of high quality, handmade Native art focusing primarily on southwestern tribes, including Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Santa Clara, and Santo Domingo, among others.  We exhibit exceptional Hopi katsina dolls (kachina dolls) by artists such as Dennis Tewa, Ros George, Robert Albert, Arthur Holmes, Jr., and Brian Honyouti.  We carry exclusively Zuni fetishes, and include the names and family associations of all the carvers. Famous Navajo weaver Barbara Teller Ornelas shows her fine tapestries in our store.  We also show hand-coiled pottery by a range of talented artists including Alice Cling and the Folwell/Naranjo family, as well as many noted miniaturists.  Our Navajo and Pueblo jewelry is carefully selected for originality and beauty.

We are also pleased to show Inuit sculpture from across the Canadian Arctic, and the distinctive Plains beadwork of such artists as Jackie Bread (Blackfeet) and Marty Cuny (Lakota).

Kent is the author of five books on Zuni fetishes, Navajo rugs, and Hopi katsina dolls (see the Books page).  We feel education is one of our most important services and will be happy to answer questions regarding any of our items (greydog@greydogtrading.com).

If you are in the Tucson area, we welcome you to visit our gallery at 2970 N. Swan Rd., Ste. 138 (in the Plaza Palomino at Ft. Lowell and Swan).  We hope our website will be of value to those of you who can't visit us in person and wish to view a select sampling of some of the items we carry.  We can also e-mail digital photos of other art not shown on the web site.