Jay Benham is an artist of mixed heritage. His mother was a full-blood Kiowa Indian and his father, Anglo.
His artwork has been shown in galleries from Sedona, Arizona, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma City. He also has shown his art in Native American Shows such as Santa Fe Art Market (SWAIA), The Cherokee Art Market, and The Red Earth Festival. Permanent collections include the Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Modern Art, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, Sequoyah National Research Center, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, and The Kiowa Tribal Museum of Art, Carnegie, Oklahoma. Benham has embarked on an art journey he hopes will increase dialogue, discussion, and civic discourse as he strives to tell the authentic narrative of his tribal stories.