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Bette Keener Archuleta (May 22, 1928 – October 31, 1998), also called Qued, was a Cherokee-American painter from Pawhuska, Oklahoma. She began painting in her 30s and went on to exhibit across the United States, including at the Museum of New Mexico and at the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonials.

Born Betty Lou Keener, she was interested in drawing as a child. She married Marcos Lawrance Archuleta in 1953, and began painting in 1961 with education at the Doris Fitz School of Art in Woodward, Oklahoma. She was active in the local art club. Archuleta's work can be found in a number of private collections.

Archuleta died on October 31, 1998, in Wagoner, Oklahoma.

References

1. ^ King, Jeanne Snodgrass (1968). American Indian painters; a biographical directory. Smithsonian Libraries. New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
2. "Betty Keener Archuleta". Heard Museum | ARGUS.net (Final). Retrieved 2021-07-31.
3. Lester, Patrick D. (Patrick David) (1995). The biographical directory of Native American painters. Internet Archive. Tulsa, OK : SIR Publications; Norman, OK : Distributed by University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0-8061-9936-8.

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