Navajo artist and sculptor Ed Natiya Saxon comes from a very proud and noble heritage. His Navajo name Natiya was given to him at birth and means: "Everywhere; All over; At once." A family name, it was passed down to him from his late grandfather Harding Natiya Negale who served as a Navajo Code Talker during WWII. Ed Natiya's grandmother Glenna Negale was a medicine woman and a distinguished and honored Navajo rug weaver. His great grandfather Manuelito Begay was a well-known medicine man and a tribal counselor for the Crownpoint area in Northwest New Mexico. Natiya's great-great grandfather "Bullet" Manuelito was one of the last four chiefs of the Navajo before Kit Carson gathered the people for the historical "Long Walk" to Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

Born in 1972, Natiya had a prodigious talent for art that was recognized early on in his life. From the time he was a small child, his mother Mary "Ah-So-Bah" Saxon, who herself is an accomplished Navajo potter, taught him the fine art craft of making and designing traditional southwest pottery and figurines. It was through the use of these earthen materials that Natiya's love for art and sculpture first became evident.

Natiya's strong Navajo roots have kept him grounded as well as inspired within creation. Natiya feels that there is still much to be told about the wisdom of long ago and the genuine nature of native peoples. Their wisdom and integrity, gratitude for life, and deep connection with nature, are only a few of the teachings he learned to value at a very young age. These simple, yet powerful truths that his artwork communicates, continue to touch the hearts of gallery guests, young and old. His public and private collectors range from the Ford Corporation, the Egyptian Senate to Country singer Randy Travis. These collectors say Natiya's sculptures radiate with life, love and beauty. Through his simple use of clay and bronze casting, Natiya is able to capture the true essence of his people from a very genuine perspective.