Glendora Fragua
is from the Jemez Pueblo.

Native American pueblo potter Glendora Fragua was born in 1958 in St. Louis, Mo and raised in San Francisco, Ca into a family of artists from the Pueblo of Jemez New Mexico. In 1973, the Fragua Family moved back to Pueblo of Jemez so Glendora and her siblings could learn about their native culture. While growing up, Glendora observed her Juanita Fragua, a well respected and admired potter, design traditional pottery. In 1974 at the age of 16, Glendora began nurturing her own talent and style. She experimented with a scratch technique known as Sgraffito. The sgraffito technique requires a steady hand for the delicate, intricate and precise designs. Along with the designs on her pottery, Glendora also uses the technique to include her cornstalk trademark on the bottom of each potter. The cornstalk is used to represent her family's origin in the Corn Clan of the Jemez Pueblo.

In the twenty-plus years of her profession, Glendora had become recognized as a well known artist among Southwest galleries, private collectors, and fellow artists. Her accomplishments include awards in prestigious Native American Art Shows such as First Place Santa Fe Indian Market, Best of Show at Gallup Ceremonial, First Place at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Az, and first Place at the Dallas Indian Market.