john Benally is a fine Navajo sandpainter from Shiprock, NM in the Four Corners area. John has made traditional or ceremonial sandpaintings since prior to 1975 when he first came to Penfield Gallery from Shiprock to sell his sandpaintings to the owners, Julia and Ted Reidy. John still lives and works in Shiprock but was born in Arizona on the Reservation. John's sandpaintings are nicely painted in a traditional or cermonial style.