Betty Keener Archuleta

Bette Keener Archuleta (May 22, 1928 – October 31, 1998), also called Qued, was a Cherokee-American painter from Pawhuska, Oklahoma.^[1][2] 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.^[1]

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.^[3] She was active in the local art club. Archuleta's work can be found in a number of private collections.^[1]

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