OXFORD — The Maine Bookhouse Reading Room Gallery will present for the first time a collection of American Indian artifact paintings during the month of September. 

The artist, Angelo Kaltsos, has lived and worked on a Southwest American Indian reservation in New Mexico since 1973, and performed American Indian independent graduate research at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Kaltsos will be on hand to meet visitors on Friday, Sept. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. 

Kaltsos was unofficially adopted as a family member of the Pueblo Indian tribe in 1976 and given an Indian name by the former tribal governor, “Father of the Indian Family.” He makes a yearly excursion to that area to visit family and friends and is now considered the grandfather, since the older generation of the family has passed.

Kaltsos paints in oils, rendering images of traditional Indian artifacts onto canvas with bright colors and a technical understanding of his subject. His paintings reflect his deep connection with the people, land an spirituality of the American West. The paintings on display and for sale at  the gallery are high-quality giclee prints on canvas of the original paintings.

The artist also is a published author. His books include: “Too Good Cooking: Quick Healthy Recipes,” and “Of Bears, Mice and Nail: Outhouse Chronicles,” both of which are available at the Bookhouse.

The Bookhouse, located at 1545 Main St., Route 26,  is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily.