Culture

Cindy Chupack

Cindy Chupack — Screenwriter, Nonfiction writer. Born and raised in Tulsa and graduated from Edison Preparatory School.

Cleora Butler

Cleora Butler — Nonfiction writer. Worked as a cook and caterer in Tulsa and wrote Cleora’s Kitchens.

Cliffdiver

Cliffdiver — Band / duo, Emo, Pop punk. Tulsa band with recordings spanning the late 2010s and 2020s.

Clyde Stacy

Clyde Stacy — Solo artist, Rockabilly. Eufaula-born singer and guitarist who formed the Nitecaps in Tulsa and helped develop the Tulsa Sound.

Colby Luper

Colby Luper — Solo artist, Metal. Tahlequah-born guitarist and solo metal artist.

Colleen McCarty

Colleen McCarty — Novelist, Nonfiction writer. Studied at the University of Tulsa and worked in Oklahoma criminal-justice advocacy.

Colleen Thurston

Colleen Thurston — Film. Tulsa filmmaker and curator developing documentary and Indigenous moving-image projects.

Connie Cronley

Connie Cronley — Journalist, Nonfiction writer. Born in Nowata; worked in Tulsa journalism and taught writing at the University of Tulsa.

Coop

Coop — Illustration. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Musicians & bands · Bixby

Corey Kent

Corey Kent — Solo artist, Country, Country rock. Born in Bixby; began performing in a western-swing group as a child.

Cornel West

Cornel West — Nonfiction writer. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Creo

Creo — Solo artist, Hip-hop. Listed with Tulsa in Fire in Little Africa's original artist profiles (circa 2020).

Cris Alexander

Cris Alexander — Acting, Dance, Design, Photography. Born in Tulsa; attended OU and worked as an Oklahoma City radio announcer.

Musicians & bands · Coweta

Crooked X

Crooked X — Band / duo, Hard rock, Heavy metal. Heavy rock band originating in Coweta.

Crystal Kayiza

Crystal Kayiza — Film. Raised in Tulsa; works in documentary filmmaking.

Damion Shade

Damion Shade — Solo artist, Hip-hop. Listed with Tulsa in Fire in Little Africa's original artist profiles (circa 2020).

Đan Lynh Phạm

Đan Lynh Phạm — Printmaking, Drawing, Illustration. OSU-trained; Tulsa-based in the museum’s 2022 profile.

Dan Piraro

Dan Piraro — Comics, Illustration, Painting. Grew up in Ponca City and Tulsa; graduated from Booker T. Washington High School.

Dangerous Rob

Dangerous Rob — Solo artist, Hip-hop, Rap. Tulsa rapper whose career began in local groups before his solo recordings.

Daniel H. Wilson

Daniel H. Wilson — Novelist, Short story writer. Born in Tulsa, graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and studied at the University of Tulsa.