White Swan has won numerous awards throughout the Southwest, including the award for excellence at the 2001 ARIZONA STATE MUSEUM.

White Swan is a renowned Hopi Potter of the Water Clan who grew up in the Antelope Mesa area of the Hopi Reservation. She learned the art of pottery making at an early age by watching her Mother, Fawn Navasie. She adheres deeply to the tradition of her grandmothers, insisting on every one of the time honored steps necessary in the creation of this beautiful art. Her clay is hand dug and then processed only during the warm months of the year.

White Swann (Dollie Navasie), is the daughter of the renowned Hopi potter Eunice "Fawn" Navasie. She is also sister to Dawn "Little Fawn" Navasie, who now goes by "Fawn" since her mother's passing. Her Hopi name, by which she is widely known in the art world, is White Swann.

Having grown up in the Antelope Mesa area of the Hopi reservation, near Keams Canyon, Dollie learned the art of pottery making at an early age. She watched her mother and was allowed to play in the clay, making her first crude pots as a toddler.