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In The Spirit poster


In the Spirit: Contemporary Northwest Native Arts Exhibit

June 16 through August 28, 2011
at the Washington State History Museum

Works from the following artists will be on display in In the Spirit. Please visit the exhibit to view artwork in its entirety, as the artists' intended.

Earth Layers-Journey of the C'iyaals

Earth Layers-Journey of the C'iyaals, 2009
Kaila Farrell-Smith

Klamath Tribes
36" x 54" (triptych)
Oil on canvas

Orcas in the Sound, 2010

Orcas in the Sound, 2010
Kaila Farrell-Smith

Klamath Tribes
47" x 34"
Acrylic on wood panel board

Walk in Balance

Walk in Balance, 2011
Janice Toulouse

Ojibwe 1st Nations
16" x 16"
Acrylic on canvas

Wuikinuxv Forest

Wuikinuxv Forest, 2008
Janice Toulouse

Ojibwe 1st Nations
12" x 12"
Acrylic on canvas

Coast Salish Woman, 2010

Coast Salish Woman, 2010
Justin Youso

Pyramid Lake Paiute
24" x 20"
Acrylic on Canvas

Lightning Walker, 2011

Lightning Walker, 2011
Chholing Taha

Cree 1st Nations
26" x 34"
Acrylic on watercolor paper

Wolf Sucking Up the Resources, 2011

Wolf Sucking Up the Resources, 2011
Linley Logan

Onondow acol-Seneca
34"x 34"
Oil on Canvas

Night Hawk, 2011

Night Hawk, 2011
Jennifer Johns

Squaxin Island Tribe
40"x 32"
Acrylic painting

Adorned by Nature, 2011

Adorned by Nature, 2011
Randall Redpath, Descendant

Turtle Mountain Chippewa
11" x 14"
Digital photograph on canvas, cedar bark

Preservation of Light, 2010

Preservation of Light 2010
Ramon Murillo

Shoshone Bannock
34"x 42"
Serigraph on Mexican bark paper

Circle of Life, 2011

Circle of Life, 2011
Ramon Murillo

Shoshone Bannock
34" diameter
Acrylic, ceconite fabric, cedar rim

Coyote's Recycled Transformation, 2010

Coyote's Recycled Transformation, 2010
Linley Logan

Onondow acol Seneca
8" x 8" x 10"
Mixed media: Shells, detergent container

Blood Quantum Countdown, 2011

Blood Quantum Countdown, 2011
Erin Genia

Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
24" x 24" 
Mixed media: Ceramic, acrylic on canvas, plaster, silver, clock parts.

Bird Person Revealed, 2011

Bird Person Revealed, 2011
Terresa White

Yup’ik
20" x 30" x 8"
Clay, pigment, game bird feathers, leather

Man with Pipe & Pipe Bag, 2006

Man with Pipe & Pipe Bag, 2006
Chrystine Davison

Blackfeet
12" x 4" x 6"
Tanned buckskin, glass beads, wool, feathers, human hair, poly-fill, wood

Point No Point Treaty Necklace, 2011

Point No Point Treaty Necklace, 2011
Denise Emerson

Skokomish
16" x 5" 
Glass seed beads, shell buttons, coral beads, black onyx, white chip beads, stainless steel beads, suede

Woman Dancer Front and Back Necklace & Earring Set, 2010

Woman Dancer Front and Back Necklace & Earring Set, 2010
Denise Emerson

Skokomish
Necklace 16"x 3",
Earrings 3" x 2"
Glass seed beads, red coral, white coral

Moose with Tree of Life, 2011

Moose with Tree of Life, 2011
Chholing Taha

Cree 1st Nations
28" x 54" 
Melton wool, carved elk teeth, Italian velvet, Ultrasuede, Dupioni silk, hand cut fringe

Peeling the Apple: The Final Act of Abandonment & Betrayal Before Complete Assimilation, 2011

Peeling the Apple: The Final Act of Abandonment & Betrayal Before Complete Assimilation, 2011
Charles Bloomfield

Pyramid Lake Paiute
5'11" x 4' x 16"
Mixed media

Hairy LiL’ Aleut, 2010

Hairy LiL’ Aleut, 2010
Shannon Huber

Aleut
14.5" diameter
Waxed linen

Cul-de-sac, 2007

Cul-de-sac, 2007
Yvette Diltz

Tsimshian
15" x 13.25"
Colored pencil and graphite on paper

 

Page Header Artist Credit:
Detail from last year’s Best in Show, Jerry Laktonen’s Octopus #2, 2009