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  • History

    Image and publication design by Phil Kovacevich

    History

    Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (CSIA) is located on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in the foothills of Oregon’s Blue Mountains. Crow’s Shadow is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization formed in 1992 by local artists James Lavadour (Walla Walla) and Phillip Cash Cash (Cayuse and Nez Perce). CSIA's mission is to provide a creative conduit for educational, social, and economic opportunities for Native Americans through artistic development.

     

    Over the last 30 years Crow’s Shadow has evolved into a world-class studio focused on contemporary fine art printmaking. From 2001-2017 Frank Janzen was CSIA’s Master Printer. Under his tenure, Crow’s Shadow increased its focus on artist residencies and the publication and marketing of prints.  In 2017, Judith Baumann joined Crow’s Shadow as the new Master Printer.

     

    Printmaking is the sole focus of Crow’s Shadow, however, each year, we host several one- to two-day workshops where participants can learn traditional art forms, such as basket making, beading, and the crafting of horse regalia from master artists.

     

    In 2017, CSIA celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the organization’s founding, with an exhibition curated by Dr. Rebecca Dobkins (Willamette University and Hallie Ford Museum of Art) and an accompanying publication. That year, CSIA also won the Oregon Governor’s Arts Award.

     

    Works published by Crow’s Shadow Press can be found in such major collections as Library of Congress; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Portland Art Museum; Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis;  Wellin Museum of Art, Cinton, NY; Davis Museum, Wellesley College, MA: , and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

  • Impact Report

    In 2022, we published our 30th Anniversary Report. Between 2017 and 2023, we editioned and signed 1,365 prints, 220 people participated in Indigenous Arts workshops, and 28 Nixya’awii students sold prints to the public. 

     

    We generated  $340,000+ of income for artists through print sales and were part of 24 prominent exhibitions, including the Whitney Biennial (NY). 52 of our prints have been collected by the Library of Congress, 120 by the The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, and over 150 by other institutions and museums including the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, and the National Museum of the American Indian. 

     

    As we look back on our accomplishments, we are honored to share this report with you and eager to plan Crow's Shadow's future with our community. 

  • Permanent Collection

    Permanent Collection

    Crow’s Shadow has grown in both art world stature and programmatic vision, expanding its locally based, service-oriented mission to its current iteration, national in scope. The print studio hosts three to six artists annually for two-week residencies. Each artist works with Master Printer Judith Baumann to produce a lithographic edition or a series of monoprints or monotypes. While marketing these works, Crow’s Shadow retains one example from each edition or series for its permanent collection of over two hundred prints by more than sixty artists-in-residence.

     

    Since 2006, Willamette University’s Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, Oregon, has presented biennial exhibitions of prints from Crow’s Shadow. In 2010, the museum established a comprehensive, permanent archive of Crow’s Shadow’s prints. This partnership with the Hallie Ford facilitates scholarly access to the collection both through its online collections and the works on display in the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Gallery. The permanent collection of works housed at Crow’s Shadow are often loaned to various cultural and educational institutions. (Please contact us for lending arrangements and availability.)

  • People

    Meet the dedicated Staff and Board of Crow's Shadow.
  • Staff

    • Judith Baumann, Master Printer
      Team

      Judith Baumann

      Master Printer
    • Sequoia Conner, Traditional Arts Coordinator
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      Sequoia Conner

      Traditional Arts Coordinator
    • Sam Hopple, Interim Operations and Gallery Director
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      Sam Hopple

      Interim Operations and Gallery Director
    • Ella Marra-Ketelaar, Marketing Manager
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      Ella Marra-Ketelaar

      Marketing Manager
    • Maggie Middleton, Apprentice Printer
      Team

      Maggie Middleton

      Apprentice Printer
  • Board of Directors

    • Kris Anderson, Interim President
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      Kris Anderson

      Interim President

      Kris Anderson is the principal of Kris Anderson Consulting, a nonprofit and philanthropic consultancy that seeks to build nonprofit impact and sustainability. 

    • Prudence Roberts, Secretary
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      Prudence Roberts

      Secretary

      Prudence Roberts was a Professor of Art History and the Director of the Helzer Art Gallery at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus and one of the original board members of Crow’s Shadow. 

    • Phillip Cash Cash
      Team

      Phillip Cash Cash

      Phillip Cash Cash (Cayuse, Nez Perce) was integral to the founding of Crow's Shadow in 1992, and is a scholar, artist, and performer. 

    • Alison Mowday Gold
      Team

      Alison Mowday Gold

      Alison Mowday Gold is an avid art enthusiast and her professional work includes business process optimization, enterprise software implementations and sales and marketing consulting. 

    • Marie Hall, Treasurer
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      Marie Hall

      Treasurer

      Marie Hall was the first Executive Director of Crow’s Shadow and for 15 years served as an academic advisor for Eastern Oregon University .

    • Michael Holloman
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      Michael Holloman

      Michael Holloman is a registered member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation, and associate professor in Fine Arts at Washington State University

    • James Lavadour
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      James Lavadour

      James “Jim” Lavadour (Walla Walla) grew up in the foothills of the Blue Mountains on the Umatilla Reservation near Pendleton, Oregon, and is a Co-Founder of Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts.

    • Leslie Mason
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      Leslie Mason

      Leslie Mason is the Donor Relationship Manager at Willamette Falls Trust, a non-profit elevating Tribal voices and working to create public access at Willamette Falls.

    • Antone Minthorn
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      Antone Minthorn

      Antone Minthorn (Cayuse) formerly served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) from1997-2001 and from 2003-2009.

    • Gerard Rodriguez
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      Gerard Rodriguez

      Gerard Rodriguez (Yaqui & Nahuatl) works for Willamette Falls Trust, where he is the Associate Director for Tribal Affairs and Engagement.

    • Mari Tester
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      Mari Tester

      Mari Tester is a retired Native executive (Cayuse, Walla Walla, Sioux), with over 33 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.

    • Patrice Hall Walters
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      Patrice Hall Walters

      Pat Walters is an original founding Board Member of Crow’s Shadow and has been an integral part of our board since CSIA’s founding in 1992. 

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48004 St. Andrews Road

Pendleton, OR, 97801

Monday by appointment 

Tuesday - Friday 

10am - 4pm

CONTACT

(541) 276-3954 

info@crowsshadow.org

 

 

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