Drawing

Marvin Oliver

Marvin Oliver
Marvin Oliver
Marvin Oliver
Marvin Oliver
Marvin Oliver
Marvin Oliver
Marvin Oliver
Marvin Oliver (1946–2019) was a Seattle-based artist of Quinault Indian Nation and Isleta Pueblo heritage, widely recognized as a leading figure in contemporary Native American art. Working across cedar, bronze, glass, steel, and print media, Oliver developed a distinctive visual language grounded in Northwest Coast formline design while expanding its possibilities through modern materials and interdisciplinary practice.

Ka'ila Farrell-Smith

After Boarding School Kai'la Farrell-Smith
Kai'la Farrell-Smith
Kai'la Farrell-Smith
Ka'ila Farrell-Smith is a contemporary Klamath Modoc visual artist, writer and activist based in Modoc Point, Oregon. The conceptual framework of her studio practice focuses on channeling research through a creative flow of experimentation and artistic playfulness. Utilizing painting, drawing with wild harvested pigments, and stenciling found detritus, her work explores space in-between the indigenous and western paradigms.