Dyani White Hawk is included in the Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon on view from July 12, 2025–June 20, 2026.
The Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial's press release follows:
Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts Biennial, a popular biennial exhibition hosted by the Hallie Ford Museum of Art since 2006, will feature a selection of contemporary prints created at this important printmaking atelier in northeastern Oregon during the past two years. Organized by Rebecca Dobkins, professor emerita of anthropology at Willamette University and curator of Indigenous art at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art, the exhibition opens July 12, 2025 and continues through June 20, 2026, in the Study Gallery and Print Study Center.
The Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts was founded in 1992 by Oregon painter and printmaker James Lavadour (Walla Walla), who envisioned a Native American printmaking atelier on the Umatilla Reservation near Pendleton, Oregon that would provide a creative conduit and outlet for educational, social, and economic opportunities for Native Americans through artistic development. From its modest beginnings, Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts has emerged as one of the most important printmaking ateliers in the country, bringing Native and non-Native artists from around the world to make prints under the guidance of a master printer and becoming one of Oregon’s artistic treasures.
Included in this year’s exhibition are prints by Natalie Ball (Klamath/Modoc), Marwin Begaye (Diné), Iván Carmona, Lisa Jarrett, Alx Kujana (Cayuse/Nez Perce), James Lavadour (Walla Walla), Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke), rhiannon skye tafoya (Cherokee/Santa Clara Pueblo), and Dyani White Hawk (Sičhą́ǧu Lakóta). Two of this year’s artists—Wendy Red Star and Dyani White Hawk—are recipients of the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Award. Often called the “Genius Grant,” the award aims to recognize and support individuals who demonstrate exceptional creativity, originality, and potential contributions in their respective fields.
