Save The Date -- Lillian Pitt Artist Reception Saturday, May 24th -- Sisters Oregon
Save
the date and plan on attending Lillian Pitt's Central Oregon Artist Reception. New Work and More -- Saturday, May 24th at High Desert Gallery in Sisters Oregon.
Lillian Pitt, Artist-In-Attendance
Reception
High Desert Gallery –
281 W Cascade Avenue at Oak
Sisters Oregon
Saturday, May 24, 2008 4:00 – 7:30pm
Meet Internationally known Artist,
Lillian Pitt!
Enjoy great art, lively conversation,
refreshments, live music and more!
To receive an invitation by mail please call the gallery at 1-866-549-6250 or email your contact information to www.email.highdesertgallery.com.
About Lillian Pitt: Lillian Pitt is an
accomplished artist who has been exhibiting her contemporary
sculpture, carvings, masks, wearable art, and works on paper for over
twenty years. One of the indigenous people of the Columbia River
Gorge, she is called by her Indian name, Wak'amu (Strongly Rooted),
by elders of the Warm Springs/Wasco and Yakama tribes. The term might
also describe her art, for although her approach to form and
materials is eclectic and contemporary, her intriguing metaphors are
always rooted in her Native American tradition.
She says this about her work: “I use
the ancient stories of my ancestors as a basis for the imagery I
create. By doing this I maintain the memory of an ancient culture and
keep the beliefs of my people alive. We have forgotten how to live in
harmony with nature. Accessing this vast reservoir of traditional
information and translating it into contemporary terms jogs our
memories and provides points of reference to achieving balance within
ourselves, our community and the world. My ancestors have a
10,000-year history in the Columbia River Gorge. Much of my work has
to do with the preservation and care of the environment along this
ancient waterway.”
2007 Earle A. Chiles Award recipient
and recipient of the Governor's Award for the Arts, Oregon, in 1990,
which declared that she had made, "significant contributions to
the growth and development of the cultural life of Oregon.” She is
known nationally and internationally for her Raku and Anagama fired
ceramic and bronze masks and "Shadow Spirit" totem images
based on traditional symbols and spirits of her Columbia River
ancestors. Her repertoire has expanded to include monumental bronze
sculpture, sometimes reflecting the theme of Salmon migration. One
recurring image, "She Who Watches," is based on a Columbia
River petroglyph which represents the last of the Woman Chiefs.
Her art has been exhibited and reviewed
in the U.S., Europe, New Zealand, and Japan. Her work has been
commissioned by numerous museums and organizations and is in several
collections, including the University of Washington's Burke Museum,
the Sapporo City Hall, Sapporo, Japan and the prestigious Heard
Museum in Phoenix, AZ. A traveling retrospective of her work,
"Spirits Keep Whistling Me Home," was launched in 1999 at
the Museum at Warm Springs on her native reservation in Oregon and
has been exhibited at other museums nationwide.
With the turn of the millennium,
Lillian's art took on an even larger dimension, as she and a team of
Native American artists were commissioned by the city of Portland,
OR, the Oregon Convention Center, Portland State University, and a
variety of other municipalities, cultural institutions, and
corporations to create public art projects. She welcomes these
opportunities to share her Native American heritage and her
ecological commitment with an expanded audience.
High Desert Gallery & Custom Framing of Central Oregon is honored to represent Lillian Pitt in Central Oregon.
For more information or to request an mailed invitation please call toll free 866-549-6250, visit our art gallery events calendar at www.events.highdesertgallery.com or better yet ... subscribed to the following: Twitter, subscribe to our blog, RSS, or our events calendar.
High Desert Gallery of Central Oregon, The Art & Soul of Central Oregon™ is an award winning fine art gallery with retail locations in Bend (Opening December 2008), Redmond Oregon and Sisters Oregon specializing in Central Oregon Artists & Beyond™ and Stellar Custom Framing. High Desert Art Gallery's online sales gallery can be found at www.highdesertgallery.biz.
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