Selections from Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts

Exhibition Statement

James Lavadour is a nationally recognized Oregon artist who is well known for his exploration of landscape as both inspiration and subject. Throughout his career he has been inspired by the mountainous northeastern Oregon region where he has lived for most of his life. Since 2000, Lavadour has focused intensely on the properties of paint, creating works that he describes as “intersections” between his better-known landscapes and his lesser-known abstract architectural structures. This exhibition examined the conceptual layers underlying Lavadour’s work of the previous 8 years.

Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts was founded by James Lavadour and a group of supporters in 1992. The institute is a non-profit art facility designed to bring technology, instruction, and cultural exchange to artists on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Eastern Oregon. It provides Native artists with both educational and professional opportunities to utilize art as a vehicle for economic development. Artists included in this exhibition from Crow’s Shadow’s permanent collection included: Rick Bartow, Edgar Heap of Birds, Joe Fedderson, James Lavadour, Truman Lowe, Lillian Pitt, Ryan Lee Smith, Kay Walkingstick, and Marie Watt.

Many thanks to Crow’s Shadow Institute for their assistance in the loan of work from their collection.

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