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Featured Artist of the Week: BRAD STARR

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Brad Starr is of the fish clan of the Haisla Nation. He claims ancestry in Kitamaat, Kitasoo, and Heiltsuk. Raised by a Tsimshian father and a Haisla mother he takes pride in his ancestry. He claims his inheritance as a Haisla descended from his mothers lineage according to the clan system.

Visit https://quintanagalleries.com/collections/northwest-coast-carvings to view all available works and to learn more about Brad Starr.

This could be an exciting opportunity for an Indigenous Artist / Educator. Please share this if you know anyone who would be perfect for this job.
https://www.confluenceproject.org/news-post/indigenousartist/

Confluence Seeks Indigenous Emerging Artist/Educator - Confluence Project Confluence Seeks Indigenous Emerging Artist/Educator Confluence Staff March 25, 2022 Confluence is a community-supported nonprofit with the mission to connect people to the history, living cultures and ecology of the Columbia River system through Indigenous voices. We work through five completed pub...

Quintana Galleries has acquired wonderful Native American and First Nations art and jewelry for the holidays! If you are looking for gifts for patrons, colleagues, co-workers, friends or family I think we can help you find the perfect present.

follow the link to www.quintanagalleries.com, and as of this year, we are offering Gift Certificates in denominations to fit everyone’s budget. Your support is so appreciated! - Cecily Quintana

Instead of Christopher Columbus, recognize the work of these incredible Indigenous leaders. It is a good day to be Indigenous....

https://www.vice.com/en/article/9keggy/15-powerful-native-leaders-to-celebrate-on-indigenous-peoples-day

14 Powerful Native Leaders to Celebrate on Indigenous People’s Day Instead of Christopher Columbus, recognize the work of these incredible leaders.

Join Quintana Galleries artist Terresa White (Yup'ik) TODAY, September 3rd from noon to 1pm, for this lunchtime talk sharing her experience with creating public art; from proposal to ex*****on.

Join us on Zoom: https://evergreen.zoom.us/j/84399389263..., or catch us streaming live on Facebook

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Northwest coast formline design is characterized by ovoid and u-shapes painted in thick, well-defined lines, primarily black and red, which flow throughout a space and compose a creature or design within a web of lines. The shapes of formline design cooperate to create symmetry and harmony in positive and negative spaces. This kind of design dates back more than two thousand years, and before European contact, the formline styles of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian were clearly visually related, alluding to the length of this artistic practice. Around the nineteenth century these styles began to diverge, and we can now attribute differences in styles to a variety of factors, including the innovations of artists in both local villages and larger cultural regions. It can take practice to recognize the different animals and stories present within formline art, but acquiring this visual language begins with recognizing the basic shapes that comprise formline design. “Formline design is part of a living culture, and integral to the life ways of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian. It surrounds us and holds us up. Our Northwest Coast art is ingrained in the social fabric and oral histories of our clans’”—A Basic Guide to Northwest Coast Formline Art .
A rich array of formline designs can be found here: https://quintanagalleries.com/collections/northwest-coast-collection-1

A sneak peak at our upcoming exhibition "Artes de Mexico"!
Take a further look here: https://quintanagalleries.com/collections/latin-american

Quintana Galleries has opened the online exhibition Greg A. Robinson: New Works. View all new carvings and paintings at https://quintanagalleries.com/.../greg-a-robinson-new-works

On this memorial day our hearts go out to the The Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc community in the southern interior of British Columbia, and to all indigenous communities who have suffered loss at the hands of government and religion. This is truly a national day of mourning.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/28/world/children-remains-discovered-canada-kamloops-school/index.html

'Unthinkable' discovery in Canada as remains of 215 children found buried near residential school The gruesome discovery took decades and for some survivors of the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada, the confirmation that children as young as 3 were buried on school grounds crystallizes the sorrow they have carried all their lives.

Pictured here is a selection of Northwest Coast leather jewelry by Ruth Wilbur-Peterson. Wilbur-Peterson, her husband, and her children comprise a team of Skokomish Nation artists who revive Coast Salish art in jewelry, carvings, and basket making.

These last few weeks of winter are a great time to support Native-owned business and enrich your space with lively, engaging art for the year ahead. Visit our website to browse our Annual Winter Sale! Our stock of Inuit Soapstone Carvings, Northwest Coast Prints, and Zuni Fe**sh Carvings are 20%+ off until February 15th. We appreciate your support and wish you happiness and health in 2021!
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Looking for gifts with meaning for the holidays? Looking for gifts that support Native American artists? Looking to support a Native owned small business? Visit quintanagalleries.com to see our incredible collection of jewelry, prints, carvings, and sculpture exclusively by Northwest Coast, Southwest, and Arctic Indigenous artists. Your thoughtful support is so greatly appreciated! - Cecily Quintana

NAYA GALA TIME MEANS CELEBRATION TIME!

I invite you to be a part of the NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER's (NAYA) first-ever virtual Gala and Auction, featuring beautiful Native art, special performances, and inspiring stories that make this event so unique. This live streaming event on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13th will be a celebration of NAYA's vital work in the community, as well as an opportunity to show your support for NAYA during this critical time.
THIS EVENT IS FREE! However, guests can choose to financially support NAYA Family Center by participating in our online auction, featuring a beautiful selection of Native American art and jewelry, as well as fun activities and experiences. Guests will also have the option having a three-course Native-inspired meal delivered to their location for an additional cost.
The entire auction will be done online this year. The online auction will open at 12:00 pm on Friday, November 6, and will close at 9:00 pm on Friday, November 13. Once the auction begins, you will be able to view each auction package and bid as often and as much as you'd like. If you don't want to bid on items, but still want to support NAYA, you will also be able to make donations before and during the event through the online auction website.
We hope you’ll join us for this celebration. RSVP today.

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Herschel McGraw. As some of you know, Herschel worked with us at Quintana Galleries for many years. Herschel LOVED First Nations and Native American art, and really took the time to get to know the artists, and to learn as much as he could about the amazing art they created. Herschel was well loved at the gallery, and had many clients who would ONLY work with him. He didn't just work for us, he was family, and we were so happy for him when he moved on to start a gallery of his own. It was truly our honor to have known him.

New Arrivals and Inventory Clearance Sale Starts Today!

https://mailchi.mp/7e589219539c/new-arrivals-and-inventory-clearance-sale-9373744

Be a part of shaping the future for Institute of American Indian Art (IAIA) students! IAIA's annual fundraiser is the largest source of individual donations to student scholarships. Now, more than ever, your sponsorship of the event, winning auction bids, donations, and LIVE paddle raises will allow students to focus on shaping their futures:

August 12th, 2020 starting at 5:00pm (MDT)
Featuring a LIVE streamed auction and paddle raise.
Broadcast LIVE from the black box theater in the heart of the IAIA campus.

Register Now!

Fundraising Powered by OneCause, creator of BidPal  

Forty Years, 2020
by David A. Boxley, Alaskan Tsimshian
silkscreen print, limited edition of 99
23" high x 22" wide, paper size
$300

This year marks Alaskan Tsimshian artist David A. Boxley's forty year career as a carver, dancer, singer, language preservationist, and teacher. To commemorate this milestone, David has produced a limited edition silkscreen print that represents his life as a father, grandfather, husband, and artist.

Quintana Galleries has been deeply honored to have worked with David for over 25 years of his remarkable career. In celebration of our long relationship, we are the first gallery to introduce this beautiful print to the world. to purchase this important work online, go to quintanagalleries.com

About the print:

In the center of the print we see David A. Boxley represented as Eagle. David is a member of the Laxsgiik (Eagle clan), and his four Tsimshian names includes one meaning "He Who Works with the Cedar," as represented by the tradition carving adze that Eagle is holding.

Look closely into the body of Eagle. In the wings of Eagle is the face of a Wolf, which represents his sons David Robert and Zach, both members of the Wolf clan of Metlakatla. In the heart of Eagle are two faces representing his wife Michelle, and his grandson Sage. In the tail of eagle is a human face representing Dylan and Darius Sanidad, David's stepsons. The figure in the eye of the eagle represents David's grandfather. The figure as the tongue of Eagle represents the important work David has done to preserve his traditional dialect Sm'algyax, which means "real or true language."

The four figures encircling Eagle represent the four decades of David's journey becoming a master artist and important keeper of the Alaskan Tsimshian traditions.

About David:

Born in 1952 in Metlakatla, Alaska, David Boxley is the first Alaskan Tsimshian to achieve national prominence; he is particularly well respected as a totem pole carver, having carved 80 poles in the last 35 years. He has taught and demonstrated at many prestigious museums and institutes including the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.; Museum of History & Industry; Seattle, WA; Burke Museum, Seattle, WA; and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA.

In all of David Boxley's works, from totem poles, masks, bentwood boxes, to prints, he emphasizes Tsimshian style. In the recent resurgence of Native American cultural traditions, artists have become the culture bearers for their tribes. Boxley accepts this responsibility not only in his carving accomplishments, but by bringing the traditions he has learned in his path to being a carver back to his home village.

David has been deeply involved in the rebirth of Tsimshian culture through organizing and hosting Potlatches in Alaska and Washington. He has been responsible for the first Seattle Northwest Coast Potlatch in one hundred years. This historic event was held in 1996. It was such a success that another was held in 1997. David was also responsible for reintroducing the potlatch back to his home village of Metlakatla, Alaska. These Potlatches involved traditional cultural activities such as clan adoption, name giving, gift giving, ceremonial regalia dedication, and memorials as well as song and dance.

David has been directly involved in the formation of four successful dance groups: one in his home village of Metlakatla, Alaska, and others in Seattle, Washington. He led the Tsimshian Haayuuk for 6 years, and now has a new group called the Git-Hoan (people of the Salmon). David has written over 40 songs in his Native language, and carved many masks, rattles, paddles and other performance items.

"Artists from long ago inspire new generations of Indians to carry on the traditions of which they began. I am determined and dedicated to become the finest artist that I can be while at the same time helping to revitalize and carry on the rich culture of my tribe: I want my sons and other young Indian people to be proud of their heritage."

ATTENTION ARTISTS:

An opportunity for artists made by the Artist Relief Fund!
Grants of $5,000 each are made available to artists who are facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19.

To be eligible for a relief grant, applicants must be:
- Practicing artists able to demonstrate a sustained commitment to their work, careers, and a public audience;
- Experiencing dire financial emergencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic;
- 21 years of age or older;
- Provide a W9 and Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)—we will collect this information after you’ve been notified of your selection;
- Residing and working in the U.S. for the last two years;
- Not a full-time employee, board member, director, officer, or immediate family member of any of the coalition partners;
- Not previously awarded a relief grant from this fund.

Click here to apply:
https://www.artistrelief.org

Artist Relief To support artists during the COVID-19 crisis, a coalition of national arts grantmakers have come together to create an emergency initiative to offer financial and informational resources to artists across the United States.  Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financ...

Calling all Indigenous artists of the Americas! First American Art Magazine is hosting an online exhibition Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native Artists, innovative face masks created by Native Peoples! Prize for winners is cash and ad space.

Submission Deadline: Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 11:00pm Central Daylight Time. No entry fee. No age limits.
http://firstamericanartmagazine.com/masks/

Call for Art | Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native American Artists | First American Art Magazine FAAM is hosting an online exhibition, "Masked Heroes: Facial Coverings by Native Artists." Deadline: Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 11:00pm CDT. No entry fee. No age limits.

One bright spot to social isolation is that I have been able to do a bit more in-depth research on the works we currently have for sale at the Gallery. I will be sharing some of the videos and articles I have found living on the internet. My first share is this amazing video created by the the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology at Harvard University in conjunction with their 2003 exhibit, "From Nation to Nation: Examining Lewis and Clark's Indian Collection."

Weaving History follows the production of the Sally Bag by Wasco fiber artist Pat Courtney Gold (b. 1939). As she weaves her basket, she reflects on its historical, environmental, cultural, and creative influences. Among these influences is the Peabody Museum's original sally bag in their permanent collection that may have been traded to Lewis and Clark.

As you watch this video, please keep in mind that contemporary Native American basketry is sadly an endangered art form. Historically, baskets were woven as utilitarian objects, much needed in the daily life of the people. It is a tremendous amount of work to gather and process material before even getting started on the weaving of a basket. With the obligations of raising a family and/or providing income for their family, modern Native American women no longer had time to devote to learning this important and complex tradition. The Native American weavers who continue to keep the traditions alive are so important and valued, and we are so lucky to have women like Pat Courtney Gold sharing her work with us.

Weaving History with Pat Courtney Gold "Weaving History" follows the production of the sally bag, "Honoring the Weaver of the 1805 Wasco Basket," to its display in Harvard's Peabody Museum of Arch...

Congratulations to Quintana Galleries' artist Terresa White (Yup'ik) on her 1st place win in her category of Sculpture, and a Judges Award at the 2020 Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market! This amazing sculpture titled Seal Vision: Shared Spirit is a collaboration with Mark Tetpon (Inupiaq) and Don Johnston (Qagan Tayagungin Aleut). This sculpture will be featured in an upcoming article in First American Art Magazine.

Seal Vision: Shared Spirit, 2020
by Terresa White (Yup’ik) in collaboration with Mark Tetpon (Inupiaq) and Don Johnston (Qagan Tayagungin Aleut)
Bronze, walrus ivory, fossil ivory, and baleen
approx. 24” x 24”

You can view all of Terresa's work on our website at https://quintanagalleries.com/collections/terresa-white-yupik-eskimo

Portland, OR Event:

Haida Modern, The Art and Activism of Robert Davidson will be showing at the Portland International Film Festival on March 8th and March 9th. Be sure to get your tickets before it sells out!

Haida Modern is the inspiring and visually beautiful story of world-renowned Haida artist Robert Davidson. Born to what was referred to at the time as a ‘vanishing race’, Robert becomes a key figure in the cultural and artistic revival for west coast Indigenous peoples that winds up having a positive and growing influence on the Western culture – a culture in real need of some re-thinking.

Here is a link to the film festival with a description of the film and its trailer:
https://cinemaunbound.org/films/haida-modern

Haida Modern — Piff 43 Directed by Charles Wilkinson British Columbia • 2019 • 80 mins.

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEKEND!

Saturday, December 7th 11am to 5pm
Sunday, December 8th 11am to 5pm

This is an exclusive event to view the new Holiday collections of Northwest Coast carvings, prints, and carved silver jewelry, Arctic soapstone, whalebone, and ivory carvings, Zuni fe**sh carvings, and of course a fabulous collection of vintage and contemporary Navajo, Zuni, Santo Domingo, and Hopi southwest jewelry!

Studio located at:
2447 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
503-810-7525

For my out-of-town clients, or those of you who can't be here to join us,
be sure to check out quintanagalleries.com to see all of the new Holiday treasures!

THIS WEEKEND AT QUINTANA GALLERIES!
ART OF THE SKOKOMISH: WORKS BY THE WILBUR FAMILY
November 23rd and 24th
11am to 5pm

Skokomish Nation artists Andy and Ruth Wilbur-Peterson, and their daughter Malynn Wilbur-Foster, will be in Portland for this exciting kick off to our Holiday season! Andy and Ruth have brought an incredible collection of red cedar panels and bentwood boxes, yellow cedar paddles, and silkscreen prints created exclusively for this event.

Malynn Wilbur-Foster will bring her exquisite collection of hand gathered and woven traditional twined basketry, wood block and giclée prints, original acrylic paintings, and abalone earrings and pendants.

Studio Address:
2447 SE Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97214
503-810-7525

The Gallery Has So Many New Arrivals! Click the link below to see all of the wonderful new works.

https://mailchi.mp/fd485aa1ba18/new-arrivals-at-quintana-galleries-1413385

So Many New Arrivals!

Such a great loss to our Native American arts community. It has been a great honor to handle the work of Marvin Oliver, who always had a unique vision, great technical talent, and a wonderful spirit that is embodied in every work he created. I send to his wife Bridget Ellis and his children our deepest sympathies. Thank you Marvin for putting such beautiful art into this world.

Renowned Native American artist Marvin Oliver, ‘master’ of all mediums, has died at 73 in Seattle The internationally renowned figure in contemporary Native American was known for bridging various art mediums to create his own style.

Very exciting news! Joy Harjo is an incredible artist, woman, activist. She has been instrumental in the continued success of the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation , has tirelessly worked on behalf of Native America, and is a role model to many. Much deserved, and our country will benefit from her thoughtful words. Here is a link to her poem "This Morning I pray for My Enemies." https://poets.org/poem/morning-i-pray-my-enemies

Joy Harjo Becomes The First Native American U.S. Poet Laureate A member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, the 68-year-old poet and musician says she bears "the honor on behalf of the people and my ancestors" and aims to serve as an "ambassador" of the art form.

We have a lot of amazing fans out there who are military or military family. We just want to wish a happy Memorial Day to all of you out there serving, or having served. Thank you for your service.

NEW SALE ITEMS! Check out all of the incredible prices on select Northwest Coast Carvings and Prints, Southwest Jewelry, Pottery, Kachinas, and Fe**sh carvings, and Arctic Ivory carvings and Jewelry.

If you have any questions about these works, or would like to purchase a piece, feel free to call 503-810-7525 or email [email protected].

View all sale items at https://quintanagalleries.com/collections/sale

Happy Easter!

Ama Ha’likyiniitga Miyaanm!
Happy Easter!