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Lillian Pitt is a Native American artist from the Big River (Columbia River) region of the Pacific Northwest. Born on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon, she is a descendent of Wasco,
Yakama, and Warm Springs people. She is one of the most highly regarded Native American artists in the Pacific Northwest. Her works have been exhibited and reviewed regionally, nationally and internationally, and she has been the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions. Her awards include the 2007 Earle A. Chiles Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the 1990 Governor’s Award of the Oregon Arts Commission, which declared that she had made “significant contributions to the growth and development of the cultural life of Oregon.” Primarily a sculptor and mixed media artist, Lillian’s lifetime of works include artistic expressions in clay, bronze, wearable art, prints, and most recently, glass. The focus of her work draws on over 12,000 years of Native American history and tradition of the Columbia River region. Regardless of the medium she chooses to use, Lillian’s contemporary works are all aimed at giving voice to her people. |
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Statement:
My prints and tapestries reflect Native American culture by incorporating the same symbols used by these rock artists. These artists etched out thousands upon thousands of pictographs and petroglyphs up and down the Big River. Most of them are underwater now, on account of the dams that were built, but many of them are still visible today. I’m not able of course to climb up onto a mountain and carve pictures into stone. But I try to replicate the symbols used by these artists as best I can. And so, my prints and tapestries reflect Native American culture by use of similar symbols. |
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I'd like to thank the great print assistants we had on this project: Jason Clark, Kenzie Olson, Carrie Fields, Jordan Rauk and Stella Nall.
This project is made possible with the generous support of the following:
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