A wood sculpture with bottle caps affixed, mounted on plywood and laminate base. Created by Tyler Brumfield, a professor, Pacific University Art Department.
A beadwork, screenprint, and acrylic painting on paper, depicting a black rat with a round, blue "window" in its abdomen which contains another smaller, golden rat, by artist Stella Nall. Stella Nall is a Montana-based multimedia artist and poet. Her website states, "She is a First Descendant of the Úuwuutasshe (Greasy Mouth) clan of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Tribe, and her Crow name is Bisháakinnesh (Rode Buffalo) and was given to her by Ronnie Yellowmule. Her work often engages with current issues pertaining to Indigenous identity, visibility and representation; while also inviting connection from people of all backgrounds by discussing ubiquitous human experiences such as love, loss, joy and grief."
"Original hand colored limited edition drypoint etching on paper," per a certificate mounted on the verso of the frame. The image by artist William Papas is also signed and numbered on the front. Papas was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolorist. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and Punch. This particular image is done in a caricature-like style, and depicts two male coal miners wearing red helmets, standing in front of a mining structure and vehicle. The image dates from 1987. Several notes on the verso dated 2020-2022 refer to the print's sale and framing.
Signed limited edition print of a watercolor depicting a purple and green horse on a white background, by artist William Papas. Numbered 33/35. Papas was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolorist. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and Punch.
Signed limited edition print of a watercolor depicting a horse resting in a seated position looking over its right shoulder, by artist William Papas. Papas was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolorist. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and Punch. The horse is a chestnut color on a white background. Numbered 2/35.
Signed limited edition print of a watercolor depicting two horses on a white background, by artist William Papas. Papas was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolorist. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and Punch. Numbered 12/50. A certificate of authenticity is mounted on the back. Framed.
Signed limited edition print of a watercolor depicting four horses running on a white and multicolored background, by artist William Papas. Papas was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolorist. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and Punch. Numbered 6/295.
A large block print created by local artist, Jeanne Fenimore Levy, during Forest Grove's 150th Celebration "Print Day", hosted by the Valley Art Association. This print is based on a photograph in the Pacific University Archives titled: "Spokane students, 'new recruits' to the Indian Training School". The original photograph depicts a group of Spokane students forcibly taken to the Forest Grove Indian School.
An acrylic painting on canvas by Ceija Stojka. Stojka was a Romani Holocaust survivor from Austria. She became an artist later in life with much of her art depicting Roma life prior to the Nazi occupation of Austria.
A 6-strand Ni'ihau shell lei with a large shell clasp likely created between 1900 and 1960. According to Ni'ihau Cultural Heritage Foundation, the term 'Ni'ihau shell' legally refers only to shells gathered on the shores of the Forbidden Island, or Ni'ihau in Hawaii. Access to this island is highly restricted to preserve its unique culture and environment, making this style of lei both culturally significant and highly valuable.
There are three different shells that are commonly used to make Ni‘ihau shell lei: kahelelani, momi, and lāiki, as well as a fourth one, kāmoa, which is frequently used to add contrasting color.
This particular lei appears to be made primarily of momi or lāiki shells with a pōleholeho lenalena pendant.
Donated by Charlotte Phillips in honor of her mother.
"You Are Here" is a digital art piece printed on canvas by artist Steph Littlebird. The piece depicts plants and animals native to the land that Pacific University’s Forest Grove and Hillsboro campuses are situated; the land of the Tualatin Kalapuyas, or Atfalati, now part of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
Littlebird's statement on "You Are Here": "This design combines a landscape and topographical view of the land Pacific University is situated on. Overlapping depictions of Indigenous plants and animals with maps of the local river systems remind viewers of where they are, focusing their awareness on the present with a mindful message 'You are here.'"
"You Are Here" was commissioned by the University Cultural Collections Committee in 2024 for the entryway of Les AuCoin Hall. Created by Steph Littlebird, an artist, author, curator and enrolled member of Oregon’s Grand Ronde Confederated Tribes. Steph earned her B.F.A. in Painting and Printmaking from the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) in Portland, Oregon, she currently lives and works in Las Vegas.
Littlebird is known for her vibrant graphic imagery that combines traditional styles of her Indigenous ancestors with contemporary illustration aesthetics. Her work often examines issues related to Native identity, cultural resilience, and responsible land stewardship.
A very large mural-like painting on canvas, depicting the Goddess Hina of Moloka'i, a red and orange sky and swirling grey smoke, green taro leaves and water. Many handprints in a rainbow of colors appear in the sky, as well as arrow-shaped symbols. This piece was created on October 5, 2023 as a collaboration between the artist Kalae Tangonan and the staff of her visiting Molokai clothing business named Kupu A’e Molokai, along with students from Pacific University. They created the mural in response to the wildfires of 2023 that destroyed most of the historic town of Lahaina, Maui in Hawai'i. The medium appears to be spray paint and/or latex paint; it is applied to a plastic-backed canvas drop-cloth.
An article titled "An Ode to Home" (Avari Schumacher, Oct. 12, 2023) in the Pacific University Index newspaper describes its creation: "At first, it was just the members of the group Kupu A’e Molokai working on the mural. But soon others joined. 'I didn’t expect anybody to really show up because at the beginning, no one was really around,' said Tangonan. 'Then as the day went on, we had around 30 students show up.' With so many students wanting to join, Tongonan had them use their hand prints as the background of the mural. 'The handprints in the mural represent something we call Manamana Lima,' Tangonan passionately explained. 'This represents your fingers and then it connects to your hand which is transferring up with your energy. We call it mana or spirit.'"
A large Hawaiian folk art-style carved sculpture of a woman's face and shoulders. It was carved from a root burl of a milo tree, which has been turned so that the roots form her hair. It is unsigned. According to an appraisal report, unsigned carvings of this type and age from Hawaii were typically done by prison inmates and sold by the guards on the outside of the prison to tourists.
A framed open-edition lithograph titled "Banana Leaf II". Signed in pencil. One of a trio of identically framed prints by Pegge Hopper; see PUA_ART_2021_15_1 and PUA_ART_2021_15_2.
A framed open-edition lithograph titled "Banana Leaf 1979". Signed in pencil. One of a trio of identically framed prints by Pegge Hopper; see PUA_ART_2021_15_1 and PUA_ART_2021_15_3.
Two open-edition lithographs framed together: "Kailua Noon A"; and "Kailua Noon B." Signed in pencil. One of a trio of identically framed prints by Pegge Hopper; see PUA_ART_2021_15_2 and PUA_ART_2021_15_3.
A diptych of two small transfer prints on wood depicting two red dragons on a blue background. The dragons are based on a sculpture of naga (mythical serpent-like creatures) at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, a Theravada Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. They resemble the Pacific Univeristy mascot, Boxer. One dragon, whose head is at the bottom of the diptych, appears to be devouring the other dragon, whose neck and head extend from his mouth. The pieces are signed by the artist with the note, 'hand-transferred 2014.' The diptych was donated by Dr. Timothy Choy in honor of Gerald C. Yoshida, chairman of the Pacific University Board of Trustees.
Two panels made up of two canvases each. Depicts blue, green and cream colored abstract blocks with bird silhouettes.
Purchased on behalf of Dr. Tim Choy's 75th birthday
A large mixed media work on paper from the artist's Rapture Series. The flat topped buildings, palm trees, and taupe colored mounds are indicative of a desert landscape. There are five women in intricate head dresses that are reminiscent of Wright's Goddess Series.
An etching of the top of the buildings along Fifth Avenue in New York. Large spires rises among the building tops, one of which is St. Patrick's Cathedral.
