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Feddersen, Ryan!
| Last Name: | Feddersen |
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| First Name: | RYAN! |
| Dates: |
1984 (Date of Birth)
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| Biography/History: | RYAN! Elizabeth Feddersen b.1984 Confederated Tribes of the Colville (Okanogan /Arrow Lakes / German / English) was born and raised in Wenatchee, WA. Feddersen received a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Cornish College of the Arts in 2009. She remained in Seattle for ten years while working as an artist, studio assistant, and arts administrator, before relocating to Tacoma, Washington. Cultivating engagement with the contemporary indigenous art world has been a transformative way that Feddersen has connected with her cultural heritage. Through residencies, gatherings, workshops, and community, Feddersen has been inspired, educated, encouraged, and mentored by indigenous artists, culture-bearers, and activists. These relationships have infl uenced and reinforced her approach to art, culture, and community. Feddersen fi rst exhibited in Spokane in 2015 when commissioned by SpokaneArts to create an interactive temporary mural. That summer, she presented 900* Horses, a community enacted memorial that reframed a historic atrocity through a colorful series of community illustrated e - gies. Feddersen has created large-scale interactive installations and sitespeci c pieces throughout the region, working with the Seattle O ce of Arts and Culture, Tacoma Art Museum, MoPOP (EMP), The Henry Gallery, Spokane Arts, Seattle Art Museum, and Missoula Art Museum. Recently, she was named a 2018 National Fellow in Visual Arts with the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation and a 2018 Visual Arts Fellow with Artist Trust. |
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4425.1 (Print, Bison Stack Crane, AP, 2018)
4425.2 (Print; Crayon; Sculpture, Coyote Now: Bones, 2017)
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