Steph Littlebird
Steph Littlebird | |
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| Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 41–42) Banks, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | Pacific Northwest College of Art (BFA) |
| Website | www |
Steph Littlebird is a Native American multimedia artist, illustrator, and exhibit curator who is a member of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.[1][2][3] She is known for her curation of the exhibit, "This is Kalapuyan Land".[4]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Littlebird was born in 1984 or 1985[5] and grew up in Banks, Oregon.[4] She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde.[6]
She graduated from Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking.[7]
Graphic design and illustration
[edit | edit source]Littlebird re-designed the Yahoo logo for 2022 Native American Heritage Month using Native American-inspired patterns.[8][9] The final "O" was used as Yahoo's avatar on its social media platforms for the month of November.[9]
My Powerful Hair was published in March 2023 through Abrams Books for Young Readers.[2] The children's book was written by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Littlebird.[10]
Littlebird created a portrait of Shimkhin displayed as part of the exhibit My Father's Father's Sister: Our Ancestor Shimkhin, which opened at Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center in 2023.[6]
Littlebird has artwork displayed in the exterior window niches of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art as well as other locations around the University of Oregon.[11]
Fierce Aunties, a children's book written by Laurel Goodluck and illustrated by Littlebird, was published in April 2025.[12] The Summer of the Bones Horses was also published April 2025, through Abrams Books for Young Readers. It is a chapter book written by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and illustrated by Littlebird.[13]
Curatorial career
[edit | edit source]Littlebird first curated This Is Kalapuyan Land at the Five Oaks Museum (formerly Washington County Museum) in 2019. The exhibit incorporated materials from a 2008 Five Oaks Museum exhibit titled This Kalapuya Land, which were then visibly annotated and edited by LIttlebird with help from Grand Ronde historian David G. Lewis.[14][15] These panels were displayed alongside works by contemporary Indigenous artists.[16] A modified version of the exhibit opened at the Pittock Mansion in 2023.[15]
Littlebird curated the exhibition Ancestors, hosted by the Portland Parks & Recreation at the Multnomah Arts Center in 2024.[17]
Littlebird curated the Salem Art Association Exhibition Indigenous Northwest, on view at the Bush Barn Art Center from September 6 to October 27, 2024.[1]
Awards and fellowships
[edit | edit source]- 2020 AICAD-NOAA National Fellowship recipient[18]
- '20 Caldera Artist in Residence[18]
- 2019 Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC) project grant awardee[18]
- 2025 Oregon Community Foundation's Creative Heights grant[19]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- "This Is Kalapuyan Land" at Five Oaks Museum
- Video:Cultural Resonance and Environmental Advocacy: Conversations with Indigenous Artist Steph Littlebird
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- 1980s births
- Living people
- 21st-century American illustrators
- 21st-century Native American artists
- 21st-century Native American women artists
- American women curators
- American women illustrators
- Artists from Oregon
- Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
- Native American curators
- Native American illustrators
- Pacific Northwest College of Art alumni
- People from Banks, Oregon