Exhibition Opening: Joe Feddersen: Earth, Water, Sky

September 27, 2025 — January 18, 2026

Joe Feddersen: Earth, Water, Sky is a career retrospective of nationally renowned artist Joe Feddersen (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation). This exhibition gathers four decades of the prolific artist’s prints, glass, weaving, and ceramics in the largest and most comprehensive showing of his career to date. From miniatures to wall-sized installations, the exhibition features nearly 100 works. 

Joe Feddersen: Earth, Water, Sky is organized by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, Washington, and curated by heather ahtone, director of curatorial affairs, First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, and Rachel Allen, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

Major support is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation, Terra Foundation for American Art, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The presentation at the High Desert Museum is made possible by the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation and Visit Central Oregon Future Fund with support from Cascade A&E.  

Image credit (left to right): Joe Feddersen (b. 1953, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation): Wild Cat, 2009, waxed linen and brain tanned deer hide, 6 ½ x 4 x 4 in. (16.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm); Turn Lane, 2018, waxed linen, bias tape, and thread, 8 x 7 x 7 in. (20.3 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm); Wintermaster Plus, 2012, waxed linen and brain tanned deer hide, 6 x 6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm). Collection of the artist; courtesy studio e gallery, Seattle, Washington. Photograph by Dean Davis. © Joe Feddersen