‘DEER HEARTS’ AT THE MAC GALLERY

The wall was originally part of Wells Hall, torn down to make room for the new Mish ee twie building, and it’s expected to stand indefinitely. “That’s what was particularly enticing for me,” he said. “We want epic murals to stay, as too many have been painted over or torn down in the past.”

There are benefits to painting murals, whether permanent or temporary, said Peterson. “Students can still add to their portfolios, even when their murals disappear.” Besides, he added, “Who doesn’t want to look at giant flowers on a huge wall?”

Balsamroot mural — See it on the WVC campus, 1300 Fifth Street, Wenatchee.

Both strikingly modern and deeply steeped in Plateau tradition, each piece of art crafted by Carly Feddersen, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, is a sculptural storytelling. She explores symbolic connections between native heritage, European contact and the artist’s personal perceptions of the meaning of adornment.

“Deer Hearts,” currently featured at the MAC Gallery, is a collection of indigenous art pieces using silver, glass, elk ivory, bone and stone -- materials that reflect the artist’s own ancestry.

Carly was born into an extended family of creative people. A Wenatchee Valley

College alumna, she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work is exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Native Art in Santa Fe, at the Hallie Ford Museum in Salem and at the Washington State Historical Society in Tacoma.

WVC MAC Gallery, 1300 Fifth Street, Wenatchee, June 2—July 30, 2023

Artist’s Talk: Friday, June 2, 4 pm in the MAC Grove Recital Hall - First Friday artist’s reception, Friday, June 2, 5 to 7 pm