2008 In the Spirit Native Art Exhibition Award Winners

Best in Show
Angel
Jerry Laktonen
Aleautiqq
Wood, paint, feathers abalone,
amber wood, maple, cedar, pine, cottonwood

Second Place Award
Ke Ali'i
Benjamine Heloca
Hawaiian
Koa wood, tiger shark teeth

Third Place Award
Night Gallery Ceremonial Flat Bag
Roger Amerman
Choctaw
Vintage Czech and Italian seed
and pony bead, Pendleton wool cloth,
smoked deer skin

Washington State Historical
Society Purchase Prize
Salmon Season
Peter Boome
Upper Skagit
Etched glass panel, cedar trim

People's Choice Award
Mocca Chucks
Angelina Nockai
Dine
High top Converse Shoes Seed beads, fabric

Honoring Innovation Award
Self-portrait
Phillip Kairaiuak
Yupik
Sheet metal, birch wood, wood dowels, sealant

Honoring our Ancestors Award
Tegumiak Finger Masks
Justin McCarthy
Yupik
Wood, acrylic paint, caribou throat hair, feathers

Northwest Pendleton Prize
Snow in Shadows
Sheila Ezelle
Aleutian
Suede, quilted batting commercial zipper
and trims, wolf & beaver sunshine ruff,
wolf and beaver fur tassels, wolf fancy and bottom

Legacy Gallery Print Award
Preservation of the Light
Ramon Murillo
Shoshone Bannock
Cedar, horse hide, paint, buckskin