Lineage: Living Traditions of Line, Shape, and Design Goudi’ni Gallery , Humboldt State University Fall 2017
A group exhibit of Native Artists of northern California.
Going Home Lyn Risling
Night and Day, We are All in this Together Lyn Risling
A is for Acorn Illustrated by Lyn Risling
A is for Acorn, A California Indian A B C
Author, Analisa Tripp
Illustrations by Lyn Risling. Published by Heyday Books
This alphabet board book welcomes youngsters and families of all cultures
into the world of Native California. The illustrations of animals, plants, and
cultural objects, give a glimpse in the beautiful diversity of California’s indigenous
cultures and environments. First published in 2015, and due to it’s popularity,
the book it is now in it’s third printing. You can order books at
Stories of the River, Stories of the People: Memory on the Klamath River Basin
Goudi’ni Native American Arts Gallery, Humboldt State University 2016
Curated by Brittani Orona, the exhibit featured art, video, and oral histories from the
perspective of California Indian Tribes of the Klamath River Basin.
Painting : Hope and Renewal Swim Against the Current
By Lyn Risling
We Were Then, We Are Now
Maidu Museum, Roseville, CA
2016
A group exhibit focusing on California Indians using language
as a way to tell the complex beauty of perseverance.
Pa pi’êep ithívthaneen aachip kúma’araaras… Lyn Risling
(Long ago Center of the World People…)
Coyote III
Maidu Museum, Roseville CA
2015
Third Annual Coyote themed art exhibition, featuring California Native Artists
Coyote’s Annual Cleaning Lyn Risling
FIXING THE EARTH: NOW !
Goudi'ni Native American Gallery
Humboldt State University, 2013
This exhibit focused on the traditional tribal practices of healing the Earth through World Renewal Ceremonies of northwestern California. Native artists from local tribes; Hupa, Karuk, Yurok, Wiyot, Tolowa, Tsnungwe and others, were invited to investigte and share their perspectives on World Renewal through their art. Lyn Risling and Julian Lang co-curated the exhibition in collaboration with Michelle McCall-Wallace from the HSU Art Department
World Renewal Lyn Risling
RIVER AS HOME
Morris Graves Museum, Eureka CA
February - March 2013
Lyn Risling was one of six featured artists and a co-curator of this exhibit. Curator Bob Benson stated, " The exhibition represents the visual pulse of Native artists from the Klamath River and surrounding river systems. It is a comprehensive look at the spiritual and physical place through the world view of the area's original peoples." The Wiyot, Yurok, Hupa, Tsnungwe, Karuk, Tolowa and other tribes are represented by more than 90 artists in this large and comprehensive exhibition.
Exhibition Banner
(Two large banners hung in front of the Morris Graves Museum for the exhibition.)
Designed by Julian Lang / Artwork by Lyn Risling