PENDLETON, OR – Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts (CSIA) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Alyssa Ebinger, TMP, as Interim Master Printer. Beginning in December 2024, Ebinger will lead the studio and guide its renowned printmaking program as CSIA embarks on a search to fill the role on a permanent basis. Ebinger will split her time between Pendleton, OR, and her home in Amityville, NY, bringing her extensive experience and collaborative spirit to the role.
A Tamarind-trained Collaborative Lithographer, Ebinger holds a BS in Art Education from Minnesota State University of Moorhead and an MFA from the prestigious Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). She honed her expertise at Tamarind Institute’s Printer Training Program, earning the esteemed title of Tamarind Master Printer. She also served as the Frederick Hammersley Apprentice Printer from 2020-2021. Most recently, Ebinger was the Master Printer at Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Austin, TX, where she collaborated with renowned artists such as Ellen Lesperance, Paula Wilson, and Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, working across lithography, copper plate etching, relief, and monotype.
“CSIA is poised for an exciting chapter, and we are confident Alyssa’s technical expertise, collaborative spirit, and unique vision will inspire our artists and our studio’s direction,” says Phinney Brown, Executive Director of CSIA. “Her arrival marks a new phase of growth and creativity, and we are eager to see the impact she will make.”
Ebinger will be leading projects with a lineup of celebrated Native artists in 2025, including Phillip Cash Cash (Cayuse, Nez Perce), Camas Logue (Klamath Modoc), Frank Buffalo Hyde (Onondaga), and Ryan! Feddersen (Colville), underscoring CSIA’s continued commitment to advancing Native voices in contemporary art through the medium of collaborative printmaking.
“As Alyssa brings fresh energy to our studio, we’re excited to carry that momentum forward,” Brown adds. “In early 2025, we plan to begin the search for a permanent leader for our printmaking program. With guidance from a committee of staff, board members, and industry professionals, this effort will shape the next chapter for Crow’s Shadow as a vibrant center for innovation and excellence in Native fine art.”
You can view examples of Alyssa’s collaborative and individual work on her website, at https://alyssaebinger.com/.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Phinney Brown
Executive Director
phinney@crowsshadow.org
541-276-3954
About Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts
Crow’s Shadow Institute of the Arts (CSIA) is located on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in the foothills of Oregon’s Blue Mountains. Crow’s Shadow is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization formed in 1992 with a mission to provide a creative conduit for educational, social, and economic opportunities for Native Americans through artistic development.
Over the past 30 years, Crow’s Shadow has evolved into a renowned studio focused on contemporary fine art printmaking, as well as a vibrant, community-based Traditional Arts hub with a wide variety of workshops taught by some of the most prominent and respected traditional teaching artists in the region.
Prints made at Crow’s Shadow have been featured in national exhibitions, including the Whitney Biennial, and have been collected by the Whitney, Smithsonian, MoMA, Library of Congress, Boston MFA, Loeb Museum at Vassar College, and more. A 2019 feature in the New York Times hailed Crow’s Shadow as a “hub for contemporary Native American artists nationwide...[attracting] some of the biggest Indigenous names in contemporary art.”
