Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos)

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View works. Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), dance apron, 2025
dance apron, 2025
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Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) b. 1976, is a multidisciplinary artist from the Umpqua River Valley on the South Coast of Oregon, working in painting, photography, printmaking, weaving, and large-scale installation. Siestreem combines the ceremonial traditions of her ancestors with contemporary modes and materials at the intersection of social and ecological justice, education, and Indigenous feminism. Siestreem was awarded the University of Oregon’s 2022-23 CFAR Fellowship and the 2022 Forge Project Fellowship, one of six Indigenous individuals representing a broad diversity of cultural practices, participatory research, organizing models, and geographic contexts that honor Indigenous pasts as well as build Native futures. Her work is in many collections including the Gochman Family Foundation (Miami, FL), Forge Project (Mahicannituck (Hudson River) Valley, NY), Missoula Art Museum (Missoula MT), Museum of Fine Art (Boston, MA), and the Portland Art Museum (Portland, OR). Her artwork was recently included in the landmark 2023 book An Indigenous Present, conceived and edited by Jeffrey Gibson (Mississippi Choctaw/Cherokee). Siestreem comes from a family of professional artists and educators; her training began in the home. Her lifelong mentor is Lillian Pitt (Wasco, Warm Springs, Yakama) and her weaving teachers are Greg Archuleta (Grand Ronde) and Greg A. Robinson (Chinook Nation). Siestreem graduated Phi Kappa Phi with a BS from Portland State University in 2005. She earned an MFA with distinction from Pratt Art Institute in 2007. She created a self-sustaining weaving program for the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon and is represented by the Elizabeth Leach Gallery.
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  • Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), last years blues clam basket, 2022-2024
    last years blues clam basket, 2022-2024
    Spruce root (Nehalem, OR), Japanese Indigo (Linton) dye
    9 x 8 x 8"
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  • Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), button basket, 2024
    button basket, 2024
    glazed slip cast ceramic basket, acrylic paint and Xerox transfer
    8.75 x 8.25 x 8"
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  • Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), skyline, 2024
    skyline, 2024
    seven glazed slip cast ceramic baskets with gold
    installation: 8.75 x 81 x 8"
    each 8.75 x 8.25 x 8"
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  • Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), in about a year, 2025
    in about a year, 2025
    acrylic, graphite, color pencil, Xerox transfer on panel boards
    48 x 76"
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  • Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), haich ikt'at'uu (Siuslaw dream boat) , 2025
    haich ikt'at'uu (Siuslaw dream boat) , 2025
    Red Cedar Bark (Beaverton), Sedge (Umpqua), Industrial Cotton with Fresh Indigo Dye (Linton), Safety Orange Boundary Thread
    14 x 5 x 5"
  • Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), solid gold fever, 2025
    solid gold fever, 2025
    gold glazed slip cast ceramic dance cap
    5 x 8 x 6"
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  • Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), starry-starry-night, over a temporary régime, 2025
    starry-starry-night, over a temporary régime, 2025
    acrylic, graphite, color pencil, Xerox transfer on panel boards
    80 x 200"
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  • Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), crazy quilt, 2016-2025
    crazy quilt, 2016-2025
    acrylic, graphite, color pencil, Xerox transfer on panel boards
    60 x 84"
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  • Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), dance apron, 2025
    dance apron, 2025
    acrylic, graphite, color pencil, Xerox transfer on panel boards
    80 x 200"
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