LisaNa M. Macias-Red Bear www.nativeartists.org lredbear@earthlink.net osodemontana@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

June 1999 Bachelor of Arts Degree, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1985 Hands of Champions Cosmetology School, Ogden, UT.

1984 Photography, Psychology, Weber State University, Ogden, UT.

CERTIFICATION

2001 Human Rights Educator, University of Minnesota, MN.

1999-2002 Registered Counselor, WA.

EXHIBITIONS / PERFORMANCES / SCREENINGS

2002 Dickinson State University Gallery, Offerings from the Heart Dickinson, ND

2002 Two Rivers Gallery, Offerings from the Heart Minneapolis American Indian Center, Minneapolis, MN

2001 Northwest Art Center, Offerings from the Heart Minot State University, Minot, ND

2001 Apex Gallery, Offerings from the Heart Traveling Group Exhibit, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD

2001 Human Rights Resource Center, Indigenous Human Rights Guerilla theater group presentation , Screening of vignette from Malinal Rises to Free Her Grandchildren University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

2001 TCTV, TV interview and screening of What is real What is Artificial Thurston Co, WA.

2001 Los Angeles International Radical Film Festival, Screening of What is real What is Artificial Los Angeles, CA

2001 Columbia Basin College, Defends Horses permanent exhibit/collection, Art in Public Places WA State Art Collection, Pasco, WA.

2001 Memorial Union Gallery, Offerings from the Heart Traveling Group Exhibit, North Dakota State University, North Dakota.

2000 Gorman Museum, Offerings from the Heart Traveling Group Exhibit, UC Davis, Davis, CA.

2000 Traditions, Lady-Fest Lecture, solo performance, Screening of What is Real and What is Artificial, Malinal Rises to Free Her Grandchildren, independent video, Olympia, WA.

2000 Washington State University Gallery, American Indian Women Artists, Group exhibit, Pullman, WA.

2000 North Central Washington Museum, A Gathering of Tribes, Group exhibit, Wenatchee, WA.

2000 Seattle Center Gallery, Passion a Fire Exhibit, Pilchuck Glass School Auction, Group exhibit, Seattle, WA.

2000 The Evergreen State College Longhouse Cultural Center, Alumni, Faculty, Student Exhibit, Group exhibit, Olympia, WA.

1999 Bread and Roses, Indigenous Women's Poetry Night Solo performance, Screening of What is Real and What is Artificial independent video. Olympia,WA.

1999 Bread and Roses, Solo performance, Speaking Engagement. Olympia, WA.

1999 Washington's Center for the Performing Arts, ULALI, Solo performance, Olympia, WA.

1999 Washington's Center for the Performing Arts, Native Voice Emerging and Reemerging, Exhibit, Group exhibit. Olympia, WA.

1999 The Evergreen State College Fourth Floor Gallery, Malinal Rises to Free Her Grandchildren, Solo exhibit, Olympia, WA.

1998 Pilchuck Glass School Gallery, Group exhibit, Stanwood, WA.

1998 The Evergreen State College Longhouse Cultural Center, Neon Installation/Collaboration, Guillermo Gomez-Pena’s El Mexterminator Olympia, WA.

1998 Metropolitan Gallery, Group exhibit, Seattle, WA.

1998 Capitol Theater, Solo performance, Speaking Engagement, Olympia, WA.

1998 The Evergreen State College, Zapatista Freedom Fest, Solo performance, Speaking Engagement, Olympia, WA.

1998 The Evergreen State College Red Square, How Many More? Solo site specific installation, performance, Olympia, WA.

1997 The Evergreen State College Longhouse Cultural Center, Native Youth Conference, Solo performance, Olympia, WA.

1997 The Evergreen State College, Graphic Artist, Designed poster for annual T.E.S.C powwow, Olympia, WA.

1997 The Evergreen State College, Solo performance, Olympia, WA.

1997 SPIPA Traveling Exhibit, Native Prints Group exhibit, Olympia, WA.

1997 The Evergreen State College Fourth Floor Gallery, Xicana/o Art Exhibit, Group exhibit, Olympia, WA.

1997 The Evergreen State College, "Cinco de Mayo Celebration," Solo performance, Olympia, WA.

1997 Capitol Theater, Solo performance, Premiere screening Follow Me Home by Peter Bratt, Olympia, WA.

1997 Liberation Cafe, Women in Liberation, Group exhibit, Solo performance, Olympia, WA.

1997 The Evergreen State College Longhouse Cultural Center, Lecture, Native Youth, Olympia, WA.

1997 The Evergreen State College, Viva Mi Tierra, Vivan los Indios Todos, Solo Performance art piece, Olympia, WA.

1996 The Evergreen State College Longhouse Cultural Center, Supersaturday Festival, Solo Exhibit on loan two years, Olympia, WA.

1996 The Evergreen State College Longhouse Cultural Center, Supersaturday Festival, Solo performance, Olympia, WA.

1996 The Evergreen State College Red Square, Earth Day Celebration, Solo performance, Olympia, WA.

1996 The Evergreen State College, Third Annual Social Justice and Equality Conference, Solo Performance, Olympia, WA.

1996 The Evergreen State College, Dia de los Muertos, Solo Performance, Olympia, WA.

1995 The Evergreen State College Longhouse Cultural Center, Students of Color Graduation Ceremony, Solo Performance, Olympia, WA.

1989 Avanti Galleria, Solo exhibit, Seattle, WA.

1987 Paramount Theater, Psychotazzia opening for Ziggy Marley, Group performance, Seattle, WA.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2001 Human Rights Resource Center University of Minnesota,The Stanley Foundation.

2000 The Sumasil Foundation Grant

2000 Washington State Arts Commission, Arts in Public Places roster.

2000 F.A.C.E.S Full Scholarship

1999 Pilchuck Glass School Full Scholarship

1998-1999 The Evergreen State College Alumni Association Scholarship

1998-1999 The Thayer Raymond Memorial Scholarship

1998-1999 JUNO Art Scholarship

1998 Pilchuck Glass School Full Scholarship

1997-1998 Merv Cadwallader Scholarship

1997-1998 K.E.Y Student Services Scholarship

1997-1998 Democratic Socialist Peace Award

1997 The Michael Schwerner Activist Award

1996-1997 Steven Gibson Memorial Scholarship

1996-1997 Clearwood Scholarship

1996-1997 Cultural Diversity Scholarship

1995-1996 Cultural Diversity Scholarship

EXPERIENCE

2001 Indigenous Women’s Network, Sustainable Communities Gathering, scheduled guest instructor/facilitator, deconstructing Racism/Internalized Oppression, Native American Post Colonial Inter-generational trauma, Healing Reclamation Arts, Mohawk Valley, Fonda, NY.

2000-2001 Teachers Assistant/Studio Tech Aid, Neon Studio, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

2000 The Evergreen State College, Lecture, Performance Alternative Calenders Olympia, WA.

1999-2001 Registered Counselor/Arts Facilitator/Lead Staff, Hospital Diversion House, Behavioral Health Resources, Olympia, WA.

1998-1999 Teachers Assistant/Studio Tech Aid, Ceramic Studio, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, W A.

1998-1999 Teachers Assistant/Studio Tech Aid, Neon Studio, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1998 The Evergreen State College, Lecture, Performance, Envisioning Home; Finding Your Place Through Art and Music Olympia, WA.

1996-1998 Coordinator, Native Student Alliance, The Evergreen State College, Olympia,WA.

1996 Teachers Assistant, Foundations of Visual Arts, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1995-1996 Co-coordinator, MEChA, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1995 Receptionist, First Peoples Counseling, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1994 Diversity Training Recruiter/Community Organizer, Healthy Nations, Colville Confederate Tribes, Keller, Nespelem, WA.

1993 Family Advocate, N. E. Washington Family Resources, Colville, WA.

1993 Diversity Trainer, N. E. Washington Family Resources, Colville, WA.

1989-1993 Self Employment/Jewelry design and Fabrication, West Coast, Central, USA.

1988 Residential Staff Member/Recreation Manager, Horizon Group Home, Seattle, WA.

1986-1989 Self Employment/Cosmetologist, Avanti Salon, Seattle, WA.

1985-1986 Cosmetologist, Bellezza European Salon, Seattle, WA.

1983 Residential Staff Member/Purchasing, Hope Street Group Home, Bremerton, WA.

1982 DDA Vocational Instructor/Assistant, Sound Enterprises, Bremerton, WA.

1982 DDA Vocational Instructor/Assistant, Olympic Peninsula Enterprises, Gorst, WA.

RELATED TRAINING

2001 Training of Trainers, Human Rights Educators, University of Minnesota, MN.

2001 Indigenous Women’s Network, Sustainable Communities Gathering, Albany NY.

2001 Healing Our Wounded Spirits Research Conference, Native American Inter-generational trauma, Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, Oregon.

2001 Cultural Competence/sensitivity and Mental Health Providers for Native American Communities, Chehalis Tribe, Chehalis, WA.

2001 Sacred Earth, Seattle University, Seattle WA.

2000 Integrating Spirituality and Culture into Treatment for Dual Diagnosis with Native/

Tribal Clients, UW Social Work Continuing Education, Seattle, WA.

2000 Professional Development Northwest Native Art Symposium, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

2000 Trauma, Abuse, and Violence, F.A.C.E.S. Portland, OR.

2000 The Color of Violence: Violence Against Women of Color, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA.

1999 Suicide Deescalation Technique, Behavioral Health Resources, Olympia, WA.

1999 Blown Glass/Solid Glass Sculpture, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.

1998 Kiln/Hot Glass Cast Sculpture, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.

1997 Printmaking Workshop for Native Artists, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1998 Professional Development Northwest Native Art Symposium, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1997 Native Writer’s Workshop, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1994 Cultural Diversity/Undoing Racism, Healthy Nations, Nespelem WA.

1993 HIV/AIDS Awareness/Prevention, Chemical Dependency Assessment/Intervention N. E. Washington Family Resources, Colville, WA.

1993 Domestic Violence Intervention, High Risk Family Assessment, N. E. Washington Family Resources, Colville, WA.

1993 Early Childhood Education, Developmental Delay Assessment, N. E. Washington Family Resources, Colville, WA.

1993 Parenting class facilitator, N. E. Washington Family Resources, Colville, WA.

1987-1989 Metalsmithing/Fabrication, Clay Sculpture, Fine Papermaking, Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, WA.

SKILLS

• 3-D, 2-D, Mixed-Media, Installation Art, Site Specific/Gallery Design.
• Vocal Composition and Performance.
• Neon: Bending, Welding, Bombarding Single/Double tubeulated electrodes, Installing.
• Ceramics Technique, Kiln Firing, High Fire, Pit Fire.
• Glass experience; Kiln firing cast sculpture, Slumping, Fusing, Annealing, Hot glass casting, Blown/Solid sculpture, Etching.
• Various Mold Making Techniques.
• Cold Working Glass equipment.
• Wood Work Machinery.
• Monoprint experience.
• Metal Fabrication Machinery.
• Fine metal casting.
• Proficient in Glass and Metal gas torch techniques, welding, and plasma cutter.
• Photography, lighting, developing, printing. Slide copy stand, shooting original slides experience.
• Video Concepts/Animation, Direction, Filming, Editing, Film transfer to video.
• 4-Track Audio media experience.
• Digital Art, Graphic Design, Photoshop, Premiere Softwares.
• Trainer, Facilitator, Public Speaker, and Lecturer in: Reclamation Arts &Technique, Cultural Studies/Diversity-Sensitivity, Social transformation/Human Rights.
• Ability to develop educational, therapeutic curriculum for varied developmental capabilities.
• Organization, production, and promotion of special community events.
• Supervisory, management experience.
• Professional, academic, creative writing.
• Accounting, inventory, purchasing, advertisement, fund raising experience.
• Computer proficient-graphic design, word processing, data tracking.
• Human Rights Activist and Educator. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (documents).
• Registered Counselor (emphasis in Indigenous mental health, Native American Post Colonial Inter-generational trauma, deconstructing Racism/Internalized Oppression, Diverse Gender populations, and Healing Reclamation Arts): Experienced in active listening, with the ability to communicate effectively with children, teenagers, adults, elders, DDA, mentally ill, dual-diagnosis, victims of trauma. Domestic violence-intervention, chemically dependent assessment-intervention, crisis deescalation, suicidal/homicidal deescalation,assaultive clients deescalation, certified first aid/CPR adults and infants/children, trainer of new employees in milieu management, crisis line, data tracking/legal documents and the continued development, and morale of staff. Development of respecting diversity manual, and protocol training manual. Proficient in clinical charting GDAP, clerical skills, filing, and professional etiquette/confidentiality.

RELATED ARTISTIC ACTIVITY

2001 Published Glass sculpture Corazon de mi Madre, Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies Washington State University, WA.

1999 Wrote, Directed, Edited experimental documentary video What is real, What is artificial video collaboration with Philipina videographer Venus Herbito

1999 Wrote, Directed, Edited experimental video vignettes Malinal Rises to Free Her Grandchildren video collaboration with Philipina videographer Venus Herbito

1998 Producer, Guillermo Gomez-Pena's performance piece El Mexterminator, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1998 Producer, ULALI, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1997 Published poetry, No Struggle, No Progress, People of Color Anthology, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1996 Published poetry, Killing Kolumbus, and Other Love Stories, People of Color Anthology, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

COMMUNITY

1988-Present Organizer/Solidarity work, Big Mountain Solidarity, West Coast.

1994-Present Solidarity work, Zapatista Solidarity Network; Somos Todos Zapatistas West Coast.

1995-1996 Organizer, Leonard Peltier Action Group, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA.

1992-1995 Organizer, San Poil Valley Youth Society, Colville Confederated Tribes, Keller, WA.

1993 Organizer, San Poil Valley Grassroots, Colville Confederated Tribes, Keller, WA.