The Permanent Art Collections at Pacific University include over 1,400 works of art from regionally and internationally acclaimed artists.  Many of the works are on public display across our campuses' halls and offices. 

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  • Rat in a Rat
    A beadwork, screenprint, and acrylic painting on paper, depicting a black rat with a round, blue "window" in its abdomen which contains another smaller, golden rat, by artist Stella Nall. Stella Nall is a Montana-based multimedia artist and poet. Her website states, "She is a First Descendant of the Úuwuutasshe (Greasy Mouth) clan of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Tribe, and her Crow name is Bisháakinnesh (Rode Buffalo) and was given to her by Ronnie Yellowmule. Her work often engages with current issues pertaining to Indigenous identity, visibility and representation; while also inviting connection from people of all backgrounds by discussing ubiquitous human experiences such as love, loss, joy and grief."
  • Coal Miners, West Virginia
    "Original hand colored limited edition drypoint etching on paper," per a certificate mounted on the verso of the frame. The image by artist William Papas is also signed and numbered on the front. Papas was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolorist. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and Punch. This particular image is done in a caricature-like style, and depicts two male coal miners wearing red helmets, standing in front of a mining structure and vehicle. The image dates from 1987. Several notes on the verso dated 2020-2022 refer to the print's sale and framing.
  • Happy Colt
    Signed limited edition print of a watercolor depicting a purple and green horse on a white background, by artist William Papas. Numbered 33/35. Papas was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolorist. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and Punch.
  • Resting Filly
    Signed limited edition print of a watercolor depicting a horse resting in a seated position looking over its right shoulder, by artist William Papas. Papas was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolorist. In the 1960s and 1970s he worked for The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and Punch. The horse is a chestnut color on a white background. Numbered 2/35.
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