A special exhibit at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center in Vancouver, Washington, featured Nez Perce elder Kevin Peters. Entitled Kevin Peters: Redefining Past and Present, Keven Peters is described at a “contemporary artist with one foot planted in the past.”
According to the display:
“His painting accurately depicts traditional Nez Perce form, style, and sensibility, but is modern in technique and medium. His deep understanding of his Columbia Plateau and Euro-American cultures enables him to accurately produce elements of Columbia Plateau material culture while redefining our ideas of both the past and the present.”
Shown above is Sometimes During a Summerstorm, Her Hair Ran with Rainbows (1991)
According to artist Kevin Peters:
“The dusty pink and cobalt hues are reminiscent of Nez Perce traditional beadwork. The greed and red is common of painted rawhide. This painting brings together these two traditional color spectrums.”
Shown above is The Eclectic Collections of Connoisseur Koyote (1999)
According to the display:
“According to the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) people, the world before humans was inhabited by animals that possessed human traits. The primary animal was Coyote, called it’se-ye-ye by the Nimiipuu, who at times had superhuman powers. The painting shows a modern perspective on this legendary character.”
Shown above is Walks Softly and Carries One Big Hatchet (1992) 
Shown above are gauntlets. 
Shown above is a mirror bag. 
Shown above are armbands. 
Shown above is a belt bag. 
Shown above is a medicine bag. 
Shown above is a rawhide knife sheath. 
Shown above is a faux grizzly claw necklace.
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