Artwork copyright Greg A. Robinson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Jenny Shadley, 2025.

Artwork copyright Greg A. Robinson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Jenny Shadley, 2025.

Artwork copyright Greg A. Robinson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Jenny Shadley, 2025.

Artwork copyright Greg A. Robinson. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, by Jenny Shadley, 2025.

Comb depicting Turtle,

Greg A. Robinson
American Chinook (born 1957)

Location: Wy'East Middle School, Vancouver

About the Artwork

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Evergreen School District.

About the Artist

Greg A. Robinson is a member of the Chinook Nation located in Bay Center, Southwest Washington. He creates a variety of work in the style of the Chinookan peoples of the middle to lower Columbia River and Willapa Bay.
Robinson's sculptures are made with cedar wood, large stone, and bone. He draws inspiration and technical knowledge from the study of ancient works in private and museum collections. His paintings are contemporary interpretations of ancient story lines, and they are informed by the spiritual and shamanic aspects of his culture.
All of Robinson's work is a tribute to the Columbia River ancestors, to whom art, life, stories, and culture were inseparable. Through his art and instruction, he hopes to inspire future generations of Chinookan artisans.