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In 2012, the Saint Mary鈥檚 College Museum of Art displayed part of Roger Epperson鈥檚 (d. 2008) collection in an exhibition entitled The Nature of Collecting: The Early 20th Century Fine Art Collection of Roger Epperson. This new exhibition, The Native American Collection of Roger Epperson, presents additional works from Epperson鈥檚 collection not yet exhibited. On view will be over 30 works including photography, etchings, drawings and paintings by esteemed artists Edward S. Curtis, Maynard Dixon, Roi Partridge, Edward Borein and Arthur William Hall. Epperson was an East Bay Regional Parks Ranger for over thirty years who had a passion for California鈥檚 environment and a deep love of art. Epperson鈥檚 collecting endeavors began over twenty five years ago when he saw an exhibition at the Saint Mary鈥檚 College Museum of Art (formerly the Hearst Art Gallery) entitled The Color Wood Cut in America 1895-1945. A self-taught collector of early California landscapes as well as Native American Art, Epperson scoured auction houses, antique stores, garage sales, galleries and the internet to accumulate an impressive collection of hundreds of works. An active environmentalist, Epperson shared the same view, awe and respect of nature as the artists who depicted it in his collection. With a ridge named in his honor located in Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, the Saint Mary鈥檚 College Museum of Art will pay tribute yet again to Epperson and his collection in this exhibition.