Abigail Kokai
Fiber artist Abigail Kokai creates works that reflect her interest in illustration, graphic design and interaction with objects around her. Her quilts narrate lived experiences, preserve places and times, and communicate the significance of individuals and communities.Merry C. Ellefson
Playwright Merry Ellefson of Juneau has been haunted for 20 years by the story of three Iñupiaq hunters who drifted away on an ice floe. Only one survived. The fragility of ice has etched tragedy into her own life, too.Ana Gutierrez-Scholl
Ana Gutierrez-Scholl grew up in Mexico with a love for traditional dance. She helped form the Anchorage-based dance group Xochiquetzal-Tiqun in 2002 to share a passion for Mexican culture and Mexican folkloric dance. By showcasing the group’s artistic achievements, she hopes to inspire the next generations of instructors and dancers.Dolores Catherino
Composer Dolores Catherino explores audio soundscapes that reach beyond the familiar black and white keyboard of a piano. With innovative instruments, she plays notes between notes to open musical experience like a new palette of color.Susan Stark Christianson
Susan Stark Christianson began interviewing grandmothers in 2008 to better understand the source of their resilience — and herself. She now has traveled around the world capturing women’s voices, specifically indigenous voices, to document the wisdom that has been there all along.Brian Adams
Photographer Brian Adams turns to film for intimate portraits that give a sense of the person and their place in the world. His book, "I Am Inuit," took him to 20 Alaska villages over 12 months as he made the turn from outsider to one with, as The New York Times called it, "An Insider's View."Paul Andrew Lawrence
From his pilot seat in a Bush air taxi, Paul Andrew Lawrence saw Alaska's changing ecosystem and turned to photography and film to document it. He produced and directed "Boneyard Alaska," a film about Alaska miner John Reeves's find of a massive fossil deposit of bison, woolly mammoths and prehistoric bears.Lucy Peckham
Wander into the hall at the Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau. It’s standing room only. In the back of the room, a raised platform edged by tables filled with sound equipment faces center stage. A few folks stand on the platform in the dark.
Robert Mills
Robert Mills. a Tlingit artist from Kake, is exploring the why of his art and the history of his people. He has found that combining truth and commercial success is an evolution. He is cultivating his audience and building his reputation as an artist.Media Mentions
- Foundation awards Triumvirate Theatre $1 million to rebuild May 9
- Art exhibit seeks to spark conversation around foster care | Local News | ketchikandailynews.com May 9
- Anchorage officials and private funders agree to put $13M toward addressing homelessness crisis - Alaska Public Media May 2
- $13M raised between a private, public partnership to combat homelessness in Anchorage April 27