2025 Project Award

Peter A Lind, Jr. plans to expand the scale and materiality of his work. Lind is recognized for his work in a range of materials: ivory and baleen jewelry, dolls, carvings, hunting gear, bentwood visors and small-scale masks representing the nuanced facets of his Aleut/Alutiiq culture. He will carve a full-sized “Searcher” mask and bring it to a foundry in Oregon to have it scanned and cast in bronze. Lind received a Fellowship Award in 2019. 

When asked what he would like the public to know, Lind Jr. responded, “I am not specific to a certain medium. I like experiencing different realms of art. I do dolls, carvings, and masks. I enjoy doing different items that represent my culture.”

(Left to right) “Sandpiper,” 2025, carved basswood with woven a grass hoop and hen feathers, 30 x 28 x 4 inches; “Alutiiq Hunter,” 2023, bronze, 12 x 4 x 4 inches; ‘Whistler,” 2023, carved basswood and decorated with hen feathers, 30 x 24 x 4 inches.

2019 Fellowship Award

Lind, a carver, works in wood and ivory. He is inspired by how Alutiiq art forms communicate heritage, knowledge and traditional lifeways. He will complete a studio on his property so he can work and teach safely indoors year-round.

About the artist

Peter A. Lind Jr. was born in Dillingham, Alaska in 1964. His interest in art began in the 80s with small pins and earrings. Now, he makes a large variety of items such as shadow boxes and miniature replicas of Aleut Hunting Gear.

Lind is an authenticated member of the Silver Hand, an Alaska Native artist program. He has also been a member of the Indian Arts and Crafts Association (IACA) since 2007.