Kathleen Carlo-Kendall, No maagh hut'aanenh (Storytellers from the Coast)
(Re)Emergence: Contemporary Native Art and Design
Through March 4
Some Alaska Native art speaks of cultural heritage in a whisper; some calls out in a loud, clear voice. But on some level, all the art in the (Re)Emergence exhibition celebrates what it means to be Native today. This exhibition features nearly 50 art works created during the past five decades by Alaska Native artists such as James Robert Schoppert, Alvin Amason and Preston Singletary.
Tim Remick, #12. After 54 years: 20,320 feet: 14 days, high-density resin coated pigment print, 2010
AFTER: Portraits From Denali
On view Feb. 3 through April 15, 2012
For his solo exhibition, Tim Remick photographed emotionally and physically ravaged mountain climbers. He captured them mere moments after they stumbled into Mt. McKinley’s base camp, still raw from the grueling experience. The large-format portraits are nearly 5 feet tall, heightening the drama of every hard-won blister and wrinkle, every haunted eye and guarded grimace.
George Browne, untitled, oil on canvas, 1947
George Browne: Art Of Altitude
On view Feb. 3 through April 22, 2012
Mt. McKinley has been painted innumerable times, but nobody tackled the scenery quite like George Browne (1918-1958). Undaunted by blindness in one eye, the outdoors enthusiast not only conquered the tallest mountain in North America, he created 23 oil paintings during the climb.
Preston Singletary, Warrior Mask, glass and horsehair
Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire and Shadows
On view Feb. 3 through April 22, 2012
Preston Singletary: Echoes, Fire and Shadows is a mid-career survey by one of the nation’s best-known Tlingit artists. For nearly two decades, Singletary has melded the symbols and legends of his Tlingit heritage with the dynamism of glass to create a distinctive, powerful body of work.
Fred Machetanz, Seegoo the Sled Dog, stone lithograph
The Fifty Stone Lithographs of Fred Machetanz
On view Nov. 29 through Feb. 26, 2012
Fred Machetanz (1908-2002) was one of Alaska’s most popular artists, known for his paintings and prints depicting daily life in Alaska. He painted Alaska Native people, whalers, trappers, prospectors and wildlife. He made 50 stone lithographs from 1946 to 1980, printing 100 of each design. In 1980, he finished his 50th print, Mission Accomplished, of his old friend Accibuk the seal hunter. This rare complete set of lithographs was given to the museum by Linda and George Suddock.
