Join artists Myesha Callahan Freet, Tom Turner and Jacob Wilson as they discuss their work in the 2022 Alaska Biennial exhibition. Q&A event follows. Free.

About the artists

Myesha Callahan Freet is a visual artist who earned her BFA from the University of Houston and currently resides in Chugiak, AK. Throughout the development of her artistic practice—including photography, performance, writing, and alternative-process—Callahan Freet has focused on deeply personal themes. Her inspiration and focus draw from an ongoing exploration of the evolution of self through her roles as a mother and wife. 

Tom Turner is a photographer who lives in Eagle River, AK, and teaches photography at Bartlett High School. Known for his experimentations with color and light, Turner is interested in the fracturing of vision. Working primarily within the landscape with subjects ranging from national parks to appropriated scientific illustrations, Turner seeks new ways of understanding the world through abstracting photographic imagery. His websites can be found at tomturnerphotography.com and missionmoonglow.com. 

Jacob Wilson is an Anchorage-based visual artist and a BFA graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His recent graphite dust drawings are grounded in his Alaska upbringing, informed by the cool air and landscape of the Northern Hemisphere. Wilson often incorporates materials from the Alaska landscape into his practice: Flat Top blueberries mixed into paint or graphite from Nome, AK, where he is from. He also uses drawing to explore the reliability of childhood memories and how they can shift over time.