Artist Talk: Artist Statement: All Things Sacred -July 2017 In 2016, I painted a Russian icon inspired portrait of my Alutiiq great-grandmother, haloed and adorned with elements of ancient Alutiiq masks for the exhibit, Decolonizing Alaska, curated by Asia…
Decolonizing Alaska visits our state's capital. Bunnell's founder and Artistic Director, and curator of the exhibit, Asia Freeman meet the Alaska State Legislature. Congratulations to Asia and to the participating artists for this exhibit's success in confronting culturally sensitive issues…
Decolonizing Alaska opens at the Corcoran School of Arts and Design in Washington, DC on February 3rd through March 17th. Read more here. Full media here.
Melissa Shaginoff is of Athabascan and Paiute descent. She grew up on the southern coast of Alaska in the small fishing town of Kenai. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from the University of Alaska Anchorage. After working…
Decolonizing Alaska has been on tour since August of 2016. If you've seen the exhibit, please take a short 3-minute evaluation survey.