Education
*2026 MFA (Candidate), Sculpture Dimensional Studies, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
2020 BFA, Emphasis in Sculpture, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2016 Traditional Apprenticeship, Alvin Amason and Perry Eaton, Anchorage, AK
Academic Experience
2024-Present
Graduate Teaching Associate, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
*Fall 2025, Instructor, Sculpture Foundry under Coral Lambert
Spring 2025, Instructor, Introduction to Glass under Angus Powers
Fall 2024, Instructor, Introduction to Sculpture under Bianca Abdi-Boragi
2021 – 2024
Fab Lab Instructor III, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Anchorage, AK
Fall 2023
Instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Fall 2024, Inupiat and Yup’ik Drum making course
Summer 2016
Alaska Native Culture Teacher, University of Alaska Fairbanks, TRiO Upward Bound, Fairbanks, Alaska
Summer 2014 & 2015
Alaska Native Art Teacher, University of Alaska Fairbanks, TRiO Upward Bound, Fairbanks, Alaska
Awards & Grants
2025
Alfred University, Outstanding AU Libraries Researcher, Alfred, NY
2022
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, LIFT, Portland, OR
Art Matters, Artist2Artist, New York City, NY
Exhibitions/Performances
2025
Group Show, Ghosts Of The Radiant, Alfred, NY
Group show, Present, Robert C. Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
2023
Solo Show, Supernal Enlivened, University of Alaska Anchorage Arc Gallery, Anchorage, AK
2022
Group Show, Bois Sculpté, bois dansant, Art amerindien et masques du Grand Nord, Orenda Gallery , Paris, FR
2020
Group Show, Resistance Through Existence, Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2019
Group Thesis Exhibit, Thirteen, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2018
Group Exhibition, ‘Almost There…’, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2017
Permanent exhibit installation, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
2016
Traveling Exhibit/Collection (Retrospective), Living Alaska: A Decade of Collecting Contemporary Art for Alaska Museums
Group Performances, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
2014
Group Exhibition, Paths of the Past, Alaska Native Arts Foundation, Anchorage, AK
Publication, Press, Virtual Links
2025
Sealaska Heritage Institute, Brian Walker II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3UdrWRrKEY
2024
Institute of American Indian Arts, A-I-R Burgh and Walker—Welcome Dinner
https://iaia.edu/event/iaia-a-i-r-burgh-walker-welcome-dinner/
2023
Anchorage Museum, Brian Walker II on Mask-Making, Spirituality, and Cultural Renewal
University of Alaska Anchorage, Supernal Enlivened, E-Portfolio
https://alaska.digication.com/kimura-gallery/brian-walker-ii
2022
Alaska Public Media, In Anchorage, Modern tools breathe new life into cultural education
Native Arts and Cultures, Brian Walker II
https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/brian-walker-ii
Art Matters, Artist2Artist Fellowship, Brian Walker II
https://www.artmattersfoundation.org/grantees/brian-walker-ii-2022
2015
Anchorage Daily News, Student Carvers Learn to Make Alaska Native Musical Instruments
Professional Experience
2012-Present
Self Employed Artist, Anchorage, AK
May-August 2018
Placemaking Intern, Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale, CA
2017-2018
Studio Monitor, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Artist Demonstrations & Lectures
2025
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Anchorage, AK
3D Printed Dentalium Necklace Making Workshop
Presentation: Finding Authenticity
Sealaska Heritage Institute, Inuit Drum Making Class with Brian Walker II, Juneau, AK
University of Alaska Fairbanks , Circumpolar Music Series; Brian Walker II, virtual presentation
2024
Guest Lecturer, Decolonizing Alaska Native Art, University of Alaska Anchorage, virtual presentation
2023
Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK
Virtual Artist In Residence Studio Q&A, Social Media Live Stream Presentation
In Person Carving Demonstration
Knik Tribal Council, Alaska Native Culture and Masks, Wasilla, AK
Kawerak Inc., Alaska Native Culture; Inuit Traditions, Anchorage, AK
Personal Event, Commencing Dialogue; Supernal Connections, Anchorage, AK
University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Native Culture; Mask Making, Anchorage, AK
2019
Institute of American Indian Arts, BFA Thesis presentation, Santa Fe, NM
2016
University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Native Studies Conference, Anchorage, AK
2015
Anchorage Museum, Spotlight Lecture Series
Visiting Artist/Culture Bearer, Arctic Winter Games, Nuuk, GL
2014
Guest Speaker, King Island Traditions, United States Coast Guard District 17 Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK
Residencies
2025
Sealaska Heritage Institute, Juneau, AK
2024
Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2023
Anchorage Museum, Virtual Artist in Residence, Anchorage, AK
2014
Anchorage Museum, Polar Lab Collective, Anchorage, AK
Collections
2023
Anchorage Museum
2017
Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage
2016
Museum of the North, University of Alaska
Technical Skills
Fluent
Woodcarving
Gouge work, carving knives, hand sanding, sealants, paint applications, sharpening, repair
Proficient
Foundry
Ceramic Shell, burnout, pouring
Metal Fab
Mig welding, cutting, grinding, sanding, polishing