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
Spring 2026, Instructor, Introduction to Glass under Claire Cadorette
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
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, Alfred, NY
Outstanding AU Libraries Researcher
2022
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Portland, OR
LIFT: Early Career Support for Native Artists Fellowship
Art Matters, New York City, NY
Artist2Artist Fellowship
Exhibitions/Performances
Solo Exhibition
2023
University of Alaska Anchorage Arc Gallery, Anchorage, AK
Supernal Enlivened
Group Exhibitions
2025
Village of Alfred, Alfred, NY
Ghosts Of The Radiant
Robert C. Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
Present
2022
Orenda Gallery , Paris, FR
Bois Sculpté, bois dansant, Art amerindien et masques du Grand Nord
2020
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Resistance Through Existence
2019
Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
BFA Exhibit: Thirteen
2018
Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Almost There…
2017
Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Permanent public installation of Healer From The Spirit World
2016
Rasmuson Foundation, Anchorage, AK
Traveling exhibit: Living Alaska: A Decade of Collecting Contemporary Art for Alaska Museums
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Group Performance: Seagull
2014
Alaska Native Arts Foundation, Anchorage, AK
Paths of the Past
Professional Experience
2012-Present
Self Employed Artist,Anchorage, AK
May-August 2018
Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale, CA
Placemaking Intern
2017-2018
Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Studio Monitor
Artist Demonstrations & Lectures
2025
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Presentation: Art Historical Perspective:Alaska Native Landscape
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Anchorage, AK
Workshop: 3D Printed Dentalium Necklace Making
Presentation: Finding Authenticity
Sealaska Heritage Institute, Juneau, AK
Workshop: Inuit Drum Making Class with Brian Walker II
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK
Virtual Presentation: Circumpolar Music Series; Brian Walker II
2024
University of Alaska Anchorage,
Virtual Presenter, Decolonizing Alaska Native Art
2023
Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK
Live Stream: Virtual Artist In Residence Studio Q&A
In Person Carving Demonstration
Knik Tribal Council, Wasilla, AK
Social Media Live Stream Presentation
Kawerak Inc., Anchorage, AK
Presenter: Alaska Native Culture; Inuit Traditions
Personal EventatAlaska Native Heritage Center Anchorage, AK
Facilitator and Host, Commencing Dialogue; Supernal Connections
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Presenter: Alaska Native Culture; Mask Making
2019
Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
BFA Thesis presentation
2016
University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Presenter: Alaska Native Studies Conference
2015
Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK
Presenter: Spotlight Lecture Series
Arctic Winter Games, Nuuk, GL
Visiting Artist and Culture Bearer
2014
United States Coast Guard District 17 Annual Meeting, Anchorage, AK
Presenter: King Island Traditions
Residencies
2025
Sealaska Heritage Institute, Juneau, AK
2024
Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM
2023
Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK
Virtual Artist in Residence
2014
Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK
Polar Lab Collective
Collections
2023
Anchorage Museum
2017
Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage
2016
Museum of the North, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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