Virtual Artist Talk Past

Nicholas Galanin

Artist Talk
March 3, 2021
6:00p–7:00p
Image of artist Nicholas Galanin.

Nicholas Galanin (b. 1979, Alaska) is a Tlingit/Unangax̂ multi-disciplinary artist. His work engages contemporary culture from his perspective rooted in connection to land. He embeds incisive observation into his work, investigating intersections of culture and concept in form, image and sound. Galanin's works embody critical thought as vessels of knowledge, culture and technology - inherently political, generous, unflinching, and poetic.

Galanin engages past, present and future to expose intentionally obscured collective memory and barriers to the acquisition of knowledge. His works critique commodification of culture, while contributing to the continuum of Tlingi art. Galanin employs materials and processes that expand dialogue on Indigenous artistic production, and how culture can be carried. His work is in numerous public and private collections and exhibited worldwide. Galanin apprenticed with master carvers, earned his BFA at London Guildhall University, and his MFA at Massey University, he lives and works with his family in Sitka, Alaska.

This event is a collaboration with MassArt Graduate Programs and the MassArt Office of Justice, Equity, and Transformation.

Image of artist Nicholas Galanin.

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