Nicholas Galanin
| Nicholas Galanin | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Nicholas Galanin in May 2011. | |
| Born |
1979 Sitka, Alaska |
| Nationality | Tlingit Aleut |
| Education | B.F.A. London Guildhall University, M.F.A. Massey University |
| Notable work | "Things are Looking Native, Native's Looking Whiter", "Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan (We Will Again Open This Container of Wisdom That Has Been Left in Our Care)", "What Have We Become? Vol.3" |
| Awards | 2014 Rasmuson Foundation fellowship award recipient,[1] Eiteljorg Contemporary Art Fellowship.[2] United States Artists Fellowship[3] |
| Website | http://galan.in/ |
Nicholas Galanin (pronounced gah-LANN-in) is a multi-disciplinary artist and musician of mixed Tlingit/Aleut and non-Native ancestry.[4] His work often explores a dialogue of change and identity between Native and non-Native communities.
Background
Nicholas Galanin was born in Sitka, Alaska in 1979. As a young boy, he learned to work with jewelry and light metals from his father. At London Guildhall University in England, he learned silversmithing and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts.[5] He then received a Masters of Fine Arts in indigenous visual arts at Massey University in New Zealand.
Artworks
Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan (We Will Again Open This Container of Wisdom That Has Been Left in Our Care)
Part 1 Part 2
2006. video. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
This two part, looping video mixes traditional Tlingit culture with contemporary Western culture. In the first video, a dancer (David Elsewhere) pops to a customary Tlingit song. In the second, a Tlingit dancer in customary regalia dances to a spare electronic groove composed by Galanin. The Tlingit song contains the words used in the title of the piece, "Tsu Heidei Shugaxtutaan" pronounced "soo HAYdee shoe GAK tu tahn."
References
- ↑ Stalzer, Cassandra. "Shumaker named the 2014 Rasmuson Foundation Distinguished Artist". Rasmuson Foundation. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ↑ Haugland, Shannon (February 5, 2013). "Sitka Native Artist Gets $25K Museum Grant". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ Dunham, Mike (December 3, 2012). "Sitka artist wins $50,000 national award". Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ Ace, Barry. "Nicholas Galanin". Museum of Contemporary Native Arts. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ Sanchez, Casey. "Culture Shock Value". The Free Library. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
Further reading
- Kramer Russel, Karen. Shapeshifting: Transforming in Native American Art. Peabody Essex Museum in association with Yale University Press. 2012.