Kathleen Carlo-Kendall will be in the Native Art Center conducting a workshop on Mask Making form Nov. 26th-Dec.7
One of Alaska's most
prominent sculptors, Kathleen Carlo-Kendall (Koyukon Athabascan) is best known for
her surrealistic masks representing human beings, spirits
and animals, often ornamented with metal embellishments, shell
casings, found objects, bones and feathers. She also
produces relief-carved panels reflective of her connection to the homelands of
the Koyukon people. In the late 1970s Carlo-Kendall emerged as one of the first
Alaska Native women to carve wood, traditionally
considered men's work. As masks were not used extensively by her people, she
turned to the sculpture of the Yup'ik and other cultures for
inspiration. Such departures from tradition helped open the door for future
artists. (American Indian Art Magazine winter 2010-Steve Henrikson)
