Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Kathleen Carlo-Kendall will be in the Native Art Center conducting a workshop on Mask Making form Nov. 26th-Dec.7



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)