Larry Ahvakana
Inupiat Eskimo Sculptor
Larry Ahvakanawill open a solo exhibition of his
newest creations in marble, bone, wood, metal and glass with a
reception at Jeffrey Moose Gallery on Friday, October 16th. He will
exhibit an array of wooden masks representing sacred animals and hunter
figures, shamanic "transition" carvings, sculptures in marble and bronze
as well as plaster models of works to be bronzed. A small group of woodcut
prints will also be on display.
Mr. Ahvakana recently finished commissions for two major collections
of Native American Art: in 1997 he completed and installed a multimedia
diarama of an Inupiat whaling party for the newly redesigned Burke
Museum at the University of Washington and this year, 1998, he completed
and installed a large Man/Raven sculpture for the stunning Pequot
Museum and Research Center in Mashantucket, Connecticut, a brand new
facility. His exhibition history reaches back to 1974 and includes
showings at the Field Museum in Chicago, The Heard Museum in Phoenix,
The Smithsonian Institute, the U.S. Capital Rotunda and The Seattle Art
Museum.
