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On Wednesday, May 1, UAA honored individuals with emeritus status, Meritorious Service Awards and Honorary Degrees during the 2024 Spring Commencement Awards ceremony.
Accomplished artist and educator Alvin Amason (Sugpaiq/Alutiiq) was born and raised in the rural village of Old Harbor on Kodiak Island. He grew up slogging through alder thickets, following his grandfather, bear guide Eli Metrokin, up mountainsides, and hauling in salmon-filled nets as a deckhand. These early experiences and the island s cultural traditions inspire his art.
The Healy artist’s work features animals, birds, insects, and even the Buddha painted against backdrops of metallic leaves, stencils, cookbook pages, sheet music, and more
The Kodiak History Museum has published an online photo database of thousands of items in its collection. As KMXT’s Brian Venua reports, the project has