Susie Silook

Susie Silook is a carver, sculptor and writer, of Siberian Yupik, Inupiaq and Irish descent. She was born in Gambell, Alaska, and is currently residing on Adak Island.

Silook works primarily with walrus tusk ivory and whalebone, and selects for her subject matter violence against Native women rather than the more common depictions of animal motifs.[1] Her sculptures are in the Anchorage Museum, the Alaska Native Heritage Center, de Young Museum, and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Susie Silook: Bio". Seattle: Stonington Gallery. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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