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]
Awards and recognition
- Governor's Award for an Individual Artist (2000)
- Eiteljorg Fellowship (2001)
- United States Artists Rasmuson Fellow (2007)[1]
Works
- Silook, Susie. (2003). "The Artist Napaaq: 1906-1971". In Suzi Jones, Eskimo Drawings. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-1885267054.
References
- 1 2 3 "Susie Silook: Bio". Seattle: Stonington Gallery. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
Further reading
- Berlo, Janet Catherine (2001). "Susie Silook: 'Simultaneous Worlds' and the Yupik Imagination". In Rushing, W. Jackson. After the Storm: The Eiteljorg Fellowship for Native American Fine Art, 2001. Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. ISBN 978-0-295-98174-1.
External links
- Susie Silook review on Art Blat
- Silook, Susie. “Which Play to Write? She Listens to Her Native Voice.” LA Stage Time.com. LA Stage Alliance. June 14, 2011.
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