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49th Annual Official Iditarod Show
Jon Van Zyle brings 50 new original paintings to the Gallery for this show.
Jon Van Zyle
Artist’s Statement
“Time flies!!! When I painted the first Iditarod poster in 1977 to help raise money and awareness for the cash strapped Iditarod, I had no idea that 48 years later my annual official Iditarod poster would still be published. Although Iditarod art has played very little part in my yearly paintings, I still relive the memories of my two Iditarods through them. I hope you enjoy this year’s annual show.”
Jon Van Zyle has seen more of Alaska in a more unique way than most can ever hope to experience. Jon has twice completed the 1049 miles of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. From these adventures he creates the yearly Iditarod poster series commemorating the race and his involvement. In 1979, he was made the official Iditarod artist, a title he still holds today.
On exhibit will be almost FIFTY new paintings featuring Jon’s view of Alaska people, places, wildlife and traditional lifestyles.
The 2024 Official Iditarod Poster ($49) and the 2024 Official Collectors Print ($175) are available.
Tracy Anna Bader
At Snow City Cafe
Individually Wrapped
Artist Statement
In this ongoing avant-garde body of work, I combine my love of fashion, fabric, and painting with high energy dance music. These “distressed-dressed” mixed media paintings are meant to be fun, whimsical and festive…a feeling of a celebration of rich textures, bold color combos in unpredictable patterns and rhythm. Salvaged, discarded, individually wrapped plastic food packaging is woven and layered into the paintings. I love creating the pieces all the while dancing to upbeat music in my Alaska studio with a view of the beloved Chugach Mountain Range.
Tracy Anna Bader was born and raised in Alaska by adventurous parents who embraced nature and the Alaska outdoors! An artist and clothing designer since childhood, she first learned to sew and made most of her own clothes by middle school. Tracy Anna studied Fashion Design in New York City at Parsons School of Design. Her dream was always to become an artist and fashion designer. She received a Bachelor of Science in Design (emphasis on textiles and costume) from UC Davis, and took an intensive 3-year residency studio MFA in Artisanry/Fibers with an emphasis in Fine Art Painting from UMass Dartmouth. She loves to travel and spend time with her three now grown-up children when she can and with her family and many friends far and wide. Tracy Anna received a Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Award which helped support the initial research and inception of this ongoing “IndIvidually Wrapped Collection.”
Kim Marcucci
South Restaurant + Coffeehouse
Regardless of the subject matter, my work is characterized by large, bold brushwork and vibrant, rich color. My interest as an abstract colorist is in the painting process, and the challenge of expressing emotion through the language of color, texture, movement, and line. My work is about the paint; the color; the interactions; and the energy. Having lived in Alaska most of my life, I am inspired by the beauty and power of the natural environment and I am also influenced by a growing knowledge of my Chickasaw indigenous heritage, which has led me to incorporate cultural markings and patterns into my work. Paintings begin with energetic mark-making, working quickly and intuitively with charcoal, acrylics, chalk, and oil pastels. By continually adding layers of paint and markings, a rich surface develops. In my daily studio practice, painting, is my way to release energy and process the movement of life.
“Changing Seasons” is an exhibit inspired by the beauty and power of seasonal movements occurring in nature. I am interested in expressing the energy, angst, grit, and beauty of a moment, like when the ice melts, or when leaves emerge or fall away. My work is influenced by nature, adventure, travel, culture, climate change, and recently by decluttering 25 years of one home’s “stuff.”
Joan Kimura
Crush Bistro
We are pleased to present this special exhibit of work by one of Alaska’s most highly regarded artists.
Joan Kimura, 1934 – 2020, was a working artist for over 50 years. Kimura’s work has been shown in galleries from New York City to Anchorage, Alaska. She was a professor of art for 23 years at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and her artwork is in the collections of the Anchorage Museum, Alaska State Museum in Juneau, and the UA Museum of the North in Fairbanks.
After art school Joan moved to New York where she felt the art scene was blossoming. During the day she worked as an illustrator and at night and on weekends she worked on her own art. Her first one-person show was in New York in 1967. She received a very fine review in ARTS magazine, an international publication. Her art in this show was abstract and non-objective. The paintings were large, oil on canvas.
In 1968 she was offered a job as professor of art at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She worked there from 1968 until she retired in 1994. During that time, she had many solo shows in Alaska and in New York City.