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Alexandra Phillips,
1977 – 2024
Works by Alexandra Phillips and Her Collection
Artist Statement
Alex would love this exhibit; she was an artist first and foremost. Whether through sculpting, drawing, pottery, painting, photography, sewing, or even taxidermy, she had an eclectic vision which was apparent to all who knew her.
She collected work by artists she admired and with whom she had a relationship. This exhibit includes some works from her collection. Alex earned degrees in Fine Art and English at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Over the years, numerous local art galleries displayed her unique pieces. The Anchorage Museum purchased one of her puppets for their collection.
Her creativity was evident also in gardening. As lead gardener for the Anchorage Regal Hotel she won top prize for Anchorage corporate garden design three years running, one year this included the use of a new car for a year. She then started her own landscaping business, A Touch of Dirt.
Alex’s work was alternately happy and scary. She created puppets, for example, but not the kind of puppets you would give to a child. She often made puppets with physical disfigurations. In other artwork, she found old doll parts, made molds of them, then cast new parts randomly into new pieces of art, such as a box or bra.
Alexandra explored the multiple ways people present themselves and the private and sometimes hidden aspects of their personalities. For example, she created pieces which interchanged human and animal guises, not unlike some Native art, often using clothing to depict the different aspects of the person.
She was very much interested in women’s issues. After researching court cases, she created a metal panel illustrating the life of a woman victimized by her husband.
In 2003 she received awards from the Ken Grey Endowment Fund and the Murial Hannah Scholarship Fund and in 2004 Alex had a piece accepted into the All Alaska Juried Show.
About an exhibit at Bernie’s Bungalow, she said: “I don’t want just to address controversy or be confrontational in my art. I think making people happy is just as important as being serious.”
Her passing leaves a deep void for her friends, the Alaska art community, and her family.
At Snow City Cafe
DEBRA DUBAC
Right Around the Corner
At first, I never understood why I suddenly got the urge to move to Alaska. But as fate would have it, Dubac Designs was created and the entire “picture” became perfectly clear…
Alaska is the ideal place to live and work as an artist/designer/illustrator. For as long as I can recall, art, animals, flowers, and nature haven been my love. It is no coincidence that I acquired a deep passion for Alaska and its natural resources. Alaska continues to inspire me to produce colorful expressions of some of the most admired wildlife and nature in the world.
I take a chameleon approach to produce different styles of out-of-the-ordinary art, in order to fit each particular need, mood or client. Acrylics, watercolor, gouache, and pixels are mediums I use to create my interpretations of Alaska’s fauna, flora, and environment. My translations are seen in a wide array of displays such as children’s books, murals, interior design, limited edition prints, posters, notecards, bookmarks, book covers, CD jackets, annual reports, brochures, invites, maps, magazine stories, newspaper layouts, logo designs, and signage.
I crave the opportunity to portray that which is close to my heart…Alaska’s nature. Through my art, I must make an opportunity to portray that which is close to my heart…Alaska’s nature. Through my art, I must make an awareness of the beauty that decorates and supports our lives as humans. In turn, we as humans, will hopefully understand our crucial responsibility to cherish, honor, and protect these precious natural gifts.
At Jens’ Bistro
Nancy Perry
Food – Glorious Food
I am an artist because I adore – heart and soul – the colors and shapes in Nature. It is the gorgeous vibrant colors of a ripe tomato or the pristine white of perfectly smooth bulbs of garlic, that I can’t resist painting. I first revel in their perfection and capture their glory – before filling my belly.
I hope these paintings bring you a taste of my reverence and wonder.
Bon Appetit!
At Crush Bistro
Kay Haneline
Winter Musings
This collection of paintings presents images that evoke the joy I feel in depicting the spectacular scenery of Alaska. Painting this work affords me an opportunity to communicate the joy of depicting our beautiful environment – the changing light, dramatic colors and shifts found in shadows and reflections through the seasons. The desired result is to make a connection with the viewer.
Working with oils and cold wax medium (CWM) is satisfying and rewarding – and fun! While wax has been used in painting for hundreds of years, CWM has recently become popular with many artists. Having unique characteristics CWM can be adapted to a variety of styles. Using scrapers, brayers, palette knives and occasionally brushes, the medium encourages me to experiment with how I express my ideas. My techniques continue to evolve and change over time – kind of like life.
At South Restaurant
Brenda Jaeger
Celebrating Spring
Artist Statement
“In these images I portray the changes of spring when snow and ice dance with new growth.”
The painting, “Mountains and Meadows”, depicts a peaceful landscape filled with a broad sweep of color. “Downpour” shows a view of a lake pebbled with rain. “Dance of the Flowers” is a painting of joyful flower blossoms. “Peacock Shimmer” presents an image of the peacock and its brilliant tail feathers. “Memories of the Tanana River” uses brushstroke to capture the river’s movement.
Alaska-born Brenda Jaeger has painted Alaska for decades. She is represented by the Georgia Blue Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska. She teaches online and in-person lessons through her art studio in Anchorage, the Brenda Jaeger Art Studio.
