February 2012
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January 2012
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December 2011
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Generous Review of my Toronto show
Nicholas Galanin at Toronto Free Gallery
Until Dec. 18, 1277 Bloor St. W., Toronto; torontofreegallery.org
If Nicholas Galanin’s work in First Law of Motion (a survey of recent projects curated by Wanda Nanibush) reminds you of the art of Kent Monkman or Brian Jungen, you’re not alone. Nor does that twinkle of recognition detract from Galanin’s particular sparkle.
Part of a generation of...
November 2011
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It’s Glimmering Now
In the past, Silver Jackson has served as an outlet for Galanin’s bluesier, folksier side, but the eclectic collection found on “It’s Glimmering Now” is nearly impossible to peg. There’s a long list of collaborators, which includes Seattle producer Psmoov, Rhymesayer’s Budo, members of Little Wings and Breathe Owl Breathe and many more. The old rustic qualities...
Artist Nicholas Galanin to present 'New Culture'... →
Tlingit and Aleut artist Nicholas Galanin defies easy categorization. His finished works span many forms — from video to sculpture — and his artistic process, like the living culture that informs his art, is constantly in motion, driven by concepts and fed by a seemingly inexhaustible supply of energy….
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October 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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Interview with Nicholas Galanin: An Artist Who... →
March 2011
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Nicholas Galanin Paper Sculptures Inspire Dutch... →
Each year, the Collective Promotion Dutch Literature (CPNB) organizes Dutch Book Week to promote Dutch literature and every year a specific genre is featured. This year the Book Week is featuring autobiographies, ‘GeschrevenPortretten’, which roughly translates into ‘Written Portraits’.
Faces crafted from book pages representing the autobiographies of Anne Frank, Vincent van Gogh, Louis van...
The Vancouver Sun :Conceptual artist explores New... →
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Conceptual+artist+explores+Culture/4471063/story.html
one more link with more images
http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Nicholas+Galanin+forges+modern+path+native/4467595/story.html
Nicholas Galanin: Challenging Northwest Coast Art... →
A wonderful review by the Vancouver Sun of my solo at Trench Gallery in Vancouver BC.
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February 2011
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January 2011
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MPR News / Minneapolis Institute of Art →
press on exhibit in Minneapolis.
November 2010
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A Great Review of my MOCNA shows →
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Artist Lecture at Evergreen State College
I was delighted to visit Evergreen State College campus recently to share my work and creative process. Thank you to the staff at Evergreen State College for filming this artist talk. This lecture coincides with ‘It’s Complicated – Art about Home’ an exhibit curated by Dr. Lara M. Evans. I am showing work from “The Imaginary...
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Contemporary Innovations in Northwest Coast Native... →
I found this older Video podcast of Aldona Jonaitis lecturing at UAA. The lecture includes artists Jack Abraham, Larry Mcneill, Brian Jungen, Dakaxeen Mehner, Tanis S’eiltin, Nicholas Galanin and more… Please click the link above to download
October 2010
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August 2010
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Museum of Contemporary Native Arts →
Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, 108 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Alaskan artist Nicholas Galanin brings transformative work to the museum from his series, “The Imaginary Indian” in which manufactured Northwest Coast masks are juxtaposed with French toile. Galanin explores the authentic and inauthentic and how interpretation, appropriation and “cultural drift” inform Northwest...
June 2010
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Indian Nick →
A musical project I am working on, covered by the Stranger (Seattle).
Link: The Stranger
April 2010
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February 2010
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Contemporary North American Indigenous Artists...
A wonderful interview project I am honored to be part of, led by Wendy Red Star
Read the interview HERE or here
January 2010
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Baie-Saint-Paul’s International Symposium of...
I am pleased to announce that I am one of 12 international artists selected to participate in North Americas largest contemporary art symposium!
Baie-Saint-Paul’s International Symposium of Contemporary Art is a unique annual occurrence in contemporary art. For a whole month, artists are invited to create in front of an ever-larger public. The Symposium is the only professional event of its...