May in the Bear Gallery: Featuring Oceana Wills & Nancy Hausle-Johnson
Schedule
Fri May 03 2024 at 12:00 pm
Location
Bear Gallery | Fairbanks, AK
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?On View: May 3-June 1, 2024?First Friday Opening Reception: Friday, May 3, 5–7 p.m.
?(Gallery opens at noon on First Fridays)
?️This month's exhibitions feature two dynamic artists who both draw inspiration from nature and their lived experiences in Alaska. Don't miss these beautiful exhibitions during the month of May in the Bear Gallery!
?Oceana Wills is an artist, commercial fisherman, and Certified Nursing Assistant from Homer, Alaska. She works primarily with gouache paint on paper and clayboard panels (a smooth, archival surface) and experiments with other mediums like acrylic paint, clay, and embroidery. Her work is inspired by the landscapes, light, plants, animals, and objects that communicate the experience of a place. She paints from photos, life, and memory.
⭐Nancy Hausle-Johnson has been designing and crafting hand-painted ceramic tiles in Fairbanks, Alaska, since 1985. Her custom-designed art tiles and murals have been featured in numerous art shows public and private commissions. One Percent of her work goes to Art commissions in hospitals, libraries, schools, sports arenas, a bird sanctuary in Alaska & Minnesota, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks buildings, and the Georgeson Botanical Gardens. She was a guest artist at Toolik Lake Field Station and an artist in residence in Fairbanks Schools. Her work is also available in the Fairbanks Farmer’s Market.
?? For more information go to fairbanksarts.org
These events are free and open to the public thanks to our generous donors and sponsors.
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Where is it happening?
Bear Gallery, 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701-4014, United States,Fairbanks, AlaskaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
