Jon Van Zyle Chugiak Jon Van Zyle has been celebrating the essence of Alaska from his own personal experiences for over 50 years. He was born in 1942. Entirely self-taught, he paints 70 to 80 original paintings a year. His art has exhibited in over 250 solo exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe. Jon…
Amy J. Johnson Fairbanks, Alaska I moved from New England to Alaska at the age of 18 to quench my thirst for adventure and experience wilderness on an intimate level. I first settled near Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, where I obtained my first SLR camera and developed a love for photography.…
Shannon is one of Alaska’s most popular illustrators with 23 children’s books to her credit, with more than one million books in print. Shannon expresses her love of Alaska through her illustrated children’s books, which provide original and colorful stories that teach kids about Alaska’s land, people, and wildlife. She came to Alaska in 1972…
Barbara Lavallee describes herself as a “very happy person.” Indeed, her happiness is vividly presented in her folk art scenes. Born and raised in the Midwest, she holds a degree from the Illinois Wesleyan University. Her experiences teaching art in the Bureau of Indian Affairs schools both in Arizona and Sitka, Alaska have given her…