Galanin, Nicholas
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Birthname | Nicholas Lee Galanin | ||||
born on | 26 August 1979 at 19:15 (= 7:15 PM ) | ||||
Place | Sitka, Alaska, 57n03, 135w20 | ||||
Timezone | PDT h7w (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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Biography
American multi-disciplinary artist and musician of mixed Tlingit/Aleut and non-Native ancestry whose work often explores a dialogue of change and identity between Native and non-Native communities.
As a young boy, he learned to work with jewelry and light metals from his father. At London Guildhall University in England, he learned silversmithing and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He then received a Masters of Fine Arts in indigenous visual arts at Massey University in New Zealand.
His brother Jerrod Galanin is also an artist and they collaborate under the moniker Leonard Getinthecar.
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth notice, "Galanins Have Baby Boy," Daily Sitka Sentinel, 27 August 1979, page 4.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Race (Mixed Tlingit/Aleut and non-Native)
- Traits : Mind : Education extensive (MFA)
- Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Grant, Scholarship, etc. (Art fellowships)
- Vocation : Art : Fine art artist (Multi-disciplinary)