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Jackson Polys is a Tlingit Native visual artist and filmmaker whose work is based between in Alaska and New York.[1] His work examines the constraints and viability of desires for Indigenous advancement.[1] Through his work Jackson seeks to dissolve boundaries between perceptions of traditional Native culture.[2] Polys primary works through carved sculptures incorporating materials such as abalone, glass, liquids, resins, silicone, as well as the ready-made.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
Polys was born in the Tlingit territory located in the Pacific Northwest of the United-States near the border of British-Canada.[3] At the early age of three, Polys began carving with his father Nathan Jackson (artist).[2] He was adopted into the Dakl’aweidí Clan of the Jilkáat Kwáan and worked as a visual artist as Stephen Paul Jackson and Stron Softi.[4] During this time of study and practice, Polys began to carve large-scale totemic sculptures.[3] He had solo exhibitions at the Alaska State Museum and the Anchorage Museum.[5][1] Polys received his BA in Art History and Visual Arts from Columbia University (2013), and holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University (2015).[5] He is the recipient of a 2017 Native Arts and Culture Foundation (NACF)[6] Mentor Artist Fellowship and Advisor to Indigenous New York.[5]
Art[edit]
Polys work is primarily based in wood carving drawing from his traditional training with his father Nathan Jackson (artist).[2] He works to integrate research with traditional native-american carving techniques. He also worked to abstract form line representations which departs from the more literal representation in traditional form lines.[3] In one such work "Manifest X" Jackson Polys & Robert Mills to created “new activations of ceremonial items” as “Indigenous people negotiating the complexities of settler colonialism”.[7] Through his work, he “seeks to dissolve artificial boundaries between perceptions of traditional Native art forms, practices, and contemporary life... [His] practice reflects an inquiry into the limits and viability of desires for indigenous growth.”[3]
Jackson Polys taught at Columbia from 2016–17, and was advisor to Indigenous New York with the Vera List Center for Art and Politics.[6] Polys received a 2017 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Mentor Artist Fellowship.[5]
Selected exhibitions[edit]
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Washington[1]
- Goldbelt Corporation, Alaska[1]
- Cities of Ketchikan and Saxman, Alaska[1]
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago[1]
- Sealaska Heritage Institute, Alaska[1]
- the Overseas Museum, Bremen, Germany[1]
- Artists Space and Hercules Art/Studio Program, New York City[1]
- James Gallery, Pittsburgh[1]
- Ketchikan Museums, Alaska[1]
- Microscope Gallery, New York City[1]
- Sundance Film Festival[1]
- Whitney Museum of American Art.[1]
- Manifest X, Main Street Gallery [7][1]
- Soboleff House Posts, Walter Soboleff Building [8][1]
- 2018 Unholding, Artists Space in New York, NY[3][1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Jackson Polys: Manifest X | Cornell AAP". aap.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ a b c d Soulé, Barbara (2017-04-18). "Jackson Polys". Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ a b c d e "VA_Jackson Polys '15 in Exhibition Exploring Indigenous Art". Columbia - School of the Arts. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "NEWS_SHI to unveil pieces chosen for Juried Art Show | Sealaska Heritage". www.sealaskaheritage.org. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ a b c d "Jackson Polys". The Center for the Humanities. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ a b "Native Arts and Cultures Foundation". Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ a b "Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities Council : Main Street Gallery : Current Season". www.ketchikanarts.org. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "New bronze posts preserve Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian art". Juneau Empire. 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2019-03-18.