Multi-disciplinary artist Nicholas Galanin will be a guest speaker at the Aboriginal Gathering Place on Friday, December 3 at 4:15pm.

Born in Sitka, Alaska, Nicholas Galanin has struck an intriguing balance between his origins and the course of his practice. Having trained extensively in traditional as well as contemporary approaches to art, he pursues them both in parallel paths. His stunning bodies of work simultaneously preserve his culture and explore new perceptual territory. Galanin comes from a long line of Northwest Coast artists starting with his great-grandfather, who sculpted in wood, down through his father, who works in both precious metal and stone. He studied at the London Guildhall University where he received a Bachelors of Fine Arts with honors in Jewelry Design and Silversmithing in 2003, and a Masters degree From Massey University in New Zealand in Indigenous Visual Arts. Galanin lives and works in Sitka, Alaska.