Tanis Maria S'eiltin

	Tanis Maria S'eiltin Tanis Maria S'eiltin (born 1951) is a Tlingit installation artist, painter, printmaker, and sculptor. Early life and career S'eiltin was born into a family of artists. She learned from her mother, who weaved Chilkat robes and sewed skins into garments. As a child, she often visited Tlingit relatives in Haines, Alaska. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1986. She then earned her Masters of Fine Arts in mixed media from the University of Arizona, where she explored her unique aesthetic. S'eiltin is an associate professor and researcher of art and humanities at Fairhaven College. Works S'eiltin uses classically indigenous materials in her art, including animal pelts and bones. Themes in S'eiltin's works include the impact of Western colonization, postmodernism, and statements of resistance and hope. One of S'eiltin's works, ''Hit (House in Tlingit Language)'', is a 2007 mixed-media installation, including video components, tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tlingit The Tlingit ( or ; also spelled Tlinkit) are indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their language is the Tlingit language (natively , pronounced ),"Lingít Yoo X'atángi: The Tlingit Language." ''Sealaska Heritage Institute.'' (retrieved 3 December 2009) in which the name means 'People of the Tides'.Pritzker, 208 The Russian name ' (, from a Sugpiaq-Alutiiq term ' for the labret worn by women) or the related German name ' may be encountered referring to the people in older historical literature, such as [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Minneapolis Institute Of Art The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is an arts museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Home to more than 90,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history, Mia is one of the largest art museums in the United States. Its permanent collection includes world-famous works that embody the highest levels of artistic achievement, spanning about 20,000 years and representing the world’s diverse cultures across six continents. The museum has seven curatorial areas: Arts of Africa & the Americas; Contemporary Art; Decorative Arts, Textiles & Sculpture; Asian Art; Paintings; Photography and New Media; and Prints and Drawings. Mia is one of the largest arts educators in Minnesota. More than a half-million people visit the museum each year, and a hundred thousand more are reached through the museum’s Art Adventure program for elementary schoolchildren. The museum’s free general admission policy, public programs, classes for children and adults, and award- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]