Anchorage Museum exhibition, "Extra Tough, Women of the North"

The Ahtna Madonna , part of the Extra Tough invitational exhibition, was on display for two years during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. This icon portrait, based on a friend and fellow artist, Melissa Shaginoff has found a home with a private collector. Melissa is an Ahtna Alaska Native from Southcentral Alaska, the Chickaloon region and her family belongs to the Caribou Clan.

The Ahtna Madonna, oil on panel, 30” x 30” 2020