
Brian Walker II
Mask Making, Carving, Beading, Drum Making, Tool Making, Metalsmithing, Glasswork, Installations
King Island Inupiat, Deg Hit'an Athabascan
King Island, Anvik
Inupiaq / Iñupiaq
Brian Walker II’s early life was based in an urban Indigenous existence while being taught traditional knowledge from his family. Making trips out of Anchorage and into the land to gather and harvest, he attained invaluable experiences and relationships with the animals and people of Alaska. Tradition serves as a backdrop for his practice, using his own journey of discovery in his Indigenous Spirituality, Walker consistently works at finding ways to convey his experiences. He strives to model this spirituality to his community and Indigenous youth in hopes of promoting communal conversations.