Tlingit carver Wayne Price takes top honor at Celebration art show

Tlingit carver and artist Wayne Price of Haines took Best of Show in the Sealaska Heritage Institute’s seventh Juried Art Show and Competition.

Price’s ‘Dancing Raven Hat’ is a painted hat made of red cedar and otter fur. The piece also took third place in the Formline Art category. Price’s other works – ‘Quantum Raven’ Paddle and ‘Mother Whale’ Paddle took first and second places in Formline, the show’s newest category.

Here are the complete results:

Best of Show

• Wayne Price—Dancing Raven Hat 

Northwest Coast Customary Art

• 1^st Place—Pauline Duncan, Ravenstail Set
• 2^nd Place—Wayne Price, Quantum Raven
• 3^rd Place—Deborah Head-Aanutein, Echoing Traditions

Northwest Coast Customary-Inspired Art

• 1^st Place—Teri Rofkar, Caprini Tribal Regalia
• 2^nd Place—Della Cheney, Leadership and Change
• 3^rd Place—Lily Hope, Little Watchman

Formline Art

• 1^st Place—Wayne Price, Quantum Raven
• 2^nd Place— Wayne Price, Mother Whale
• 3^rd Place— Wayne Price, Dancing Raven Hat

Awards totaled more than $8,000.

Tsimshian carver and artist David R. Boxley was the show’s sole juror. He was responsible for selecting the 21 pieces featured in the show as well as the winners.

The Juried Art Show will be displayed at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center through June 30.