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Alvin Eli Amason

Alvin Eli Amason (Born 1948) is active/lives in Alaska.  Alvin Amason is known for Modernist animal, wildlife, sculpture.

The following, submitted April 2003, is from the artist.

Born and raised in Kodiak, and of Alutiiq ancestry, Alvin Amason is an Alaskan painter, who depicts the state's wildlife with humor, affection, and respect. "Alaskan

His art wasn't always whimsical. After graduating from Kodiak High, Amason went to Central Washington University and attempted to become a mechanical engineer, but found the line drawing and rigid rules of the discipline off-putting. "One day I signed up for a watercolor class and just loved it," he said. "I stuck with that. It was a hard decision because my family was into commercial fishing and my grandfather was a bear guide. So I had opportunities to go into these areas."

Eventually, the traditional ways of hunting and fishing taught to him by his elders became part of his art. He continued to take art courses and moved on to Arizona State University, where he earned his master's degree in fine arts. He covered the gamut, from airbrush to r   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5469 characters.]  Artist bio

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