WAYNE PRICE
Tlingit Master Carver & Artist
Silver Cloud Art Center
907-766-3045
Haines, Alaska

Accomplished Native Alaskan artist Wayne G. Price creates master quality fine art in the traditional Northwest style of the Tlingit Indian tribe. Wayne uses his master carver/art skills to create traditional artifacts, including totem poles, canoes, masks, drums, regalia, and jewelry. Wayne is held in high esteem for his unrivaled adzing capabilities in the finishing process of his carvings, and is able to duplicate the adzing patterns used by the old master carvers of his ancestors. Northwest Coast formline art is an intricate and complex style of totemic design, proportion, and space, and Wayne is an elite grand master of this ancient art.

Wayne began his carving career in 1971, apprenticing with skilled local Tlingit carvers and artists, gaining expert instruction in the creation of Indian art and carving tools, while also studying Northwest Coast formline design, with an emphasis on Tlingit style.

Wayne has carved 24 traditional totem poles and several non-traditional poles. They can be found throughout the world, especially in Alaska and the Northwest Coast USA. His most recent traditional totem pole, the 40 foot "Kooteeyaa", was designed and carved for an Alaska Native Health Facility to tell the story of Native Wellness. Books and magazine publishers, and documentary film producers often feature Wayne Price and his artwork to show exemplary traditional Native craftsmanship. Wayne has completed several art and design projects for museums, art institutes, schools, and native corporations, and continues to speak and instruct on traditional native art. Wayne is the owner and Art Director of Silver Cloud Art Center in Haines, Alaska. Silver Cloud promotes Sobriety Lifestyle, using native culture, art, and community. Wayne's way of life is strongly connected to his Tlingit ancestors tribal values. He is committed to insuring the preservation of Tlingit art, culture, and traditions.