MEET THE ARTIST 

Jadyn Bright is an Inupiaq artist who was born and raised in Nome, Alaska. Her Iñupiaq name is Azragayaak (Agak), named after her late great uncle Davis Sockpick of Shishmaref, AK. She started creating art in 2017 after taking Alvin Amason’s Alaska Native Art Classes through the University of Alaska Anchorage.  She spent over 3 years taking his classes, learning many skills such as hoop bending, wood carving, mask making, and ivory/bone/baleen carving. Jadyn’s style of art is traditional with a modern twist. Her inspirations are her ancestors, land, and traditional values.