The tools, textures, and symbols of daily life in rural Alaska inspire this Indigenous artist to create works that tell layered stories of loss and resilience.

Photographer duo Mark Hamasaki and Kapulani Landgraf work with communities to tell the stories of what must be protected—and restored—in Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi.

Utah artists respond to the receding lake, mourning what is disappearing but also imagining a future in which it endures.

The multidisciplinary artist George Tsutakawa found inspiration in the Pacific Northwest’s natural environment and dedicated his life to art. His family follows in his footsteps.

Not constrained by any one medium, style, or artistic tradition, Barbara Earl Thomas is eager to step into the unknown as she continues telling her story.

Through sustained looking and detailed re-creations, this Atlanta-based artist studies Rembrandt and Sargent while finding new subjects that carry forward the painters’ traditions.

Oklahoma potter Richard Zane Smith revives techniques, memories, and practices of Waⁿdat culture.

Albert Bierstadt’s twin paintings of the disappearing American bison became part of the movement to save the animal from extinction.

For centuries, artists have depicted the military general—in paint, in print, and in plaster. These portraits continue to give us insight into Washington’s emotional life, military presence, and cultural footprint.