Английская Википедия:Denise Wallace

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Denise Wallace (born 1957) is a Native American jeweler and member of the Sugpiaq tribe.

Early life and education

Wallace, of Alutiiq descent (also called Sugpiaq Eskimo) was born in 1957 in Seattle.Шаблон:Sfn After high school she spent time in Alaska where her grandmother lived.Шаблон:Sfn She studied lapidary work and silversmithing in Seattle, and at age 19 began to study at Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) in Santa Fe.Шаблон:Sfn She received her AA in fine arts from IAIA in 1981.Шаблон:Sfn Wallace lived in Santa Fe for twenty years before moving to the Big Island of Hawaii in 1999.[1]

Career

A notable jeweler, Wallace's work exhibits the "major motif of transformation",Шаблон:Sfn with movable components including doors, latches, removable parts and hidden compartments. She has stated that the doors are based on traditional masks which sometimes include a face which opens to reveal another face, and described this motif as "a way to show the transformation of the inner spirit of an animal, person, or object".[2] She creates pieces from gold, silver, fossil ivory, coral and semiprecious stones.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Wallace also uses fossilized mammoth and mastodon ivory and walrus tusk in her work.[1] The jewelry sometimes includes depictions of figures dressed with Native American textiles and embroidery. She has been called "among the finest jewelry designers of the twentieth century".Шаблон:Sfn

Personal life

Wallace married Samuel Wallace from Virginia, with whom she has two children.Шаблон:Sfn

Exhibitions

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