Thank you to all who made our 2025 Alaska Native Art Auction and Fashion Gala a success!
You can still make a donation and watch our special live program including the fashion show on demand on our Facebook and LinkedIn channels.
FEATURED FASHION SHOW DESIGNERS
Britt’Nee Kivliqtaruq Brower is a strong proponent of Iñupiat values and their relevance in our modern age. She advocates the revitalization of the language, art, storytelling, and tattoo traditions of her Iñupiat people and brings this passion to her artwork. Her work incorporates traditional Qupak motifs and adds a modern twist to honor traditional elements of her Iñupiat culture. Her artwork is made with intentions to teach about the Iñupiat culture, helping with cultural identity, cultural recognition, and to pass down traditional knowledge and skills.
Mary Kelsay (MEKA), a Seattle-based slow fashion designer who specializes in custom-made, small-lot collections, and one-of-a-kind women’s wear. MEKA has been in fashion for over 20 years. MEKA is also a community activist using fashion as a platform to create space for her Indigenous Community, spreading awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives.
GarnetAnn's Bobbie A Meszaros is Coast Salish, Tlingit from Shtax’Heen Kwaan the community of Wrangell, Alaska. Her work is inspired by the cultural artwork of her traditional Pacific Northwest homelands and places of her youth in the North. She is a practicing Salish, Ravenstail, and Chilkat weaver, mostly utilizing handspun and hand-dyed merino wools. As an emerging fashion designer, GarnetAnn has been featured on several Alaska runways. Bobbie is dedicated to promoting culturally based arts and crafts as an economic resource, especially for women and advocates for the Wrangell Natives Without Land.