Welcome Christine Koch, our second Kluane National Park Artist in Residence for 2023.
The Arctic Institute of North America is home to the Kluane Lake Research Station (KLRS) which is located 220 km northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon, on the south shore of Kluane Lake (Lhù’ààn Mânʼ), on the traditional lands of the Kluane, Champagne and Aishihik, and White River First Nations. The station was established in 1961 and has provided support to researchers from across Canada and around the world since that time.
The extreme elevation difference between Kluane Lake and the crest of the St. Elias Mountains establishes a strong gradient in environmental attributes and results in a remarkable diversity of research opportunities within a small geographical area. This diversity is reflected in the unique scientific legacy of KLRS across the disciplines of glaciology, geomorphology, geology, biology, botany, zoology, hydrology, limnology, climatology, physiology, anthropology and archaeology and in over 1500 scientific publications, many of which are described in the Kluane Lake Research Station bibliographic database.
Welcome Christine Koch, our second Kluane National Park Artist in Residence for 2023.
We would like to invite you to the 2023 Open House to be held at the Kluane Lake Research Station on Friday September 22nd, 2023.
Welcome Teagyn Aatagwéix'i Vallevand, our first Kluane National Park Artist in Residence for 2023.
The Kluane National Park Artist Residency is presented in partnership with Parks Canada and Yukon Arts Centre.
We're excited to introduce our artists in residence for 2023!
Teagyn Aatagwéix'i Vallevand is a visual artist and citizen of Kwanlin Dün First Nation. Aatagwéix'i practices many traditional art forms such as beading, Ravenstail weaving, and formline. Her art explores the concept of being a modern First Nations woman by translating cultural reclamation through the creation of wearable art and mixing contemporary art forms with traditional.
Christine Koch is a Newfoundland-based painter and printmaker who sources her inspiration and imagery from the natural world. In 1998 she was invited to be one of the artists to inaugurate the Gros Morne National Park Artist in Residence Programme. Since then, she has travelled to increasingly remote northern environments in the company of scientists investigating the effects of climate change.
