Ree Nancarrow
• fiber: quilt •
I have driven through actively burning wildfires that crossed main highways in Alaska, seen the resulting charred landscapes, and watched areas revegetate over many years. As part of the ITOC program, I have worked with scientists to understand more clearly how our environment is affected and changed by the presence of fire.
These fires significantly increase the warming of our planet Earth. They produce gases, including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide, that trap heat in the atmosphere which surrounds earth.
I have visually incorporated the symbols of these molecules in the billowing smoke emitted by an intensely burning fire in “Invisible Danger”.
REE NANCARROW
Ree Nancarrow primarily makes art quilts. She lived near Denali National Park for 50 years, drawing inspiration from the natural world and her observations of climate change. Major commissions include a quilt for the U.S. Army, Fort Wainwright Bassett Hospital, Fairbanks AK, and a four-panel quilt for Eielson Visitor’s Center in Denali National Park. She received an Interior Alaska Mayor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts in 2012 and a Rasmuson Individual Artists Grant in 2020. Her work is in the Alaska State Museum, University of Alaska Museum of the North, and the Pratt Museum.
Website: reenancarrow.com
