Jennifer Younger
“Looking back takes me forward”
Raised in the Southeast Alaska town of Yakutat, Jennifer was surrounded by nature and traditional ways of life. Jennifer is Tlingit of the Eagle Kaagwaantaan clan and now calls Sitka, Alaska home.
Jennifer draws inspiration from traditional Tlingit formline designs, historic artifacts, spruce root basket weaving patterns, and from the contrast and texture of metals. Jennifer strives to continuously push the boundaries of her medium. Each piece of jewelry is handmade and assembled by her. Every engraved creation is unique, as she does not use patterns. Freehand design work ensures everyone has their very own one-of-a-kind creation.
Jennifer is an award-winning artist with such honors as:
First Place for metal carving, Carving & Sculpture Division Best of Division, Carving & Sculpture Division 2016 | Celebration Northwest Coast Juried Art Show | Juneau, Alaska
People’s Choice - Jewelry/Metalwork 2017 | Adaka Cultural Festival | Whitehorse, Yukon
Best of Spruce Root Category, Endangered Art Division 2020 | Celebration Northwest Coast Juried Art Show | Juneau, Alaska
Fellowship Award Recipient 2020 | Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Awards | Alaska
Best in Show (Raven/Sun mussel sculpture) 2022 | Celebration Northwest Coast Juried Art Show | Juneau, Alaska
2nd Place Ribbon for Monogrammed Ovoids Copper Chest Plate | 100th SWAIA Juried Art Show | Santa Fe, New Mexico
To see more of Jennifer’s work and creative journey, follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
“I am fulfilling my dream of pursuing something related to traditional Tlingit art, while having the freedom to express my own style. My hope is that you will enjoy something I’ve created.”
— Jennifer Younger
As Seen In
Conde Nast’s BRIDES Magazine September/October 2019 Edition
British GQ Magazine October, November, and December 2019 Editions
Vogue October, November, and December 2019 Editions
Native American Art Magazine December/January 2021 Edition
American Craft Magazine December/January 2021 Edition
Elle Magazine May 2021 Edition
Belle Armoire Magazine 2021 Summer Edition
Native Max Magazine 2022 Expanding Indigenous Womanhood Issue
Native American Art Magazine April/May 2022 Edition
Marvel Studios “She-Hulk” Episode 1 2022 Ginew X Jennifer Younger Raven Tee
Beyond Jewelry
Jennifer’s work has been displayed in print features, art installations and exhibitions around the world, including:
House of icons Fashion Week Solo Runway Show, February 19, 2022 | London, UK
Covid-19 Exhibit “Community Spread, How We Face The Pandemic”, May’21-Feb 2022 | Wing Luke Museum, Seattle, Washington
10x10x10 Tieton Exhibition, International Juried Art Show, Aug-Oct 2020 | Tieton, Washington
Tlingit Roots, Solo Exhibit, July 2020 | Bear Arts Gallery, Fairbanks, Alaska
Brave New Worlds, International Fashion Showcase, February 2019 | Somerset House, London, UK (Collaboration with fashion designer Curtis Oland)
Read the story in Vogue HERE
Beyond Silver, Embelished Northwest Coast Jewelry, September 2018 | Lattimer Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Aasgutú Ádi (Forest Creatures), An Exhibit of Northwest Coast Formline, November 2017 | Duhesa Gallery, Colorado State Univ, Fort Collins, Colorado
Create, Memory, An Exhibit of Alaska Native Art February 2016 | Historic Sheldon Jackson Campus, Sitka, Alaska
Out of This World! Jewelry in the Space Age, June 2015-January 2016 | Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
