Senungetuk received $25,000 in unrestricted funds, a grant to allow artists to concentrate and reflect on their work, to immerse themselves in a creative endeavor or to experiment, explore and develop their artistry more fully.
The Rasmuson Foundation also made Homer photographer Linda Smogor a Rasmuson fellow. She received a $12,000 award to further develop her art. Five other artists also were named fellows.
The foundation also awarded individual artist project grants from, $3,145 to $5,000 to 13 artists.
Born in Wales, Alaska, Senungetuk grew up in a traditional Inupiaq culture. He received a bachelor of fine arts from the School for American Craftsman at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a degree from Statens Handverks og Kunstindustri Skole, Oslo, Norway, where he studied sculpture and metalsmithing under a Fulbright Scholarship. He founded and directed the University of Alaska Fairbanks Native Arts Center. He lives with his wife, the artist and jeweler Turid Senungetuk, in Homer. His work has been exhibited locally at the Pratt Museum and Bunnell Street Gallery.
Michael Armstrong can be reached at michael.armstrong@homernews.com.
"Senungetuk's artwork reflects a progressive interpretation of Alaska Native influences and an exploration of new forms," the Rasmuson Foundation said in a press release. "He is widely recognized and his work has been exhibited and purchased for collections throughout Alaska and the Lower 48." 
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Photographer Smogor also gets award Senungetuk gets Rasmuson grant
BY MICHAEL ARMSTRONG
STAFF WRITER
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