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Rie Munoz (ree moo nyos), a Dutch-American, was born and raised in California. She has lived in Alaska since 1951, when she traveled up the Inside Passage by steamship, fell in love with Juneau, and gave herself until the boat left the next day to find a job and a place to live. Since then Juneau has been home to Munoz.

Of the many jobs she has held — journalist,
teacher, museum curator, artist, mother —
one of her most memorable was as a teacher on King Island in 1951, where she taught 25 Eskimo children. The island was a 13-hour umlauk (a walrus-skin boat) voyage from Nome, an experience she remembers vividly.

During her years in Alaska, Rie Muñoz has lived in a variety of small Alaskan communities, including prospecting and mining camps.

Her paintings reflect an interest in the day-to-day activities of village life such as fishing, berry picking, children at play, as well as her love of folklore and legend.

Rie Muņoz
"Eagles, Unalaska"

I spent a summer month in Unalaska on the Aleutian Chain not long ago and was amazed at the huge population of bald eagles. What interested me further was that there are no trees on the island whatsoever, so the eagles nest on the ground. "They're here for the good fishing" I was told. I was planning to do a painting of the small town's magnificent Russian Church but couldn't do so without featuring eagles, which were everywhere.

Eagles, Unalaska

Eagles, Unalaska (2008)

Image: 12 1/4" x 12 1/4"

edition of 500


$155

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"Processing Fish"

In this scene, a plant worker in Unalaska is arranging Pollack before it continues down the line to a head cutting machine. Traditionally this job was done by hand. When the fish is unloaded at the docks from the busy tenders, the processors work around the clock to get the job done.

Processing Fish by Rie Munoz
Processing Fish (2008)

Image: 8 1/2" x 6 1/2"

edition of 450


$80

(shrink-wrapped on acid-free foam-core,
plus shipping/insurance)

 

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of Rie Munoz prints

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