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When in her 20s, Rizal apprenticed under [[Jennie Thlunaut]] to learn Chilkat weaving.<ref name=":0" /> Thlunaut was in her 90s. In 2005, Rizal published a book titled ''Jennie Weaves an Apprentice: A Chilkat Weaver's Handbook''. It won a 2007–08 Honoring Alaska's Indigenous Literature Award from the Alaska Native Knowledge Network at University of Alaska Fairbanks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/IKS/HAIL/08HAIL.html|title=2007-08 HAIL Awards|website=www.ankn.uaf.edu|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>
When in her 20s, Rizal apprenticed under [[Jennie Thlunaut]] to learn Chilkat weaving.<ref name=":0" /> Thlunaut was in her 90s. In 2005, Rizal published a book titled ''Jennie Weaves an Apprentice: A Chilkat Weaver's Handbook''. It won a 2007–08 Honoring Alaska's Indigenous Literature Award from the Alaska Native Knowledge Network at University of Alaska Fairbanks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/IKS/HAIL/08HAIL.html|title=2007-08 HAIL Awards|website=www.ankn.uaf.edu|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>


Rizal also received awards for her artwork. She won a 2013 Artist Fellowship from the Rasmuson Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rasmuson.org/multimedia/past-grantmaking/?grant_org=&adv_filter=companyName&grant_region=&grant_loc=&grant_type=Individual+Artist+Award&grant_area=&grant_year=2013&do_search=true&btnSubmit=Search+%E2%80%BA#grants-results|title=Individual Artist Award in 2013|last=|first=|date=|work=Rasmuson Foundation|access-date=2017-11-19|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> In 2015, Rizal received a Native Arts & Cultures Foundation National Artist Fellowship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/clarissa-rizal|title=Clarissa Rizal - Native Arts and Cultures Foundation|date=2015-08-06|work=Native Arts and Cultures Foundation|access-date=2017-11-19|language=en-US}}</ref> She was a 2011 and 2016 First Peoples Fund Cultural Capital Fellow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/clarissa-rizal/|title=Clarissa Rizal|website=First Peoples Fund|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref> Rizal received a 2016 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her mentor Jennie Thlunaut received the same award in 1986.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/clarissa-rizal|title=Clarissa Rizal {{!}} NEA National Heritage Fellowships {{!}} NEA|last=|first=|date=|website=www.arts.gov|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>
Rizal also received awards for her artwork. She won a 2013 Artist Fellowship from the Rasmuson Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rasmuson.org/multimedia/past-grantmaking/?grant_org=&adv_filter=companyName&grant_region=&grant_loc=&grant_type=Individual+Artist+Award&grant_area=&grant_year=2013&do_search=true&btnSubmit=Search+%E2%80%BA#grants-results|title=Individual Artist Award in 2013|last=|first=|date=|work=Rasmuson Foundation|access-date=2017-11-19|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|language=en}}</ref> In 2015, Rizal received a Native Arts & Cultures Foundation National Artist Fellowship.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/clarissa-rizal|title=Clarissa Rizal - Native Arts and Cultures Foundation|date=2015-08-06|work=Native Arts and Cultures Foundation|access-date=2017-11-19|language=en-US}}</ref> She was a 2011 and 2016 First Peoples Fund Cultural Capital Fellow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpeoplesfund.org/clarissa-rizal/|title=Clarissa Rizal|website=First Peoples Fund|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref> Rizal received a 2016 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her mentor [[Jennie Thlunaut]] received the same award in 1986.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/clarissa-rizal|title=Clarissa Rizal {{!}} NEA National Heritage Fellowships {{!}} NEA|last=|first=|date=|website=www.arts.gov|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-11-19}}</ref>


One of the last robes on which she worked was a collaborative effort known as "Weavers Across the Water."<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> At least fifty weavers either submitted squares or helped Rizal in other ways. The squares were woven together into a single robe. It was first worn by master carver [http://www.silvercloudart.com Wayne Price] at the dedication of a new Huna tribal house in Glacier Bay. Rizal then took the robe to Washington, DC, for the NEA award event. She also placed the robe on the shoulders of President Barack Obama.<ref name=":2" /> {{AFC submission|t||ts=20171119001046|u=AntarcticJenny|ns=118|demo=}}<!-- Important, do not remove this line before article has been created. -->
One of the last robes on which Rizal worked was a collaborative effort named "Weavers Across the Water."<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> At least fifty weavers either submitted squares or helped Rizal in other ways. The squares were woven together into a single robe. It was first worn by master carver Wayne Price at the dedication of a new Huna tribal house in Glacier Bay. Rizal then took the robe to Washington, DC, for the NEA award event. While there, she placed the robe on the shoulders of President Barack Obama.<ref name=":2" /> {{AFC submission|t||ts=20171119001046|u=AntarcticJenny|ns=118|demo=}}<!-- Important, do not remove this line before article has been created. -->




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Clarissa Rizal was an artist of Filipino and Tlingit heritage.[1] She was best known as a Chilkat and Ravenstail weaver, but she also did painting, printmaking, carving, and sculpture.[2][3]

Rizal was born on June 4, 1956, in Juneau, AK, with the last name of Lampe.[3] Through her mother, she is of the T'akDeinTaan (black-legged kittywake) clan of Hoonah/Glacier Bay.[1][3] She also produced artwork for a time using the married name of Hudson. Rizal raised a son and two daughters; both daughters are weavers.[2] She died on December 7, 2016, in Pagosa Springs, CO.[3]

When in her 20s, Rizal apprenticed under Jennie Thlunaut to learn Chilkat weaving.[1] Thlunaut was in her 90s. In 2005, Rizal published a book titled Jennie Weaves an Apprentice: A Chilkat Weaver's Handbook. It won a 2007–08 Honoring Alaska's Indigenous Literature Award from the Alaska Native Knowledge Network at University of Alaska Fairbanks.[4]

Rizal also received awards for her artwork. She won a 2013 Artist Fellowship from the Rasmuson Foundation.[5] In 2015, Rizal received a Native Arts & Cultures Foundation National Artist Fellowship.[6] She was a 2011 and 2016 First Peoples Fund Cultural Capital Fellow.[7] Rizal received a 2016 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her mentor Jennie Thlunaut received the same award in 1986.[8]

One of the last robes on which Rizal worked was a collaborative effort named "Weavers Across the Water."[2][8] At least fifty weavers either submitted squares or helped Rizal in other ways. The squares were woven together into a single robe. It was first worn by master carver Wayne Price at the dedication of a new Huna tribal house in Glacier Bay. Rizal then took the robe to Washington, DC, for the NEA award event. While there, she placed the robe on the shoulders of President Barack Obama.[2]



References

  1. ^ a b c "Interview with Clarissa Rizal | NEA National Heritage Fellowships | NEA". www.arts.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-19. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d "Renowned Chilkat weaver Clarissa Rizal dies of cancer". www.capitalcityweekly.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d "Clarissa Seya (Lampe) Rizal (Hudson)'s Obituary on Juneau Empire". Juneau Empire. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  4. ^ "2007-08 HAIL Awards". www.ankn.uaf.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  5. ^ "Individual Artist Award in 2013". Rasmuson Foundation. Retrieved 2017-11-19. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "Clarissa Rizal - Native Arts and Cultures Foundation". Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  7. ^ "Clarissa Rizal". First Peoples Fund. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  8. ^ a b "Clarissa Rizal | NEA National Heritage Fellowships | NEA". www.arts.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-19. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
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