IGCA - International Gallery of Contemporary Art

IGCA - International Gallery of Contemporary Art The IGCA is an exhibition space dedicated to new works in visual and interdisciplinary arts. IGCA is a non-profit art space in Anchorage Alaska.
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Gallery hours: Thursday-Sunday from 1-4pm | Closed Saturday-Friday before First Friday openings We house three exhibition spaces and four artist studios. Exhibitions rotate every month. Visit us on the First Friday of the month for new art!

You can purchase โ€™s book ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ this month at the gallery! The nature studies of plants, an...
05/27/2026

You can purchase โ€™s book ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ this month at the gallery! The nature studies of plants, animals, and landscapes included in her exhibit on view in the south gallery this month are part of her field sketching practice that became this book, published last month by Timber Press.

Books are $28 and can be purchased through our website through Friday. Kristin will be at our closing reception this Friday evening, so you can get your book signed by the artist then.

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

We will host a closing reception for our May exhibits this Friday 5/29! Doors open at 5:30 and talks by each of the arti...
05/27/2026

We will host a closing reception for our May exhibits this Friday 5/29! Doors open at 5:30 and talks by each of the artists will begin at 6:00. Hear Kristin Link, Jennifer Moss, and Ron Viol discuss their work on view. We will have some delicious light refreshments and hope to see you there!

This will be the last weekend our May exhibits are on view! We are open today (Friday), Saturday, and Sunday from 1-4 PM...
05/22/2026

This will be the last weekend our May exhibits are on view! We are open today (Friday), Saturday, and Sunday from 1-4 PM. Next week we will be open Thursday and Friday from 1-4 PM. We will then have a closing reception with the artists on the evening of Friday 5/29 (doors open at 5:30 / talks at 6:00).

If you canโ€™t make it to the gallery this month, you can see photos of the installations online (thanks to Hans Hallinen for the photos!) and a virtual Matterport walkthrough (thanks to Sally Carr for making these happen!) at igcaalaska.org. You can also buy art in our online shop at the website.

North gallery artist Ron Viol will be gallery sitting this Sunday 5/17 from 1-4 PM. Come by the gallery to see Ronโ€™s exh...
05/15/2026

North gallery artist Ron Viol will be gallery sitting this Sunday 5/17 from 1-4 PM. Come by the gallery to see Ronโ€™s exhibit ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด and chat with the artist. Ron will also give a short talk at our closing reception on Friday 5/29, along with our other May artists, Kristin Link and Jennifer Moss.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜€
We are living on the edge of dramatic changes, whether it is the unstable climate, social / political unrest, pervasive surveillance or the rapid rise of AI. The world we know is transforming into something new.

These digital images express emotions stirred by this moment of change. The images, with weeping eyes, insects, machinery, electronic circuitry and fractured faces, reflect the unsettling surreal beauty of our modern condition.

Digital collages by Ron Viol using Adobe Fresco, Procreate, Lightroom, Photoshop: ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜š๐˜บ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ, and ๐˜š๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ.

Glimpses of Kristin Linkโ€™s exhibit ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, on view in the South Gallery this month.  lives in McCarthy and wi...
05/13/2026

Glimpses of Kristin Linkโ€™s exhibit ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜•๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ, on view in the South Gallery this month. lives in McCarthy and will be back for a closing reception on Friday 5/29 where she will give a talk about her work. Our other May artists, Jennifer Moss and Ron Viol, will give talks as well. In the meantime, stop by the gallery Thursdayโ€“Sunday from 1โ€“4 PM to see the exhibits!

๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
This exhibit is about what happens when we go outside, pay attention, and build a practice around what we find.

Loose daily diary sketches layer contour drawing with wet-on-wet watercolor washes to capture moods, weather, and the passage of time. Botanical studies track what plants are doing at different times of year. I return to the same plant across weeks and seasons, watching it change. My notes leave room for questions, research, and thinking out loud.

The nature studies of plants, animals, and landscapes in this exhibit were developed through years of teaching field sketching across Alaska. In April 2026, that practice became a book: ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, published by Timber Press.

Itโ€™s a joy to share this work with you, and to invite you into a sketching practice of your own. The world is better when we slow down, pay attention, and learn to find some love for what surrounds us.

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

See the beautiful and complex paintings by Jennifer Moss this month in her exhibit ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ. .art lives in Fa...
05/12/2026

See the beautiful and complex paintings by Jennifer Moss this month in her exhibit ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ. .art lives in Fairbanks and will be back for a closing reception on Friday 5/29 where she will give a talk about her work. Our other May artists, Kristin Link and Ron Viol, will give talks as well. In the meantime, stop by the gallery Thursdayโ€“Sunday from 1โ€“4 PM to see the exhibits!

๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜†
We live in landscapes continuously shaped by geologic forces that are built upon memory. Through time, every moment on the land is collected in specks and pieces. Secrets are embedded in layers that build or sink and are made of plant and animal, dust and sunlight, wind and rain. Visual patterns emerge or are buried, like thoughts and memories and dreams that we animals have in our brief moment on earth. Symmetry, meanders, cracks, and other textures appear. They both describe order and are conduits for recollection. Unspoken languages and histories reside in these patterns. We love them for their beauty and we use them for our purposes. We mine and shape these land memories stored as peat, oil, metal and gas. We share collective memories of bright sun on the mountains, reflections in a lake, the sound of rocks tumbling down an incline, or the color of dirt. We see the shapes of this place and we are part of this place, this living and wild landscape. We will return to the dust that becomes the landforms here too. We will be absorbed into the patterns of moments in the land itself. All we are, our experience and our memories from our time forever joining with those of the land, intertwined and building this place we call home, together in a living landscape of memory.

๐˜‹๐˜ฐ ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ?
acrylics and digital press printed photograph on board
12 x 9 inches

๐˜›๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ
acrylics and digital press printed photograph on board
12 x 9 inches

๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ
acrylics and digital press printed photograph on board
12 x 9 inches

Sharing a Membership Monday post on a Friday because our amazing gallery member and volunteer  has some great things hap...
05/08/2026

Sharing a Membership Monday post on a Friday because our amazing gallery member and volunteer has some great things happening at in the coming days!

Margaret Burkeโ€™s exhibit ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ comprises a collection of abstract watercolor pieces that explore themes of home, memory, and reflection. As Margaret navigates the pangs of homesickness, she paints what reminds her of home, reminiscing on the patterns, colors, shapes, and moments that made up the places sheโ€™s lived. Margaret hopes her pieces evoke a memory, a place, or even a vision into the future for the viewer. Her work is an invitation to reflect on what โ€˜homeโ€™ looks and feels like.

๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
โœจThis weekend on Saturday, May 9 from 1-3 PM Margaret will lead a watercolor art build. This is free to attend and supplies are provided!

โœจArtist talk with Margaret on Tuesday, May 12 at 7 PM

See Akela Space for gallery hours to see the exhibit!

Photographs by Jovell Rennie

This post is part of our series celebrating exhibits and other work by our wonderful gallery members. You can see more about IGCA membership at www.igcaalaska.org/membership.

Artist  will be gallery sitting on Sunday 5/3 from 1โ€“4 PM. Kristinโ€™s exhibit ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ is on view in our south gall...
05/03/2026

Artist will be gallery sitting on Sunday 5/3 from 1โ€“4 PM. Kristinโ€™s exhibit ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜—๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ is on view in our south gallery this month. Stop by to visit with Kristin, see her watercolors on display, and get yourself a signed copy of her new book, ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ!

We had a lovely rainy evening First Friday - thank you everyone that stopped by the gallery!North gallery artist Ron Vio...
05/02/2026

We had a lovely rainy evening First Friday - thank you everyone that stopped by the gallery!

North gallery artist Ron Viol will be gallery sitting tomorrow, Saturday 5/2, and south gallery artist Kristin Link will be gallery sitting on Sunday 5/3. Gallery hours are 1-4 PM. This weekend is a great opportunity to see the exhibitions in a quieter setting and visit with two of the artists.

Join us on Friday, May 1 from 5-8 PM for the opening of our May exhibitions! Each of the artists - Kristin Link, Jennife...
04/28/2026

Join us on Friday, May 1 from 5-8 PM for the opening of our May exhibitions! Each of the artists - Kristin Link, Jennifer Moss, and Ron Viol - will all be there โœจ

๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—› ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ
๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ | ๐—ž๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ

This exhibit is about what happens when we go outside, pay attention, and build a practice around what we find.

Loose daily diary sketches layer contour drawing with wet-on-wet watercolor washes to capture moods, weather, and the passage of time. Botanical studies track what plants are doing at different times of year. I return to the same plant across weeks and seasons, watching it change. My notes leave room for questions, research, and thinking out loud.

The nature studies of plants, animals, and landscapes in this exhibit were developed through years of teaching field sketching across Alaska. In April 2026, that practice became a book: ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜š๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, published by Timber Press.

It's a joy to share this work with you, and to invite you into a sketching practice of your own. The world is better when we slow down, pay attention, and learn to find some love for what surrounds us.

Kristin Link, ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, watercolor and pen, 12 x 16 inches

Opening Friday 11/7 from 5-8pm!๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—› ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ๐—™๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป (๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜†-๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐— ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ) | ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟWith inspiration...
11/05/2025

Opening Friday 11/7 from 5-8pm!

๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง๐—› ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ
๐—™๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป (๐—ผ๐—ฟ, ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜†-๐—•๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐— ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ) | ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

With inspirations including traditional kites, science fiction novels, a celestially-named plant family, and every living thing with wings, this collection is a fantastical tribute to the sky and its inhabitants.



๐Ÿ“ท Owen Tucker, SO FUN UFO 10, collage on paper, 9x12 inches

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427 D Street
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99501

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Thursday 3pm - 7pm
Friday 1pm - 7pm
Saturday 3pm - 7pm

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