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featuring artists with Ketchikan roots,
functional art from Alaskan makers, and thoughtfully curated gifts
You will find Star Gallery about 4 blocks from
Berth 2 on historic Creek Street. We are right across the footbridge to Ketchikan Creek.
#5 Creek Street
Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
907-225-7827
starketchikan@gmail.com
See what we are excited about in the gallery:
www.instagram.com/stargallery.ketchikan/
Current Exhibit Feature:
Past Features 2024:
December | Aairyn Maxwell
August | Marilyn Lee
November | Brian Curtis
August | Hall Anderson
October | Halli Kenoyer
Jerrine Peeler
May - July | Mary Ida Henrikson
Artists that we show
Put a Hat on it!
Even our Holiday Tree 2024 wants to wear a hand-dyed and knit beanie by Lizzio.
Details from some, not all, of our artists:
From top L to R:
Aairyn Maxwell, KC Crowley, Mary Ida Henrikson, Janine Gibbons, Ray Troll, Carla Potter x 2, Oralee Nudson, Jerrine Peeler, Marilyn Lee, Lizzio!, Carla Potter, Brian Curtis, Evon Zerbetz, Grace Freeman, Carla Potter, Gabriele Beyer
Baskets by Jerrine Peeler everything about her baskets is repurposed: fishing and crab line, seine twine, buoy balls, and old work gloves.
We carry Ray Troll's complete line of works: T's, fine art posters, books, puzzles, stickers, magnets, and cards.
Star Gallery is his brick and mortar headquarters!
We are so fortunate to represent our artists. In this picture: ceramics by Cary Lane, silk by Gabriele Beyer, needle felt by Aairyn Maxwell
Star Archives
Artists at Star Gallery
The whimsical menagerie of Evon Zerbetz in linocuts and books, including the newest Little Narwhal Lost
Ray Troll's complete 2024 line of fishy art T's, art posters, and other Troll swag, including his latest book: Spawn til you Die—four decades of Troll art in one gorgeous volume.
Grace Freeman's subtly surreal characters
Fisherman Jerrine Peeler's striking baskets made from repurposed and retired fishing lines
Mary Ida Henrikson oil paintings from another dimension
Aairyn Maxwell's heart-felt hand needle-felted sculptures of what strikes her fancy of the season.
Janine Gibbons elemental adornment
Lizzio's warm hand-dyed hand-knit mohair caps
The handpainted silk of Gabriele Beyer
Erika Brown's earrings made with repurposed metals.
One of a kind handmade Book Arts by Alaskan artists: Oralee Nudson, KC Crowley, and Karyn Murphy
handcrafted Jewelry by Alaskan makers, and many more surprises.
In August we are featuring:
Marilyn Lee's watercolor show My Head in the Clouds sold out; we are now featuring her large oils of favorite trees.
Photos from Hall Anderson's Raggedy Ann photo documentary and his new book: The Travels of Raggedy Ann
I am excited to share news of a (big) pivot in my art career.
My friends, Michelle and Ray Troll, who created and honed the beloved Soho Coho Gallery in Ketchikan for 31 years, are moving on to new ventures and closed the space December 31st. And...I am stepping up to continue the institution as Star Gallery in spring 2024!
As I add the role of gallerist, I will be taking a few less commissions and
Opening Spring 2024
Photo by Gabriela Condrea last October, in front of STAR HOUSE and the Soho Coho
simplifying my studio work to heart projects. (Since they are ALL heart projects, this appears it will take some practice.)
After 27 years of working fairly solo in the studio, I am excited about the social nature of the job, which I have been learning from Michelle and the generous crew at the Soho this past summer season. Keeping a local shop in Ketchikan, and focusing on local art and artists is important to me.
The Star will keep the same vibe and culture that we love and be home for my linocuts, the subtly surreal characters from Grace Freeman, and Ray Trolls artwork and complete line of world-renowned art t-shirts. Stay tuned for surprises updates as we evolve in the next months!
Why will the name be STAR GALLERY?
The name honors the building and location—# 5 Creek Street is the historic STARHOUSE, circa 1902. It was the dance hall for the creek (red light district), in it's hey day. The building is built on pilings over the fish creek which runs through the center of Ketchikan.
The building was beautifully restored in the 1991 by Steve Reeve and Karen Wolfred, who preserved a lot of the original materials, including siding and a large maple STAR inlaid in the center of the wood dance floor. And my friends will tell you...I LOVE a good dance floor!
#5 Creek Street Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 | will be open all-year long
Update: February 16, 2024
Steve's crew has been working hard. on some repairs and maintenance on Star House before Star Gallery moves in.
Here is a peek of the star during the sanding process.
And another after the finish has been applied.
The 110 year old floor is alive!
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