RJ Fontaine-McHendry is a self-taught, Slavic-American painter born and raised on Dena’ina lands. Her creative life once focused on performing arts, comedy, and writing (American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Antioch University, The Groundlings, UCB Los Angeles), but the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic halted her career. Suddenly back in Alaska, RJ taught herself to paint as a way to reclaim her creative voice. Using thumbtacks, fingers, brushes, and acrylics, RJ explores kaleidoscopes of feeling within a single water droplet, wound, prayer, or moment in time. Between 2020-2025 she found new life in the Anchorage arts community, fell in love, and found a home. When she is not painting or tending to her family, RJ works in service of The Nave - a hub for community, culture, and art in Spenard.

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