Susie Silook

Susie Paallengetaq Silook (born 1960) is a carver, sculptor, writer and actress, of Siberian Yupik, Inupiaq and Irish descent. She was born in Gambell, Alaska.

Life and career Silook works primarily with walrus tusk ivory and whalebone, and selects for her subject matter images of women, including violence against Native women,

Silook's sculptures are in the Anchorage Museum, the Alaska Native Heritage Center, de Young Museum, and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.

Awards and recognition Governor's Award for an Individual Artist (2000) Eiteljorg Fellowship (2001) United States Artists Rasmuson Fellow (2007)