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                                                                         Lioness Statue   Description      The white stone statue was carved by Dominic Benhura who is an artist from Zimbabwe, who spent countless weeks hand creating this piece. The gallery which the piece currently sits is called Ukama gallery which is in Vancouver, Canada. The gallery opened its doors in 2005 and specializes in stone sculptures from over 200 highly skilled artists from the Zimbabwe area. The collaboration with these international artists is a great way to show the different ways in which artists express their artistic views and works from across the world. The statue itself has dimensions of 68" x 30" x 20". The ...

      My name is Garrett Pyke and I am a junior here at UAF majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in finance. I am originally from Toronto, Ontario, and chose to study here since they had a business program that intrigued me as well as the hockey team which I play for here at UAF. Outside of hockey, my hobbies include fashion, health, cooking, and quality time with family and friends. In regards to art, I have always shown a passion for art pieces and enjoy reviewing art pieces. I am excited to go into this class since the last art class that I was enrolled in was in high school which was a few years back. I hope to get a deeper understanding of how artworks and be able to understand different art pieces better after this course.      The art piece shown above is a great representation of my childhood since hockey was my first true love. As a young kid growing up in Toronto where the winters were very cold my friends and I would often pla...