Oki Ave at the Akela Space gallery opening in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo: Bob Hallinen
Oscar is an artist-anthropologist who is fascinated by cultural expression and rituals. His personal work explores themes of contradictory semblance around value and identity.
Oscar is a co-founder of Akela Space, an Alaska based creative agency that partners with community interest groups for social activations and creative programing.
He was born in Bogota, Colombia as Oscar Avellaneda Celis Sanchez Moreno and immigrated to Alaska at the age of three. He's passionate about wellness, innovation and contrarian views.
Oscar can be found contributing to the interwebs of reddit and twitter under his artist alias, Oki Ave.
Oscar is available for commissioned portraiture, editorial assignments and consults on community experience (CX) for impact and regenerative projects.
If you're leading/founding a prosocial project or involved w/ the ecovillage movement, then let's connect via calendly.🐙