10/08/2026
We are beyond thrilled to announce Mikaela Shafer as the Store’s Alcove Artist for the upcoming Fall/Winter season.✨
Mikaela is an Indigenous mother, visual artist, poet, curator and community builder residing in Olympia, Washington. In addition to her own dedicated artistic practice, Mikaela empowers her community through thoughtfully crafted storytelling, emphasizing the work of fellow Indigenous makers in the region. She’s the Lead Storyteller for Indigenous Creatives Collective, Co-Chair of the Downtown Olympia Creative District, Marketing Lead for the Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts, as well as the founder of MAQA Collective.
Mikaela’s original commission for the Frye Store will be on view starting October 24. Be sure to check out “Temporal: Stories of Indigenous Present, Re-imagining Indigenous Futures,” the show she curated at Thurston County Museum of Fine Arts before then to see her creative work in action!
Photo credits: Fennel Overstreet, All My Relations: Matrilineal Memory, Robert Franklin