Rhonda Shelford Jansen was born and raised in Alaska and is of Unangax and Sugpiaq descent.  She is an original shareholder of the Aleut Corporation, a descendant shareholder of CIRI, and enrolled in the Ninilchik NativesTribe.  Rhonda is listed in the U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Arts and Crafts Board.

She has been painting and drawing since she was a child and first studied under pioneer Alaskan artist Toby Tyler and her Native Grandmother, Lydia Resoff Shelford. 
She also studied art in college while majoring in business.

Painting and photographing nautical scenes and Native culture is Rhonda's focus and comprises most of  her work. 
She has been in and around the fishing industry her entire life while living in Homer,
Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, and the Pacific Northwest and comes from four generations of Alaskan fishermen.  Her husband and youngest son continue that tradition.  In addition, she loves honoring her native heritage by painting scenes that focus on the beauty, resiliency, and ingenuity of all Alaska Native cultures.

She just completed art for Katmai National Park that will be installed summer of 2027 and her art is currently in the National show "This is Native Art." 

Rhonda has illustrated five books: Koyukon Fish Camp (Benchmark Publications), Unigkuat - Kodiak Alutiiq Legends, The CIRI Activity Book, Alaska Sea Escapes, and Buttons and she has designed t-shirts for non-profit events. 

Her paintings have been featured in the following newpapers and publications: Raven's Circle, The Aleutian Current, the Alaska Native Conservancy, the Everett Herald, and the Edmonds News. 

Her art has been used in the Mayo Clinic and NIHB programs and conventions and was on the set of the drama series "Alaska Daily."
 
Her originals and prints can be found at The Alaska Native Heritage Center, The Alutiiq Museum, the Museum of the Aleutians, and in the National Show "This is Native Art."  You can also view her work at Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center gallery in Fairbanks. 

You can follow her art and photography on Instagram @rsjartist and on Facebook @rhondashelfordjansenartist

Rhonda sells originals and museum quality canvas giclees on this website and sells  heavy art paper, archival, giclees and standard prints of her paintings and photography at www.rhondashelfordjansenart.com 

Department of the Interior Indian Arts and Crafts Board:
https://www.doi.gov/iacb/washington 
The listings are by current state of residency, not by Native blood. 

She is available for commissions.