Alaska Galleries — Attraction in Ketchikan

We visited Alaska Galleries at the end of April 2022 and were very impressed with the beautiful pieces displayed there. I was particularly taken with a sculpture entitled "First Breath" depicting a mother humpback pushing her newborn to the surface for its first breath. Although the piece was a bit pricey ($500), I decided to buy it. Because I was on a cruise and would have to fly home, I chose to have it shipped to me so it wouldn't get broken in my luggage. The owner, Curtis Nelson, assured me that best of care would be taken in packing the sculpture, and that it would be insured to cover any possible damage done during shipping.

I was so excited when the sculpture arrived. You can imagine my disappointment when I discovered all the flippers of the mother and of the baby had broken off. We contacted Alaska Galleries about it, and while Curtis was responsive at first, he is now no longer returning our calls. Three months later, we have not seen any kind of recompense.

I originally thought Alaska Galleries was a classy and honorable establishment. I am very sad and disappointed...

Curtis at Alaska Galleries was very helpful to my husband and I at our recent once-in-a-lifetime visit to the store while our Alaskan cruise was in port for a few hours. We were looking at a very expensive, impractical piece, struggling to rationalize buying it and he spontaneously showed us several other more practical, but just as beautiful, items by the same artist, two of which we purchased. When we had a problem with one of the items, Curtis fully and completely resolved the problem to our total amazement, since we had already returned to our Arizona home before we could even contact him about the issue. Truly a fine businessman...

Had a stellar experience dealing with Curtis in my purchase of a Boyd Porter knife. This is a bar none and second to none gallery to visit and purchase any local piece of Alaska . An amazing gallery!!! Thank you Curtis for reaching out to Boyd during my purchase making this an awesome end to my visit to meet the maker of my absolutely beautiful knife. You went ABOVE AND BEYOND to make my purchase very special, a memorable time for my wife and I we will never forget. Again thank you sir. 5 stars is not enough to give for my experience in the dealings of...