Kluane AiR

To be continued Spring 2026 …

In August 2025, Leslie Leong is bringing her focus on sustainability and recycling to the Kluane Artist in Residence at the Kluane Lake Research Station. In preparation, Leong explored Kluane National Park on a 2-person, 8-day packraft expedition down the Jarvis River, to the Kaskawulsh and the Alsek Rivers, into Lowell Lake, and across to the rock island that splits the Lowell (Nàłùdäy) Glacier into two tongues.

Hiker stands, dwarfed by the glacier, in front of medial moraines snake down to the toe of the south arm of the Lowell Glacier, 8-day packraft expedition down the Jarvis River to the Kaskawulsh River, to the Alsek River, into Lowell Lake, and across to the rock island that splits the Lowell Glacier into two tongues.
Hiker Looking over Lowell Lake from the moraine, 8-day packraft expedition down the Jarvis River to the Kaskawulsh River, to the Alsek River, into Lowell Lake, and across to the rock island that splits the Lowell Glacier into two tongues.
Paddler, Leslie Leong stands on a the edge of a rock island in Lowell Lake with the double packraft she and Nigel Allan travelled in during their 8-day expedition to the Lowell G.lacier in Kluane National Park
Small hiker in red is dwarfed by the rock cliffs hiking down from the rock knob that splits the Lowell Glacier, 8-day packraft expedition down the Jarvis River to the Kaskawulsh River, to the Alsek River, into Lowell Lake, and across to the rock island that splits the Lowell Glacier into two tongues.
Paddler, Nigel Allan with a giant ice berg in Lowell Lake, 8-day packraft expedition down the Jarvis River to the Kaskawulsh River, to the Alsek River, into Lowell Lake, and across to the rock island that splits the Lowell Glacier into two tongues.
Giant ice beg against the back drop of the rock face of Goatherd Mountain, 8-day packraft expedition down the Jarvis River to the Kaskawulsh River, to the Alsek River, into Lowell Lake, and across to the rock island that splits the Lowell Glacier into two tongues.
Giant ice bergs split in Lowell Lake, 8-day packraft expedition down the Jarvis River to the Kaskawulsh River, to the Alsek River, into Lowell Lake, and across to the rock island that splits the Lowell Glacier into two tongues.
Aerial view of the Southern tongue of the Lowell Glacier. Medial moraines snake along the glacier to the toe that ends in Lowell Lake. 8-day packraft expedition down the Jarvis River to the Kaskawulsh River, to the Alsek River, into Lowell Lake, and across to the rock island that splits the Lowell Glacier into two tongues.

As part of her on-going exploration of ice in it’s many forms, Leong plans to “make ice” from recycled plastics, and experiment with other art forms to reflect upon her experience of the Lowell (Nàłùdäy) Glacier in Kluane National Park.

The Kluane Artist in Residence program is organized by Parks Canada, Kluane Lake Research Station and the Yukon Arts Centre to enable established visual artists to pursue work that brings together science and art through connection with the spectacular landscape of Kluane National Park and Reserve in the southwest Yukon.

“Ice” made from a recycled plastic meat trays
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