Cyri Pyetrovna Thompson is an Alaska-born Queer, Indigenous artist, currently residing in Unalaska/Dutch Harbor and working full-time as a library assistant at the Unalaska Public Library, and mother of 2. They hail from family stretching from opposite ends of the globe, with their mother native to the Unangax peoples of Unalaska, and their father from Tairua on the North Island of New Zealand.

The love of illustration began when Cyri first watched Sailor Moon at 9 years old, was later a member of the UCSD Art Club throughout high school, and travelled to NYC, England, and France; visiting museums, architectural & historical sites, Broadway shows, etc... In the past few years, Cyri has built a following on social media with their art as well, with over 5k followers on TikTok & Instagram, combined, and their love of visual arts shows in a wide variety of mediums (though digital illustration & acrylics are their favourites.)

Since working at the library, Cyri has undertaken art projects for programming & applied their experience with Graphic Design in creating “Book Menus” for the multiple sections of the library. It is Cyri’s dream to one day write & illustrate a children’s book that the library can proudly display, alongside the other Alaskan artists and authors works.

Cyri's social media handles for my artwork can be found on IG, TikTok, and Facebook under the name Kinesis & Calamity.