Yngvil Vatn Guttu

Yngvil came to Alaska 20 years ago after a decade of touring with music and theatre companies in Europe and North America.

She is the founding CEO of Northern Culture Exchange, an umbrella non-profit organization that manages funding and/or operation for half a dozen music events and advocacy programs. Yngvil has put her ideas and drive behind countless art-making, organizing and funding projects.

Through her work in the arts and as an online educator and content creator, Yngvil has learned that shared knowledge and experiences bring people together, and that everyone has the right to explore and realize their full potential in this lifetime.

Yngvil has a Master of Music from New York University, a Postgraduate Certificate in Jazz from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London UK, a BA Hons in Theatre Arts from Rose Bruford College, London UK and a Bachelor in Language Arts from University in Bergen, Norway. Yngvil is two times recipient of Rasmuson Individual Artist Award, a Boochever fellow, and a “Jazz Hero” award from the American Jazz Journalist Association.