Wilfred Sampson was born in 1957, in Hazelton, British Columbia. Wilfred is from the Gitksan Nation, which inhabits the northern coast of British Columbia. Wilfred has been designing and carving northwest coast art since 1981. He was initially self taught, looking through books and observing other artist’s works. Motivated by[…]
Read More »Trevor was born and raised on Haida Gwaii. His mother’s family is Cree from Sweetgrass, Saskatchewan. His father’s family is Gitxsan. Trevor grew up fishing, hunting, camping, and enjoying being close to nature and in a tight knit community. When Trevor was 18 he moved to Vancouver to focus on[…]
Read More »Phil Janze has been producing masterpieces in the Gitksan tradition of his grandmother for more than 40 years. His mediums include wood, silkscreen prints and gold and silver. He began working in metal after he watched Stanley George hammer out and carve silver coins in Bella Bella, British Columbia in[…]
Read More »Trevor was born in Kispiox, BC in February, 1970. His name is Tka’ast from the House of Wii minoosik. Trevor has been carving for most of his life. He carved his first plaque when he was in grade four under the instruction of Victor Mowatt of Gitanmaax. Victor was his[…]
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