Barry was born at Kitamaat Village, British Columbia in 1952. He is Haisla from the Henaaksiala branch. At the age of five he began carving under the tutorage of his grandfather, Gordon Robertson, a Chief and carver, and his uncle, Henry Robertson. After graduating from school he followed in his[…]
Read More »Derek Wilson was born in the village of Butedale on Princess Royal Island, south of Hartley Bay, British Columbia in 1950. Derek is from the Haisla nation, a transitional territory between the northern groups and the Kwakwaka’wakw. Derek first learned to carve from his uncle, Henry Robertson, in the late[…]
Read More »Brad Starr is a Haisla carver born in Kitimat, British Columbia in 1957. In 1995, while working in the construction industry, Brad was presented with a set of carving tools by his brother. Inspired by art created by his uncle Sam Robinson and his grandfather Solomon Mackay, Brad began to[…]
Read More »Hollie Bartlett was born in Terrace, British Columbia and is a member of the Haisla Nation. Her family crest is the Killer Whale. After moving to Vancouver, British Columbia Hollie began her artistic career as a photographer for the First Nations newspaper “Kahtou News – The Voice of BC First[…]
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