Ian Reid is an up-and-coming young artist. His ancestral name is Nusi, meaning “Full Moon.” Nusi is a Heiltsuk carver, apprenticing under Kwakwaka’wakw artist Simon “Tahnis” Dick. His creations are inspired by the cultural knowledge passed down to him from his elders. His main cultural mentor has been his great[…]
Read More »Bradley Hunt is a Heiltsuk First Nations from Bella Bella on the Central Coast of BC. He attended the Vancouver School of Art for two years and then graduated with a B. Ed. double art major from the University of BC. Bradley spent 11 years teaching at the elementary school[…]
Read More »Dean Hunt is an up and coming young Heiltsuk artist. Many successful Northwest Coast artists accept responsibility for apprenticing emerging artists, serving as mentors. Such is the case with Dean’s father, J. Bradley Hunt. Dean has been studying under his father’s direction for a number of years. Dean has always[…]
Read More »Ryan Cranmer was born 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the nephew of well-known master carver Doug Cranmer. His mother is of the Namgis band of the Kwakwaka’wakw nation from Alert Bay, British Columbia, and his father is from the Heiltsuk nation of Bella Bella, British Columbia. Ryan grew[…]
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