In 1956, Fredrick Baker was born in Squamish, British Columbia into the Coast Salish Nation. He takes the Bear as his family crest. Fred, already belonging to a family of prominent and proven northwest coast carvers, revealed that it was only natural that he began to carve as a teenager[…]
Read More »Todd Jason Baker was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia in 1965. He is the grandson of the (late) great leader and speaker Chief Khot-la-cha (Chief Simon Baker). He has lived most of his life in North Vancouver and completed his high school education and many years of post secondary[…]
Read More »Yul Baker was born in North Vancouver, BC in September 1973 and is of mixed native descent. Yul is an avid athlete and he won a World Championship in lacrosse with the Rochester Nighthawks in 1997. He has been working as an artist since 2003 and has trained with established[…]
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[…]
Read More »Troy Bellerose was born into the Cree Nation in Picture Butte, Alberta in 1970. Although Troy is not of west coast heritage, he became fascinated with the art form after meeting a number of west coast First Nations artists. One of them was Andrew Morrison of the Nisga’a Nation. Andrew[…]
Read More »Norman Bentley was born in Skidegate, Haida Gwaii in 1968. At the age of 12 Norman began to carve in wood and explore the art of his people. At the age of 20, Norman entered Vancouver’s prestigious Toni Cavelti Jewellery Apprenticeship Program and learned a wide variety of Jewellery techniques.[…]
Read More »Born in Prince Rupert, BC in 1972, Jesse began his interest in Haida Art as a boy, influenced strongly by his Haida-Cree heritage and many art books. While accompanying his grandfather on fishing excursions to the islands of Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), the mystical richness of the land unfolded[…]
Read More »Jody Broomfield was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia in September, 1976. He has studied and honed his artistic abilities under the watchful eye of master carver Klatle Bhi and became a full time artist in 1999. Jody enjoys working in many mediums, including wood, glass and metal. Working in[…]
Read More »Noel Brown was born in Nanaimo, BC in March 1970. Noel began carving in 1994. He received training and inspiration from James Lewis, a prominent Northwest Coast artist. He has also worked and learned from other talented individuals such as Richard Baker, James Baker and Darin Lewis. Noel worked with[…]
Read More »Corey Bulpitt was born in 1978, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia and hails from a long line of Haida artists. Raised in Langley, British Columbia, Corey graduated from the Langley Fine Art School in 1996. Upon graduation, Corey moved to his traditional homeland, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) to apprentice[…]
Read More »Ralph Burgess was born in 1944 to the Tsimshian Nation, at the Gitskan village of Kispiox, B.C. Ralph has always been interested in the Tsimshian art form which portrays the history of his people. He was fascinated by the great totem poles of his village and carved small ones as[…]
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