Harrison Martin is an emerging artist from the Tsimshian and Nisga’a nations, along the Skeena and Nass rivers in the northern pacific of British Columbia. Harrison began professionally carving in 2021 while learning under Rande Cook for a year. After learning the basics skills needed for painting and carving, Harrison[…]
Read More »Working primarily in yellow cedar, Jaloowa is a Salish (Nlaka’pamux) artist focusing on sculptural carving with a particular interest in mask-making and panels. Drawn to the material for its ability to hold fine detail and produce clean, precise cuts, he continues to explore both yellow and red cedar as his[…]
Read More »Johnathan Rivard is a musician and multidisciplinary Métis artist born in 2005 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Raised in a family deeply rooted in Indigenous artistry, he was immersed in creative and cultural traditions from an early age. His father, Justin Rivard, a respected Cree jewelry artist, has been both[…]
Read More »Born in 1961, Michel Beauvais is a prominent Vancouver Island sculptor who is a member of the Kahnawake Mohawk Band which is situated near Montreal, Quebec. Michel grew up in Ste-Adele, a small town in the Laurentian mountains, and was never far from the influence of the Mohawk community. Michel’s[…]
Read More »Liam Baker is an artist representing both the Squamish Nation and Namgis Nation. Taught by his father, master carver Matthew Baker, and uncle, Richie Baker, their practice in fine jewelry, totem poles, and wood carvings, honors ancestral knowledge and the stories of the Squamish Nations, and Namgis nation. Liam Baker’s pieces are living[…]
Read More »Luulay’im Goodim Likinskw is my Nisga’a name, meaning “kind-hearted grizzly bear.” I am from the Nisga’a Nation, belonging to the Gisḵ’ansnaat (Grizzly Bear Clan) of House of Sg̱at’iin. My journey into copper art began with a deeply meaningful task: to create Potlatch Copper Shields for giveaway at my wedding. This[…]
Read More »Gerry Sheena was born in 1964 in Merritt, British Columbia. He is a member of the Interior Salish Nation which inhabits the southern region of the province of British Columbia.He is a mainly self-taught artist who has been carving most of his adult life, working almost exclusively in yellow and[…]
Read More »Bill belongs to the Raven Clan, he was born and raised in Haida Gwaii by his Grandparents in Old Massett. His grandfather was Chief William Matthews and he instilled strong traditional beliefs and knowledge of Haida heritage in his grandchildren. Bill’s interest in art began when he was a young[…]
Read More »Kenny (Skyler) Puglas is from the four tribes from Kingcome Inlet, BC and Village Island. Puglas comes from a rich heritage of hereditary chiefs and practices his culture by sustaining the ceremonial masks and legends of his village. He has been designing and carving Dzawada’enuxw art pieces for about fifteenyears. He is self-taught[…]
Read More »Stone Sam (b. 04/2004), who was given the traditional name Manłida’as, meaning Knowledge Holder, is a Squamish and Kwakiutl artist from West Vancouver, British Columbia. Drawn to creative expression from an early age, Stone has explored many forms of art throughout their life. Their artistic journey took on new meaning when they[…]
Read More »Gina Mae Schubert is the facilitator of the Circle of Matriarchs and is a comtemporary Haida artist, mother of two, designer and activist born in the Pacific Northwest of Canada. She is a graduate of the the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and holds an Associate Degree of[…]
Read More »Cory Douglas was born in Vancouver and is a Squamish Nation member with Haida and Tsimshian ancestry. Cory began his business ‘Modern Formline’ as a graphic artist and is now proficiently designing drums, tattoos, original paintings and hand engraved jewellery.
Read More »Thomas Sewid is as a Kwakwaka’wakw/Cree First Nation who was born in Alert Bay off northeastern Vancouver Island in 1965. He became interested in his people’s art as a boy watching the great carvers that are no longer with us creating. His father took him to the carving sheds to[…]
Read More »Bambi Smith has always been interested in the art form, growing up with many carvers surrounding her. She started carving under the watchful eye of well known artists Francis Horne and later studied under Elliot Jones for 15 years. Bambi is now interested in other mediums and is going back[…]
Read More »Khasaliss Khasalus (Kolten Grant) was raised in the village of Xwemelch’stn (Capilano reserve) part of the Squamish Nation. His name Khasalus (or Kasa’las) refers to “walking tall” in his Kwakwaka’wakw culture. He was born in 1992 and has been an artist his entire life. His family is the Baker family,[…]
Read More »Jadeon Rathgeber is Asiniskawiyiniwak (Rocky Cree) a band member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in Saskatchewan and also has lineage from Pukatawagan, Manitoba. Jadeon is of European decent from Germany and Switzerland. He was born and raised in a First Nations community in Northern Manitoba, Canada. Jadeon comes from a long line of artists, traditional language and knowledge keepers, one of them being[…]
Read More »Richard Shorty was born in Whitehorse, Yukon Territories, in September of 1959. Richard began drawing wildlife at the age of six. He moved to Vancouver in 1978 and began his career as a commercial artist in 1980, doing wildlife portraits. Although these were spectacularly accomplished, Richard’s work remained relatively unknown[…]
Read More »William Wasden Jr., or Wak̕analagalis ‘The-River-Flows-Through-Him-Forever’ was born at ʼYa̱lis (Alert Bay), British Columbia on October 14, 1967. Chief T̕sesti’lela Wa’kas Simon Dick initially taught William basic art forms at a very young age. When he was 12, he was enrolled in Chief and Master Carver Douglas Cranmer’s art classes at Alert Bay.[…]
Read More »Shain Jackson is Coast Salish from the community of Sechelt. He is a lawyer who has represented the interests of Aboriginal communities and organizations throughout British Columbia in relation to a broad array of issues. After years devoted to the legal profession Shain has taken a break to follow his[…]
Read More »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 »Jim Yelton is was born in 1957 and is of Coast Salish descent. Jim learned his carving skills from his father Michael Yelton, an established carver, starting at the young age of twelve years old. He enjoys carving in yellow cedar and specializes in talking and rhythm sticks, totems, bowls[…]
Read More »Morgan Asoyuf (née Green) was born March 24, 1984 in Prince Rupert BC. Morgan is Ts’msyen Eagle Clan from Lax Kwallams. Morgan has apprenticed with artists such as Richard Adkins (Haida), Henry Green (Tsm’syen), and studied under German goldsmith Gerold Mueller at the Vancouver Metal Art School. She has received[…]
Read More »Born in 1971, June ‘Blossom’ Edgars lives in Masset on the island of Haida Gwaii off the northern coast of British Columbia. She is the granddaughter of Mary Swanson, an accomplished woman known for being one of the last remaining speakers and writers of the Haida language and an outstanding[…]
Read More »Born in Victoria, in 1986, Qwul’thilum (Dylan Thomas) is a Coast Salish artist from the Lyackson First Nation. Dylan was exposed to the art at a young age because his family continues to participate in their culture and tradition. He has trained in jewellery design with jewellery artist Seletze, who[…]
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