09 November 2025
Kwakwaka’wakw native artist Francis Dick was born in 1959 into the Musqamakw Dzawadaenutw Band of Kingcome Inlet. She is a descendant of the supernatural Wolf, Kawadelekala, who shed his animal form to become the first of the Kingcome people. Francis Dick spent the majority of her childhood in Alert Bay, off the northwest coast of […]
09 November 2025
Leslie Robert Sam was born in Duncan, BC in 1973. He adopted the artist name lessLIE in reference to the deception and betrayal that First Nations peoples suffered as a result of colonization. When lessLIE was six months old, he and his mother moved to Seattle to be closer to other family members, in particular, […]
09 November 2025
Richard Hunt is one of Canada’s most celebrated Northwest Coast artists. Born in 1951 in Alert Bay, British Columbia, he comes from a long line of internationally respected artists and carvers that have been instrumental in the survival of the Kwakwaka’wakw native art form. Richard Hunt began carving with his father, the late Henry Hunt, […]
09 November 2025
Woodland Art, also known as Legend Painting or Medicine Painting, is a distinct style of Native art that blends traditional legends and myths with contemporary mediums. It explores the relationships between people, animals, and plants and is rich with spiritual imagery and symbolism. What does Woodland Art look like? With its bright colours, bold lines […]
09 November 2025
Serigraphy, also known as silk screening, screen printing or serigraph printing, is a stencil-based printing process in which ink is forced through a fine screen onto the paper beneath. Screens were originally made of silk, but they are now made of finely woven polyester or nylon. The screen is stretched over a wood or aluminum […]
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