Explore Indigenous Art

Conversations with Indigenous artists from the Pacific Northwest and across Canada about their work, culture and practice.

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Explore Indigenous Art

Explore Indigenous Art - James Harry

James Harry James Harry & Lauren Brevner My name is James Xwalacktun Harry and I share the name Xwalacktun with my father. I practice mainly in woodcarving, painting and metalwork. Since graduating from Emily Carr in 2014, I've been a...

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Explore Indigenous Art - Rande Cook

Rande Cook My name is Rande Cook. I’m an Indigenous artist from the northern tip of Vancouver Island. Much of my art reflects on my culture, where forms and elements connect with the land and story. Today, my focus is...

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Explore Indigenous Art - Lee Claremont

Lee Claremont Our land is our mother. We honour and respect the land and are thankful to all the gifts she gives us. Our love for the land is part of our very being. I’ve been a successful contemporary Mohawk...

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Explore Indigenous Art - Dennis Joseph Weber

Dennis Joseph Weber My mom was born and raised in Batoche and she was Louis Riel’s first cousin, 4 times removed. I grew up mostly in Calgary and I’ve always been an artist. I did my first portrait at six...

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Explore Indigenous Art - Roy Henry Vickers CM OBC

Roy Henry Vickers CM OBC I am my mother, I am my father, they are the earth, the land, I am the land. - RHV I grew up with a white mother and an Indigenous father and struggled with feelings...

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Explore Indigenous Art - Sheldon Pierre Louis

Sheldon Pierre Louis I'm a member of the Okanagan Nation and I guess for the past seven years I would call myself a professional artist, even though I've made art my entire life. I started selling work when I was...

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‘Explore’ – The Nature of Indigenous Art

Explore how Indigenous artists draw from nature, culture, and lived experience to create powerful work rooted in land, truth, healing, and change.

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Explore Indigenous Art – Robert Davidson

Robert Davidson Haida and Northwest Coast art originates from nature. The more I see natural shapes, the more I realise the art form came from there. I’m named after my grandfather and my English name is Robert Davidson, but our...

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Explore Indigenous Art – George Littlechild

George Littlechild The prominent theme of my work is First Nations history. I explore the effects of the colonial system, the government and its treatment towards Indigenous people here in Canada and around the world. My First Nations name is Nanekawasis....

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Explore Indigenous Art – Shawn Hunt

Shawn Hunt   I’m a Heiltsuk First Nation artist from British Columbia. Generally, I do a lot of sculpture and painting but I started out in the medium of jewelry. My paintings are based on Heiltsuk history and cosmology and...

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Explore Indigenous Art – Michelle Stoney

I think I’m inspired by nature in everything I do. I tend to design my images from nature. I have a Sasquatch one I recently finished, and I just love making trees. I know that sounds simple, but I’m fascinated...

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