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Spirit Wrestler Gallery
Saturday, October 24 at 10:00am
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Robert Davidson, Haida artistCreated last Tuesday
Wall PhotosUpdated about a week ago
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Nuna was born near Cape Dorset and lived with his adoptive parents, the graphic artists Parr and Eleeshushe. The family moved to Cape Dorset in 1960, after Parr was injured in an accident, and the young Nuna started carving while he was still in school. ...
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"Most of my inspiration comes from knowing my family stories. I also help out other families who want to have their stories on art. They share their story with me so I can put it on a bracelet or a pendant."
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Tsimshian artist Mike Epp was born in Metlakatla, near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. In 2009, Epp carved and raised the first pole in Metlakatla in over 150 years.
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The Keeper of the Beach refers to the tribal position to care for the beach and all of its resources. The borders are defined as straight out from the village to the horizon and beyond. From a distance it is described as the outline of the mountain peaks as they come into view and into the village. ...
Allen Ruehmann Amazing art...
Spirit Wrestler Gallery
Celebrating the release on November 21st of a new body of work by Haida artist Robert Davidson including the exclusive limited edition print "Oyster Catcher", the book launch of "Four Decades: An Innocent Gesture" documenting the 40th anniversary of the Masset pole raising, and to celebrate the Haida Gwaii Singers Soci...ety receiving the Keeper of Traditions in Aboriginal Music award at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards.Read More
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Robert Davidson is one of the most decorated Canadian artists today. He has received such prestigious awards as the Order of Canada, the Order of British Columbia, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, and was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of...
Spirit Wrestler Gallery Cape Dorset Prints 2009: Arvik (Bowhead Whale) by Tim Pitsiulak, Inuit artist
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Tim Pitsiulak has been drawn to the arts and various forms of artistic expression for many years. He started to draw as a young boy and later took up carving as well. He has also participated in jewellery-making workshops offered in Iqaluit.
Spirit Wrestler Gallery Mini-Masterworks III: Small Male Sea Otter pin/pendant by Denise Wallace, Aleut (Chugach) artist
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"The design is inspired by Aleut carvings of the sea otter floating on its back, feeding itself. This is a common position for the sea otter in the wild. The diagonal lines down the middle represent the ribs. The etched designs on the ivory are from historic pictographs."
Spirit Wrestler Gallery Mini-Masterworks III: Dancing Bear by Judas Ullulaq (Ooloolah), Inuit artist
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While at Spence Bay he still lived on the land, not moving into the community until his kids started going to school (he has five of his own and four that are adopted). When Judas was young he grew up with girls and learned a lot about making dolls. It is no surprise then that his first carving was ...
Spirit Wrestler Gallery Mini-Masterworks III: "Return of the Forgotten Warriors" original painting by Darcy Nicholas, Maori artist
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"This is both a combination of the Ancestral House series and part of the series of the Return of the Forgotten Warriors. The Forgotten Warrior series was inspired by a CD sent to me by Janet Rogers, the Mohawk writer, living in BC. It was a First Nations chant and I did a series of paintings on tha...
Spirit Wrestler Gallery The Globe and Mail: "UUturautit: honouring the past, drawing on the future". National Gallery celebrates 50 years of classic Inuit art from Cape Dorset.
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An exhibition at the National Gallery celebrates 50 years of classic Inuit art from Cape Dorset. But it also honours the region's contemporary artists painting an entirely different picture of their ancient culture
Spirit Wrestler Gallery Cape Dorset Prints 2009: "Proud Leader" by Kananginak Pootoogook, Inuit artist
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Kananginak has been involved with drawing and printmaking since the late 1950s when the graphic arts program first began at Cape Dorset. Kananginak's first print, a collaborative image with his father, Pootoogook, was included in the first catalogued collection of Cape Dorset prints in 1959.
Spirit Wrestler Gallery Artist Jay Simeon (Haida, Blackfoot) holding his miniature sculpture "Bear Mother Rattle Pendant" featured in Mini-Masterworks III.
Spirit Wrestler Gallery Mini-Masterworks III: Eagle Pendant by William Kuhnley, Nuu-chah-nulth artist
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Bill Kuhnley was born in 1967 in Seattle, Washington, and soon after the family relocated to the western shore of Vancouver Island. He is a member of the Ditidaht tribe of the Nuu-chah-nulth nation. He grew up surrounded by carving produced by his parents, William and Josephine Kuhnley. ...
