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Gwaai Edenshaw: "Healing Ring"
The stories of Raven stealing the light or Raven prying open a shell that contains the first people continue to inspire great art, and have the advantage of being no single family’s property. Bu… more →
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Gwaai Edenshaw: "Healing Ring"
Bruce Byfield wrote 2 days ago: The stories of Raven stealing the light or Raven prying open a shell that contains the first people … more →
Gwaai Edenshaw: "Raven and Crows Ring"
Bruce Byfield wrote 1 week ago: One way that you know an artist is talented is when other artists are eager for their work. Gwaai Ed … more →
Northwest Coast Art and Scholasticism
Bruce Byfield wrote 3 weeks ago: I appreciate Northwest Coast art for many reasons. It is semi-abstract, which always captures my ima … more →
John Wilson's "Shaman and His Helpers"
Bruce Byfield wrote 1 month ago: One of the pleasures of buying work from beginning artists is watching them fulfill their potential. … more →
Nicholas Galanin, concept art and the Northwest Coast tradition
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Bruce Byfield wrote 1 month ago: This afternoon, I heard Tlingit artist Nicholas Galanin speak at the Bill Reid Gallery. His talk was … more →
The Vancouver 2010 Aboriginal Art Exhibition
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Bruce Byfield wrote 1 month ago: I’m not looking forward to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. I never watch sports, and I … more →
Devilfish pendant by Henry Green
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Bruce Byfield wrote 1 month ago: My revived interest in Northwest Coast art dates to nearly two years ago, when I commissioned a copp … more →
Michael Dangeli: Traditionally Contemporary
Bruce Byfield wrote 1 month ago: The Bill Reid Gallery kicked off a series of talks about artists from its Continuum exhibit with a s … more →
Review: Haida Masterworks
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Bruce Byfield wrote 1 month ago: Haida art occupies a privileged place in Northwest Coast art. Because the revival of the art is asso … more →
Wayne Young's "Wolf Clan"
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Bruce Byfield wrote 3 months ago: When I wandered into the Alcheringa Gallery in Victoria on a day off, I really wasn’t planning … more →
The First Nations art of birch bark biting
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Bruce Byfield wrote 3 months ago: When you first hear of birch bark biting, it seems so unlikely you might assume that someone is havi … more →
The bracelet that wears me
Bruce Byfield wrote 4 months ago: Nineteen months ago, I bought a three inch copper bracelet by Tsimshian artist Henry Green that depi … more →
Morgan Green: Mouse Woman Platter
Bruce Byfield wrote 5 months ago: I have two great weakness when buying Northwest Coast art: I love to see artists trying out new medi … more →
Exhibit Review: John and Luke Marston: "Honoring the Ancient Ones"
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Bruce Byfield wrote 5 months ago: Mostly, I know the work of Salish artists John and Luke Marston mainly from pictures. These days, th … more →
Review: "Continuum: Vision and Creativity on the Northwest Coast"
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Bruce Byfield wrote 5 months ago: (Note: Because the staff was unsure which exhibits the artists had given permission to photograph, I … more →
Review: Alano Edzerza's Gift of the Raven Exhibit
Bruce Byfield wrote 5 months ago: Last night, I was at the reception for Tahltan artist Alano Edzerza’s new exhibit, “Gift of th … more →
Ron Telek's "Shaman on His Throne of Power"
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Bruce Byfield wrote 5 months ago: Earlier this week, we received “Master Shaman on His Throne of Power,” the latest sculpture by Ron T … more →
FIRST NATIONS ARTIST'S
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North Star pendant by Lyle Wilson
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Bruce Byfield wrote 5 months ago: With no Northwest Coast art on layaway and no must-haves in the galleries or on the web, we didn … more →
