“Even though First Nations’ art from the Northwest Coast is beautiful, it is not simply a decoration. The art often tells us stories—stories about a family’s history, what they own, and how a family ...
Bill Reid was a Haida artist who blended modern aesthetics with Indigenous arts through goldsmithing, jewelry making, writing and more. Throughout his career, he researched Indigenous art ...
We will examine the cultural production of the Northwest coast from prehistory to contemporary times keeping in mind how a connection to place and community are expressed through the visual arts. This ...
The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is now closed until the spring of 2018 for a renovation that will create more exhibition space, a dedicated programming space, and a more welcoming lobby.
Depictions of the Bear Mother story on totem poles and other forms of Northwest Coast art have been occurring for hundreds, if not thousands of years. In these representations, the mother is usually ...
So get those masks on and get out for some socially spaced art-appreciation, people! The oil-on-canvas Portrait of Bill Reid by Chris Hopkins, from the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art.