isaac was a cree painter, born in 1958 on the pas reserve, 400 miles north of winnipeg, manitoba. isaac moved to winnipeg, then to minneapolis and later to vancouver, british  More »

isaac was a cree painter, born in 1958 on the pas reserve, 400 miles north of winnipeg, manitoba. isaac moved to winnipeg, then to minneapolis and later to vancouver, british columbia. outside of a few art classes, isaac was a self-taught artist who developed his own style of sponge painting, of wildlife images distinguished by flowing lines. "my art is strongly influenced by the traditional ways of my people. i was brought up to live off the land from an early age. hunting and trapping, living in harmony with the the earth has taught me to respect the animals and the spirit and power of nature. i hoop dance and sing at Pow Wows to maintain my cultural heritage. through art and dancing I attempt to influence native people to continue their cultural ways; the gift that was given to us by the great spirit." isaac died at the peak of his career, at the age of 37, but his art remains his legacy.the size of this oil on canvas board 14"x18".   « Less

clemence wescoupe(1951- ). born on the long plains reserve, near portage la prairie, manitoba, wescoupe began painting in 1971. working in oil, acrylic, silkscreen, and  More »

clemence wescoupe(1951- ). born on the long plains reserve, near portage la prairie, manitoba, wescoupe began painting in 1971. working in oil, acrylic, silkscreen, and lithography, his subjects include ojibway legends and animal spirits such as the wolf, kingfisher, swan, thunderbird, and medicine turtle, as well as mother and child. he is best known for his works with birds in a flowing, graceful style consistent with the woodland group.the size of painting 24" x 30" on stretch canvas.   « Less

johnathan maxwell henderson (wa nu kw) is a member of the campbell river weiwaikum band. he was born in alert bay, bc in 1969 to sharon whonnock (wa nu kw) and dan henderson.  More »

johnathan maxwell henderson (wa nu kw) is a member of the campbell river weiwaikum band. he was born in alert bay, bc in 1969 to sharon whonnock (wa nu kw) and dan henderson. dan henderson is the hereditary chief of the Henderson Family, and holds the name udzistalis. when initiated as a hamatsa dancer, johnathan’s father gave him the name akh akh yala gilis that translates to “man standing on the beach with his mouth open.” for the first 15 years of his life, he grew up with his mother’s side of the family. on three different occasions, while visiting his father, johnathan had the rare opportunity to watch his grandfather, sam henderson carve totem poles, which led him to begin designing and carving on his own at the age of 13. in 1986, johnathan moved to campbell river where he studied and learned more about the kwagiulth or kwakwaka’wakw art styles from his father and uncles, bill and mark henderson. johnathan primarily works with red and yellow cedar. he carves totem poles, masks, feast dishes, spoons (all in various sizes). in addition, he specializes in original paintings and serigraph prints. after graduating from high school in campbell river in 1991, johnathan moved on to malaspina college where he received a certificate from the professional cook training program. in 1993, he started learning traditional kwagiulth songs under the tutelage of chief frank nelson. to this day, johnathan continues to learn from chief frank nelson and other chiefs when participating in Potlatches, Feasts and other cultural functions. in 1996, he began carving at the thunderbird park carving shed, which is located on the royal british columbia museum grounds in victoria. johnathan continued to carve there until 1999, along with fellow carvers, sean whonnock, jason hunt, shawn karpes and luke marsten, where they demonstrated, during the summer months, their carving skills to the tourist trade. on october 30th, 1999 johnathan and his brother, sean whonnock (wa nu kw), raised a 25-foot totem pole in thunderbird park. the crests honour both the henderson and wa nu kw families. the totem pole was dedicated to the coast salish people, of the victoria area, on behalf of the kwakwala speaking people. johnathan is the proud father of two children, a son darren and a daughter cheyenne. While he raises his young family along side his life partner Laureen, he continues to develop and define his distinctive style of painting and carving.   « Less

isaac was a cree painter, born in 1958 on the pas reserve, 400 miles north of winnipeg, manitoba. isaac moved to winnipeg, then to minneapolis and later to vancouver, british  More »

isaac was a cree painter, born in 1958 on the pas reserve, 400 miles north of winnipeg, manitoba. isaac moved to winnipeg, then to minneapolis and later to vancouver, british columbia. outside of a few art classes, isaac was a self-taught artist who developed his own style of sponge painting, of wildlife images distinguished by flowing lines. "my art is strongly influenced by the traditional ways of my people. i was brought up to live off the land from an early age. hunting and trapping, living in harmony with the the earth has taught me to respect the animals and the spirit and power of nature. i hoop dance and sing at Pow Wows to maintain my cultural heritage. through art and dancing I attempt to influence native people to continue their cultural ways; the gift that was given to us by the great spirit." isaac died at the peak of his career, at the age of 37, but his art remains his legacy.the size of this oil on canvas board 12"x16".   « Less

member of the indian group of seven native artist, carl ray, was a founding member of the indian group of seven. he was born on the sandy lake reserve in ontario in 1943 into  More »

member of the indian group of seven native artist, carl ray, was a founding member of the indian group of seven. he was born on the sandy lake reserve in ontario in 1943 into a family of traditional healers. a self-taught painter and printmaker he began his artistic career by illustrating cree legends and spiritual rituals. carl ray was introduced to what would be soon be recognized as the woodland style of native artwork when he helped norval morrisseau create the mural commissioned for the indians of canada pavilion at expo '67 in montreal. carl ray, norval morrisseau, eddy cobiness and joe sanchez launched the indian professional artists association. shortly thereafter, carl ray, Gerald Dokis and Daphne Odjig worked with tom pelletier to create the short lived but impactful manitou arts foundation.carl ray received many commissions and grants from federal government departments and the canada council before his death in 1978.the size of this oil on paper 19 1/4"x25 1/4"   « Less

this oil painting depicting a young aboriginal girl,has a naive quality which does not typify eddy cobiness. this is an exceptional oil painting! cobiness was born in 1933  More »

this oil painting depicting a young aboriginal girl,has a naive quality which does not typify eddy cobiness. this is an exceptional oil painting! cobiness was born in 1933 and raised in warroad, minnesota. after a stint in the us army where he was a golden gloves boxer, he moved to canada and lived on the buffalo point reserve on the shores of lake of the woods. like many of the woodland school artists he was self taught. he began by illustrating scenes from his community and then evolved to more abstract forms as in this painting available at the hambleton gallery. influenced by the work of benjamin chee chee, by the 1960's he was recognized for stylized images of animals. in an interview that was given to windspeaker reporter david hickey in 1992, he claimed to be much influenced by picasso's sparse use of line and colour. cobiness worked in oil, acrylic, watercolour, pen and ink and coloured pencil, signing his treaty number '47' to his later works. eddy died in 1996.this oil painting is 12"x16"   « Less

clemence wescoupe(1951- ). born on the long plains reserve, near portage la prairie, manitoba, wescoupe began painting in 1971. working in oil, acrylic, silkscreen, and  More »

clemence wescoupe(1951- ). born on the long plains reserve, near portage la prairie, manitoba, wescoupe began painting in 1971. working in oil, acrylic, silkscreen, and lithography, his subjects include ojibway legends and animal spirits such as the wolf, kingfisher, swan, thunderbird, and medicine turtle, as well as mother and child. he is best known for his works with birds in a flowing, graceful style consistent with the woodland group.the size of painting 11"x14" on canvas board.   « Less

clemence wescoupe(1951- ). born on the long plains reserve, near portage la prairie, manitoba, wescoupe began painting in 1971. working in oil, acrylic, silkscreen, and  More »

clemence wescoupe(1951- ). born on the long plains reserve, near portage la prairie, manitoba, wescoupe began painting in 1971. working in oil, acrylic, silkscreen, and lithography, his subjects include ojibway legends and animal spirits such as the wolf, kingfisher, swan, thunderbird, and medicine turtle, as well as mother and child. he is best known for his works with birds in a flowing, graceful style consistent with the woodland group.the size of painting 11"x14" on canvas board.   « Less

clemence wescoupe(1951- ). born on the long plains reserve, near portage la prairie, manitoba, wescoupe began painting in 1971. working in oil, acrylic, silkscreen, and  More »

clemence wescoupe(1951- ). born on the long plains reserve, near portage la prairie, manitoba, wescoupe began painting in 1971. working in oil, acrylic, silkscreen, and lithography, his subjects include ojibway legends and animal spirits such as the wolf, kingfisher, swan, thunderbird, and medicine turtle, as well as mother and child. he is best known for his works with birds in a flowing, graceful style consistent with the woodland group.the size of painting 12"x16" on canvas board.   « Less

clemence wescoupe(1951- ). born on the long plains reserve, near portage la prairie, manitoba, wescoupe began painting in 1971. working in oil, acrylic, silkscreen, and  More »

clemence wescoupe(1951- ). born on the long plains reserve, near portage la prairie, manitoba, wescoupe began painting in 1971. working in oil, acrylic, silkscreen, and lithography, his subjects include ojibway legends and animal spirits such as the wolf, kingfisher, swan, thunderbird, and medicine turtle, as well as mother and child. he is best known for his works with birds in a flowing, graceful style consistent with the woodland group.the size of painting 14"x18" on canvas board.   « Less