I Am Creation
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Inuit Gallery of Vancouver 120 Carrie Cates Court, North Vancouver, British Columbia V7M 0G7
Marika Swan, "Nuu-Chah-Nulth, I am creation, " nd
hand painted, woodcut, 30” x 22”
Women have long been held in high regard in Northwest Coast First Nation cultures.
From matriarchs to mothers and weavers to woodworkers, women have stood as the unyielding creators and keepers of their culture.
In honour of these women who have worked to create and carry on the beauty and tradition of their culture, we present a collection of contemporary artworks by Northwest Coast female artists.
Among these, you will see the jewelry of Hollie Bear Bartlett, whose skillful hands make the transformation of metal seem effortless, and the sublime collages of the late artist and Chilkat weaver Clarissa Hudson Rizal, who left an incomparable creative legacy in her wake. Alison Marks harmonizes beauty and levity in the highly relatable ‘Decaf/Regular’ and the fantastic ‘Nic Cage’ pendant (ask us for the story of how this relates to historic Nisga’a art!). The esteemed Susan Point celebrates women herself in ‘Native Sisterhood’, and Marika Swan ties history, femininity and creative genesis together in ‘I Am Creation’.
We hope you enjoy this celebration of art work created by women.
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