This is the only public gallery in Canada solely dedicated to contemporary Northwest Coast Art. It features a permanent collection of Bill Reid's artworks alongside rotating exhibitions of contemporary Indigenous artists. Highlights include the monumental piece Mythic Messengers, the white onyx sculpture Raven and the First Men, various masks and carvings, works on paper, wire sculptures, and the Raven’s Trove Gallery, which displays Reid’s exquisite jewelry. In addition, the gallery curates rotating exhibitions of contemporary Indigenous art enhanced by artist talks, curatorial tours and hands-on workshops. (Winter) Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm; (Summer) Daily 10 am - 5 pm.
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
639 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2G3
1 of 6
Gallery exterior
2 of 6
Main floor (photo by Sama Jim Canzian)
3 of 6
Celebration of Bill Reid Pole by Chief 7idansuu James Hart (photo by Sama Jim Canzian).
4 of 6
Mezzanine exhibition floor (photo by Antonio De la Torre)
5 of 6
Shawn Edenshaw at Raven’s Feast Gala 2024 (photo by Fugo Segawa)
6 of 6
Mezzanine exhibition floor (photo by Alex Montes)
639 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2G3
(Winter) Tues to Sat 10 am - 5 pm; (Summer) Daily 10 am - 5 pm
Related Articles
-
Keeping the Song Alive
How a woman who fled the Holocaust helped preserve Potlatch traditions on the Northwest Coast.
Nov 28, 2022
-
Indigenous Couture Art
Sho Sho Esquiro’s exquisite outfits feature protests against colonial injustices.
Oct 4, 2021
-
Bill Reid
Vancouver exhibition honours famed Haida artist on the centenary of his birth.
Jul 26, 2020
-
Womxn and Waterways
Exhibition looks at the important role of matriarchs and their special relationship with water in Indigenous communities.
Jun 3, 2019
-
Bill Reid Gallery Welcomes New Director and CEO
Allison Andrachuk is the new director and CEO of Vancouver's Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art.
Oct 15, 2018
-
Tattoo Revival
A Vancouver exhibition by Northwest Indigenous artists reflects the resurgence of ancient tattooing practices as a process of cultural reclamation.
Jun 21, 2018
-
Major Renovation Complete: Bill Reid Gallery Re-Opens Its Doors
The re-opening weekend in June features free admission, performances, inaugural artist residencies and a new community-centred exhibition space.
May 24, 2018
-
Bill Reid Gallery Marks 10th Anniversary with $1.5 Million Renovation
First-ever overhaul maximizes exhibition space and programming options in promoting reconciliation through the unique art of Northwest Coast First Nations.
Oct 18, 2017
-
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Ask Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas how he is and you’ll get an honest answer. “It’s an interesting time,” he says from Vancouver, where he’s juggling several big projects, including his solo show, "The Seriousness of Play".
Apr 29, 2016
-
Haida Gwaii spotlight of show at Vancouver’s Bill Reid Gallery
"Land Sea People," an exhibition of contemporary art by Northwest Coast artists at Vancouver’s Bill Reid Gallery, aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the pristine beauty of the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve.
Sep 24, 2015
-
BEAU DICK and other master carvers, "The Box of Treasures: Gifts from the Supernatural," Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, Vancouver, March 4 to Sept. 27, 2015
Sixty-five years ago this exhibition of Kwakwaka’wakw potlatch masks and regalia would have been unthinkable. Potlatches were illegal in Canada from 1884 to 1951.
Jun 8, 2015
-
Photo: Owen Melenka, Glenbow Museum
Beth Carter Joins the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Beth has over thirty years of curatorial experience and a lifelong passion for the art of the Northwest Coast.
Feb 12, 2015
-
New CEO appointed at Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
The Bill Reid Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Alexandra Montgomery as CEO of the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, effective October 1, 2014.
Jul 13, 2014
-
Photo: Bill Pusztai.
"RezErect: NATIVE EROTICA": Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, Vancouver Sept. 25, 2013 to April 20, 2014
When Kwiaahwah Jones and Gwaai Edenshaw started talking about co-curating an exhibition of contemporary indigenous erotic art, people asked, “Native erotic art? Does it even exist?”
Jan 30, 2014
-
LYLE WILSON: "Paint," To Sept. 15, 2013, Bill Reid Gallery, Vancouver
It took Haisla artist Lyle Wilson some 20 years to build to his first major exhibition as he explored traditional carving, jewelry, painting and printmaking.
May 15, 2013
