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Erica Davis is an emerging Nisga'a/Heiltsuk artist hailing from Bella Bella, BC. Despite being relatively new to the Northwest Coast art scene, Erica's work already shows a strong understanding of form, composition, and colour, as well as a distinct stylistic identity.  Featured below is her first silkscreen print, Nits'iits'im-Simgan (Grandmother Cedar). It measures 15" x 22" and is from a limited run of 150 created in 2023. Cedar trees, our ancient ones. We sit amongst our Ancestors when we are in their presence. I like to think of our cedar forests as our grandmothers standing tall and grounded. They are still and quiet, but they...