News — Native American Prints

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...

Alano Edzerza has been involved in artistic endeavours since a young age, receiving an award for sculpture from the Victoria, BC School Board at the age of 13. He started learning about Northwest Coast art from his family; in particular, from Terrence Campbell. In 2002, Alano attended school in Arizona under the instruction of Rick Charlie. He has worked with artists: Jay Simeon, Marcel Russ, Phil Gray, Corey Bulpitt, Beau Dick, Mark Preston and Dempsey Bob. As of late, Alano has been working with glass and experimenting with this medium. In October of 2007, Alano had his first solo show...