“Even though First Nations’ art from the Northwest Coast is beautiful, it is not simply a decoration. The art often tells us stories—stories about a family’s history, what they own, and how a family ...

says his only references to artists working in the Northwest Coast style was the celebrated output from artists Robert Davidson and Bill Reid. As a youth, Parnell was naturally drawn to creating art ...

Bill Reid was a Haida artist who blended modern aesthetics with Indigenous arts through goldsmithing, jewelry making, writing and more. Throughout his career, he researched Indigenous art ...

The ovoid is one of the basic shapes of traditional Northwest Coast art. Concave on the base and convex on the top, the corners are rounded. It is made from a single form line which swells along the ...