Alan Weir was born to the raven clan of Old Masset in 1981. Alan has been apprenticing with the well known Haida artist Christian White. He carves in the black slate called argilliteand wood. He also loves to paint traditional designs. He gathers and perserves food on Haida Gwaii where he has lived all of his …

“My art explains how I feel about the different crests and how I feel inside about our culture. My ideas come to me when I am awake but I am in something similar to a dreams state. My art training was done in the traditional way of watching other artists work and then trying the …

Brenda Edenshaw was born in 1960 to parents Lee and Janet Edenshaw. Brenda comes from the  Raven clan from Skedans Village in the South Moresby end of Haida Gwaii. She now resides in Old  Massett  and enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren and walking on the beach. Brenda started weaving under the instructions of …

Chris Russ was born August 9th 1956 to Haida parents. His mother’s name is June and his father is the Hereditary Chief of Old Masset Reynold Russ. The Kincolth Nishga people adopted his grandmother. His clan crests are Wolf, Eagle and Killer whale. Chris started carving in 1975 and is an accomplished argillite sculpture. He …

I started carving when I was 17. Some of the other artist got me carving. I used to sell pieces for several artists like Donald Edgars, Fred Davis, Martin Williams, John and Harold Yeltatzie, and Richard and Louis Widen. They all helped me to get started carving. I prefer to carve argillite, but I love …

I was born August 27th 1965 in Queen Charlotte City Haida Gwaii. I am a Haida from Old Massett and have lived on Haida Gwaii all my life and still reside in Old Massett. My father, Morris White, was Chief of the Edinsu(Edenshaw)Eagle Clan of Kiusta until he passed away in 1997. His father, Geoffrey …

Donnie Edenshaw is a member of the Skedans Raven clan. He was born in Queen Charlotte City, Haida Gwaii September 15th 1978. He was raised in Old Massett, were he continues to live with his family, wife Beverly and two children Mya and Sara.  As a young child he had a very strong connection with …

Dorcas Bell White lives in the Haida Village of Old Massett. She is a mother of four and has one grandchild. Her parents are both Haida and she is married to fine artist Derek White. She is an accomplished artist and excels in weaving cedar bark and making Haida clothing such as button blankets,vests, dance …

I was born October 18th 1983 in Queen Charlotte City on Haida Gwaii. My mom is Raven clan from the vilage of Skedans in South Moresby. I had four older brother and sisters and four younger brothers and sister. I graduated from George M. Dawson high school in Masset in 2001 with no problem. I …

Keith was born September 22 1967 to a Haida mother. He is from the Kit’tans eagle clan of Old Massett. Keith is an automobile mechanic. His first Haida artwork was done by sandblasting Japanese glass fishing floats with Haida designs. He started apprenticing with Haida artist Reggie Davidson in 2005 learning how to do wood …

Maxine Edgars is a Haida artist weaver living in Masset Haida Gwaii. Maxine is from the Raven clan and she weaves cedar bark, spruce roots, raven’s tale,and chilikat style weaving. Maxine does fine cedar bark hats and baskets and she has many of her pieces in Sarah’s Haida Arts and Jewellery Gallery in Old Massett.

Myles Edgars was born in 1958 in Queen Charlotte City on Haida Gwaii to Haida parents Jimmy and Minnie Edgars. He has been carving since he was 13 years old. He learned how to make his own tools form Richard Yeltatzie a young artist who died in a  plane crash in 1974. He used to …

My name is Sean Brennan. I was born December 13, 1982 at Grace Memorial Hospital in Vancouver, BC. I am the son of Haida argillite carver Richard Widen from Old Masset, Haida Gwaii. In my early years I grew up on Vancouver Island, but now I live in Old Masset with my two daughters Camelia …

Tashia Wilson is from the Raven Clan from Skedans Village in South Moresby end of Haida Gwaii.  Tashia’s mother Brenda and her father Cooper and two of her brothers Donnie and Freddie are fine Haida artists. Tashia has been making clothing wear such as button blankets, vests and tunics for the Sarah’s Haida Arts & Jewellery …

Theodore Bell was born in Haida Gwaii to an Eagle clan mother form the village of Kiusta. Excelling in art at an early age, he studied art at George M. Dawson Secondary Scchool in Masset. In the 1990′s he began creating works in pencil, pencil crayon and water colour. Within a sort period of time, …