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Wayne Alfred

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b. 1958 Albert Bay, B.C.

Artist Detail - v3

ʼNa̱mǥis, Kwakwaka’wakw
Wayne Alfred was born in Alert Bay in 1958 he is from the Nimpkish people but also has ties with people of Gilford Island and Kingcome Inlet although his mother, and with the well-known Hunt family from Fort Rupert through his paternal grandmother. He began sketching and painting Kwakiutl designs around 1971 and started selling his drawings to local residents and tourists in 1975. Since then he has started carving wood, both for sale and for use in ceremonial feasts.*

*Cited from www.pacificeditions.ca

Artworks

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ImageTitleDate MadePlace MadeCollectionsMaterialsMeasurementsEditionCredit Line
Two Headed ThunderbirdTwo Headed Thunderbird1981'Yalis (Alert Bay); British Columbia; CanadaWorks on PaperSerigraphoverall: 38.00 cm x 50.80 cm x 0.00 cm168/225Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
LoonLoon1981'Yalis (Alert Bay); British Columbia; CanadaWorks on PaperSerigraphoverall: 44.60 cm x 58.60 cm x 0.00 cmP/P 1/1Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Killer WhaleKiller Whale1986'Yalis (Alert Bay); British Columbia; CanadaWorks on PaperSerigraphoverall: 46.20 cm x 61.00 cm x 0.00 cmP/PCanada Council for the Arts Acquisition Grant, Purchased from the Collection of Vincent Rickard
Komo KwaKomo Kwa1986'Yalis (Alert Bay); British Columbia; CanadaWorks on PaperSerigraphoverall: 38.00 cm x 50.70 cm x 0.00 cm197/225Gift of G.A. Mintz
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