Tradition Continuum

'Salmon Hunter'

Lyle Williams

'The Cycle'

Stone Sam

'Electric Blue Thunderbird'

John Velten

Experience the incredible work of several local Indigenous artists, coming together to share their passions, perspectives & stories. Artists from a variety of First Nations & backgrounds are on display, working across media including carving, painting, fashion & jewelry. These diverse artists tell their stories with their distinct visions & impeccable skills, carrying on the traditions & teaching of their respective cultures & communities, while paving the way forward in exciting new experimentations & endeavours.

 Rebecca Baker-Grenier, is a Kwakiutł, Dzawada'enuxw, & Skwxwú7mesh multidisciplinary artist & fashion designer. There is an intimate ancestral connection with the art that Baker-Grenier creates, representing her lineage as an Indigenous woman. Rebecca has been creating her personal & families’ sewn & beaded pow-wow regalia since the age of eleven. She is the regalia designer for the Dancers of Damelahamid’s productions (2016 – present) with her works dancing on national & international stages. Having apprenticed under Himikalas Pam Baker, her collections have appeared on runways in New York, Vancouver & Santa Fe; featured in Vogue & worn on red carpets.

Stone Sam, an emerging Skwxwú7mesh painter & carver, became interested in the traditional Art form at a very young age. Inspired by watching their father, renowned carver Klatle-Bhi, create beautiful pieces in his workshop, Sam was determined to create beautiful pieces like their father. Other important influences include Sam's grandmother, who’s a talented painter. With each piece Sam creates, they want to challenge people’s imaginations.

John Velten, a Dené artist based in Vancouver, whose work spans across various mediums including mural painting, digital art & fashion design. With a diverse background in 3D modelling, animation, and fine arts, Velten's practice is characterized by a fusion of traditional & contemporary techniques, often exploring themes of cultural identity, heritage & social justice.

Lyle Williams, is a Skwxwú7mesh carver based in Xwemelch'stn, where he grew up. He began carving in his youth, learning from his father, Lyle Williams Sr., & alongside the late Willy Watts. With more than 30 years of experience, Williams has developed a unique style that blends traditional Northwest Coast artistry with contemporary influences. Specializing in fine, detailed yellow cedar carvings, his work includes masks, three-dimensional figures, rattles, totem poles & decorative designs. Drawing inspiration from Indigenous animal legends, his carvings often feature killer whales, salmon, eagles, owls, seals, hawks & otters - each carrying cultural meaning & storytelling. 

We are pleased & grateful to work with Kolten Khasalus Grant as Exhibition Advisor, to bring these artists together & share a vision of community & legacy. Grant is an artist of  Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw, Kwaguł, Tlingit, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh & St’atl’imc ancestry. He is a wood carver of traditional & contemporary Masks, Frontlets, Panels, Bent-boxes, Rattles, Regalia, Drums, Totem Poles, House Posts & more; as well as painted design work, silver/gold jewelry & graphic design. He was born & raised in the village of Xwemelch’stn within the homelands of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation in what is also known as West Vancouver. Grant has been an artist his entire life.

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