Last day in vancouver before flying home to uk i spent few hours in this wonderful gallery tucked behind the cathedral.
Bill reid art gallery vancouver bc.
The bill reid gallery of northwest coast art was created in 2008 to honour his legacy and celebrate the diverse indigenous cultures of the northwest coast.
The bill reid gallery is canada s only public gallery dedicated to contemporary indigenous art of the northwest coast.
The bill reid gallery is home to the simon fraser university bill reid collection we respectfully acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy əm musqueam sḵwx wú7mesh squamish and səl il wətaʔ tsleil waututh and all the indigenous peoples of the northwest coast on whose traditional and unceded territories we live work and play.
Well worth visiting this gallery for its brilliant collection of work by bill reid worldwide renowned haida artist beautiful sculptures and jewellery on display and excellent haida culture informat.
The bill reid gallery is the only public gallery in canada dedicated to contemporary indigenous northwest coast art and was established by the bill reid foundation in 2008 to celebrate the haida master artist bill reid 1920 1998 and the diverse living cultures of the northwest coast.
Well worth visiting this gallery for its brilliant collection of work by bill reid worldwide renowned haida artist beautiful sculptures and jewellery on display and excellent haida culture informat.