Over the past year, we have helped facilitate a unique commission with Kyran Yeomans (Haida) on a Northwest Coast design for a client’s prop plane. From the concept phase to completion, it’s been an exciting and inspiring journey! The inspiration was to create a Raven in flight. It commenced with Kyran’s initial concept sketches and decisions on the colours. After tweaks and adjustments to the design, orientation, and detail, a final iteration was chosen and sent to be vectored. The...

Installations andLarge-Scale Works The Douglas Reynolds Gallery has been facilitating the commission and installation of monumental artworks, for both corporate and private collectors, for over 25 years. Often site-specific, and frequently characterized by immersive, enveloping or larger-than-life works, installation art is meant to redefine the viewers’ perception of and involvement in a certain space. Public art installations are perfect examples of how artwork interacts with the viewer and environment, and while the gallery has assisted in public art installations, we...

Robert Davidson: Haida Design This Fall we are celebrating Robert Davidson’s artworks and achievements. Davidson is one of Canada's most important contemporary artists. He has been immensely influential in the direction that modern Northwest Coast art has developed over the last six decades. He is a master in every medium, including wood, gold, silver, argillite, silkscreen and bronze. This November is an exciting month for Davidson. Along with an exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery, he is also releasing an...

Emerging Art and Perspectives on Collecting The Douglas Reynolds Gallery is known for always carrying the best of the best, which means it is just as important to us to support up-and-coming and mid-career artists as those with established careers. Works by these artists are perfect additions for collectors new to Northwest Coast art as well as the more seasoned connoisseur looking to expand their collection, or perhaps find works for a second home. As we are nearing the end...

We are excited to have a colourful new mural on the side of the gallery building by Ts’msyen artist Phil Gray. The mural has been curated by the Douglas Reynolds Gallery for this year’s Vancouver Mural Festival. The design is titled Force of Nature and overlooks the Granville and 7th community garden. Artist Statement: “The story of Salmon Woman tells how this supernatural woman brought salmon to Raven. After Raven’s many travels, he was worn down and tattered. He met and married Salmon Woman who...

Collections and Commissions We had a surprisingly busy summer at the gallery, and as we head into fall we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the happenings of the past few months. Though many of us had to change our summer plans and stay closer to home, it was nice to see many of our local clients visit the gallery. And, in spite of having to adjust to this ‘new normal’, many of our international clients took the...

With gallery life quieting down a bit over the last few weeks, we thought we would take the opportunity to put together a Spring Newsletter that we have always wanted to write but never quite had the time to give it the full treatment it deserves: the unique and multifaceted world of Northwest Coast printmaking! We’re delving into this remarkable art form, looking at its varied techniques and technologies, and its evolution, from the earliest iterations to the most contemporary...

Where it all began… These days, many people are reflecting on the past and how their lives have brought them to where they are today. I’m finding this crazy time especially reflective, as today marks the 25th anniversary of the opening of my gallery on South Granville. In 1995, my lease was written up so that I could not sell anything until April 1st. However, I did not want to open my business on April Fools’ Day so we had...