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Doug Zilkie
Doug Zilkie is one of the few non-indigenous artists carried by the gallery.
He was born in Comox, BC in 1961. He began carving in Haida style at sixteen years of age. Zilkie has worked with such renowned artists as Bill Reid, Don Yeomans and Glen Rabena.
Bill Reid employed him on numerous projects and monumental commissions such as “The Spirit of Haida Gwaii” for the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. where he was the finishing carver for the plaster positive.
Zilkie works in a variety of media including wood, bronze, silver, stone and graphics. He is a respected screen printer and has cut the stencils for many Northwest Coast prints.
Chilkat Style Bentwood Box
Doug Zilkie (Non-Indigenous)
Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that a...
Indigenous artwork on the Pacific Northwest Coast often incorporates figures and animals that are related to crest symbols. Crests have been passed down through families and have varying meanings depending on the context and association with a nation, clan, or family. The figures depicted in contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous artwork also have varying meanings but there are some common characteristics from a range of sources, including oral histories and artist descriptions.
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