Contemporary Coastal Reflections:
Native Indian Student Jewellery
Lattimer Gallery
Vancouver BC – Through Apr 19, 2008
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Rupert Scow (Kwakwaka'wakw), silver pendant with abalone inlay, eagle design [Lattimer Gallery, Vancouver BC, through Apr 19]
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Contemporary Coastal Reflections is an exhibit of Native Indian student jewellery created by the first graduating class of the NEC (Native Education College) in Vancouver and ACCESS British Columbia.
Led by Kwakwaka’wakw-Haida artist Dan Wallace with the assistance of engraver Kelvin Thompson, 14 students – primarily male – mastered courses in Form-Line Drawing, Metalwork Techniques, Jewellery Design and Studio Management.
Each student completed a drawing portfolio, a ring, earrings and three pendants. For the graduating exhibition, Dan Wallace and gallery owner Peter Lattimer chose three pieces of work from each person.
The course contained a diverse and talented group of students, many of whom have achieved recognition for their work in other disciplines, including Yul Baker (Coast Salish), Tony Charlie (Nuu-chah-nulth), Tony Dawson (Kwakwaka’wakw), Philip Gray (Tsimshian/Cree), Landon Gunn (Kwakwaka’wakw/Métis), Ivan Hacket (Kwakwaka’wakw), Cody Mathias (Coast Salish), Aaron Nelson-Moody(Coast Salish), Simon Reece (Tsimshian/Cree), Rupert Scow (Kwakwaka’wakw), Carl Simeon (Kwakwaka’wakw), Chrystal Sparrow (Coast Salish), Earl Wadhams (Kwakwaka’wakw) and Leslie Wells (Coast Salish). A number of the pieces of jewellery are available for sale.
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