Bill reid

While the pandemic curtailed the cake, the Vancouver exhibition showcasing rarely seen pieces goes on.

The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art in Vancouver features works by the renowned Haida artist Bill Reid (as well as works that commemorate his life) and provides a showcase for indigenous N…

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Bill Reid : The Raven and the First Men, Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver

Reid adapted Haida worldviews to his times, creating a body of work about power, resilience and strength.

From the age of twenty-three, Bill Reid was on a lifelong journey to learn what it truly meant to be Haida. While the degree to which he achieved his personal quest for identity remains a topic of critical discussion, his contributions to Northwest Coast art and culture, as well as to environmental and social issues on Haida Gwaii, show his remarkable ability to harness the privilege he had as an outsider.

Phyllidula (The Shape of Frogs to Come), Bill Reid’s last large wooden sculpture, takes as its focus the Frog, whom Reid described as “the ever-present intermediary between two of the worlds of the Haidas, the land and the sea.” The sculpture has some classic Haida features, like the graphic red lips, nostrils, and extended tongue contrasting with its green body.

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art - Downtown Vancouver�s public gallery named after the acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid. Home to the Simon Fraser University Bill Reid Collection and changing exhibitions of contemporary Aboriginal Art of the Northwest Coast.

Region specific motif/branding? Beaver, First Nations, Native Canadian Art

The Royal Canadian Mint has launched a new toonie to commemorate the legacy of Haida artist Bill Reid. The new $2 coin, which marks 100 years since Reid's birth, enters circulation Tuesday.