Bill Reid Gallery
Honouring the diversity of Indigenous cultural knowledge in BC through art
October 4, 2026The Bill Reid Gallery’s newest exhibition, Cradled Origins, features eight unique First Nations artists from Nations ranging from Simpcw to Kwakwaka'wakw, working in a diverse set of mediums, such as “carvings, weavings, paintings, and beadworks.” Through their work, each artist showcases their talents through an understanding of cultural traditions and knowledge that they aim to pass down generations. To learn more about the featured artistic works, their creators, and about the exhibition itself, The Peak spoke to curator and long-time gallery collaborator Aliya Boubard, member of Sagkeeng First Nation; and one of the featured artists, Grace Edwards, member of Snaw-Naw-As…
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Bright Futures is a time capsule of Bill Reid’s legacy
August 3, 2023You probably know Bill Reid (1920–1998) for his grand jade sculpture at the YVR airport, an image which was also printed on Canadian 20-dollar bills in 2004: The Spirit of Haida Gwaii depicts a man surrounded by animals, rowing on…
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The Art of Dimension reveals Indigenous knowledge through Haida metalwork
July 19, 2023One of the featured artists in the newly opened The Art of Dimension exhibit, Skii Xaaw Jesse Brillon, writes that repoussé is a method of art where you hammer out metal from the inside. You can see that in the…
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Potlatches live on in Keeping the Song Alive
November 2, 2022Potlatch, which comes from the Nootka word meaning “gift,” is a traditional Indigenous ceremony during which tribes give away or destroy possessions to promote generosity, wealth, and prestige. For the Kwakwaka’wakw people, singing, dancing, and drumming in the Big House…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May 12–17
May 17, 2019qaʔ yəxw - water honours us: womxn and waterways at the Bill Reid Gallery This summer, the featured exhibition at the Bill Reid gallery is curated by four members of the Indigenous women’s art collective ReMatriate. It portrays a unique…
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