Northwest Coast Art is an easily distinguished and recognizable art form, and formline is its foundation, seen on cultural objects from blankets to screens.

For Northwest Coast tribes, the influx of wealth brought by trade in sea-otter pelts with visiting Europeans “meant more opportunities to publicly exhibit status in the form of monumental art ...

David R. Boxley of Metlakatla, far right, discusses the future of Northwest Coast indigenous art at the Walter Soboleff Center on Thursday along with artists, from left to right, Rico Worl of ...

Shaping the Future Through Tradition is a new exhibition of multimedia works by Indigenous artists from the Pacific Northwest ...

“In the Spirit of the Ancestors: Contemporary Northwest Coast Art”: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (until 8 p.m. Thursdays) ... To simply replay pleasing forms and style is not enough.

Form lines are the basic 'skeleton' structure of traditional Northwest Coast art.Primary form lines are the first design elements painted, defining the composition. Formlines usually start at a point, ...

Northwest Coast artist Luke Parnell views his creative process as a form of storytelling. While studying carving as a youth, Parnell, born in Prince Rupert, B.C. in 1971, says his only references ...

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is ranked #16 out of 20 things to do in Vancouver, Canada. See pictures and our review of Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art.

PREVIEW Lusa'nala: The Way We Came Into This World Where: Alcheringa Gallery When: Oct. 4 to 29 Art lovers will get a chance this month to look at Northwest Coast art from a rarely seen angle.

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Canadian premiere of Formline : Calligraphy, The Creative Synergy of Bill Reid and Bob Reid from September 18, 2024 – January 26, 2025.

The ovoid is one of the basic shapes of traditional Northwest Coast art. Concave on the base and convex on the top, the corners are rounded. It is made from a single form line which swells along the ...