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July 10th 2012
Our summer exhibition Modern Family NWC online preview begins July 11th
the show opens July 28th.

May 17th, 2012
LaTiesha says goodbye:

LaTiesha Fazakas, the Associate Director of the will be leaving the gallery this spring to pursue a career in documentary film making the first film focusing on Kwakwaka’wakw artist, Beau Dick. LaTiesha’s involvement with Northwest Coast art is expanding and she has reached a point where she can no longer balance a film career and her gallery responsibilities. She will be working with the gallery for at least another 18 months but will not be coming in on a daily basis once filming begins this May.
April 12th, 2012

Kwakwaka'wakw artist Beau Dick is the 2012 recipient of a $10,000 VIVA Award, granted annually by the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation. Beau Dick is acclaimed as one of the Northwest Coast's most versatile and talented carvers. His work can be found in private collections as well as museums, including the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Heard Museum (Phoenix), the Burke Museum (Seattle) and the Vancouver Art Gallery. The Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Visual Arts and the VIVA Awards will be presented free at the Great Hall of the B.C. Law Courts (800 Smithe St.) May 9 at 7 pm, with a reception following.
April 10th 2012,
John's pick of the week:
My pick of the week is this Shaman’s Mask by Kwakwaka’wakw artist Marcus Alfred. I chose this piece because I like the graceful, flowing lines of the carving and the chilkat style decoration that runs along the forehead. This is a beautiful piece that acknowledges Marcus’ Tlingit branch of his heritage.

Shamans Mask
Marcus Alfred (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Hand carved and painted alder
16" x 9" x 8 1/2"
$5,000 CDN
March 22nd, 2012
The official video of David A. Boxley's Totem Pole unveiling at the Smithsonian in Washington DC.
March 19th 2012
LaTiesha's pick of the week
I chose this Phil Gray mask because I think it is an incredible example of mask carving. His technique and innovation are extraordinary and serve him well in creating this moving work. His treatment of the wood has animated it in such a way that it has a life of its own. .
My Brother Reanimated March 14th 2012
Todd's pick of the week:
Moo Gums (Four and Face)
Moo Gums (Four and Face)Mask THE STORY OF GITSALIS February 26th, 2012
Douglas Reynolds Gallery has been voted best private gallery in Vancouver by readers of the Westender!
February 23, 2012
Every so often the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) hosts FUSE Fridays with live music and performance. This Friday will not only host an epic roster of performers but will open the Beat Nation art exhibit featuring work by Sonny Assu, Shawn Hunt, Jordan Bennett, Dana Claxton, Nicholas Galanin, Kent Monkman and others. There will also be an RPM installation of Indigenous hip-hop music videos, intercut with commentary by Ostwelve. Beat Nation Find out more about this event here. The exhibit runs from February 25 – June 3, 2012.
February 14th, 2012
Happy Valentines Day! You can now follow our blog: www.douglasreynoldsgallery.wordpress.com to keep up to date on whats happening at the gallery.
Isabel's Pick of the week, Bear Panel
Phil Gray (Tsimshian)
Yellow Cedar
16″H x 12″W x 6″D
$4,500
Beau Dick (Kwakwaka'wakw)
Hand carved and painted red cedar
52"L x 54"H (incl trim) x 22 1/2"W
$25,000 CDN
In ancient times my ancestor was a well respected chief, because of his great qualities and humble nature he was much loved among his fellow"TSAWADINOK" at "GWAYEE" known as Kingcome Village.
Because of GITSALIS prominence and popularity, this evoked envy, jealousy and resentment among his fellow chiefs. A plot to eliminate GITSALIS was set.
Four PAKALA (witches) were hired to obtain the necessary ingredients. This included Excrement, Urine, Clothing, hair and something that he breathes on at night. These PAKALA were very efficient, as GITSALIS' health failed quickly. His family began to suspect what was happening and decided to take their beloved chief to the home of his mother at Wake-man sound where the HAKWANIS neighbours of the TZAWADINOK lived. While Transporting the Chief, they arrived at the mouth of the river to discover the water too rough to continue so they decided to take the nearly deceased chief to a resting place close by. A cave at Anchorage cove was chosen; they left the chief with a little water and food he was laid to rest in peace. Upon returning to the village they reported their chief had perished and that they had left him at the cave.
Upon learning of their success the PAKALA (witches) knew they must destroy their work or get rid of it before it turned against them. This is how GISTALIS began to recover. He gained enough strength with the food and water that was left for him and was able to come back into the world of the living.
It is told that throughout the year GITSALIS was absorbed into the Supernatural world of BAKBAKWALANOOKSIWE Forest sprits. He eventually returns and appears at the village popping up here and there magically teleporting from one spot to another. He had become somewhat wild and had to be tamed with the ritual and the ceremony of the Red Cedar Bark before he takes his place among his family. The great Supernatural MUGAMTL mask accompanies him in his return. The first of its kind; several families amongst the Kwakwaka'wakw own the rights and privilege to display this mask.
The MUGAMTL has special pertinence to my (Beau's) family's identity and is considered an Iconic Treasure. I have rendered only a few of this type of mask, both for the Big House ceremony and the market but this one TAKES THE CAKE! It is by far the most satisfying piece I have ever done, as I have a clear understanding of it (The mask and related stories).
If it could be used in its true context September 7-8th 2012 in Alert Bay at a Potlatch that I will be hosting, it would be the greatest fulfillment.
---Beau Dick (February 22, 2012)
Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture opens at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Friday February 25th featuring performances by Jackson 2Bears, A Tribe Called Red, Skeena Reece, Nicholas Galanin, and RPM’s Ostwelve.

Friday, February 24, 2012
8:30pm to 1am
Performances by Jackson 2Bears, Skeena Reece, Nicholas Galanin, A Tribe Called Red, and Ostwelve.
In this panel, edition of 10, Sabina Hill and Mark Preston have worked together to create a Contemporary piece that speaks to a West Coast aesthetic while referencing the foundations of Northwest Coast visual traditions. The high gloss finish of the white lacquered wood against the rift cut white oak background appears, at first glance, to form an abstract image. However as the gaze focuses on different sections of the piece, figures appear. The Bear, the Eagle and a section of Chilkat Blanket. This piece elegantly stitches together the backgrounds of the artists who created it: Preston’s art and heritage, and Hill’s extensive knowledge of architecture and design. Together they capture an essence of the West Coast and its natural beauty and heritage 
Sabina Hill with Mark Preston (Tlingit)
White high gloss finish with rift cut white oak backing and frame
43 1/2" x 43 1/2" x 2 1/4"
$9,400 CDN
The Douglas Reynolds Gallery is proud to announce our annual senior student exhibition for Fraser Academy. We became involved with this project on a very personal level as our Associate Director had two children who were enrolled at Fraser and is very passionate about the work this school does to help children achieve their potential.
Fraser Academy is a caring academic community that uses a multi-sensory approach to educate students with dyslexia or related language processing difficulties. Programs are adapted to the needs of each student and emphasize language development, self -esteem and self advocacy. Each year in late January, early February, we at Douglas Reynolds Gallery sponsor a juried exhibition in the loft of our gallery.
Douglas Reynolds Gallery is committed to supporting our community in many facets and this project is one we receive a great deal of satisfaction from. We hope you will be able to join us on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 for our opening reception beginning at 5:30pm. The show will run from January 31st to February 4th. January 19th, 2012

January 19th, 2012
The Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC has commissioned Tsimshian carverDavid Boxleyand his son David Boxley Jr. to create a 22.5 ft totem pole for the museum’s Potomac Atrium.The Boxleys are currently completing and painting the pole in the museum atrium. The pole depicts the story of a young man who rescued an eagle entangled in a fishing net. The young man eventually became a chief. During a famine in the young man’s village, the grateful eagle brought food to his starving people. The young chief holding a fish stands at the base of the pole, the eagle stands above him.
December 15th, 2011
LaTiesha's Pick of the Week:
My Pick of the Week is the Preston Singletary Crescent Moon sculpture we used for our Holiday Greetings. I choose this piece because of how it makes me feel. The way the glass illuminates to create a wonderful feeling of moon light gives me a sense of peace that I enjoy immensely; and as a feeling of peace is perfect for this time of the year I think it is a fitting December pick. I love it when a work creates an emotional response.

Crescent Moon
Preston Singletary (Tlingit)
Blown and sand carved glass
33 1/2" x 16" x 4 1/2"
$12,500 CDN
November 24, 2011
Isabel's pick of the week
My background/interests are in the material arts and so my pick of the week is an exquisitely carved Talking Stick by Haida artist Fred Davis. It depicts the Haida legend of Nanasimgit whose wife is captured by Killer Whale and taken to his house under the sea. Nanasimgit must travel to the depths of the ocean to rescue her. The power of the story is conveyed through Davis’ finely detailed work. His carefully chosen abalone inlay make Nanasimgit’s eyes blaze, while his refined carving conveys Nanasimgit’s determinationas his hands grip the fin of the Killer Whale whose teeth are clasped around his wife. In this graceful and succinct representation the drama of the legend is conveyed as the literal consumption of Nanasimgit’s wife represents the Killer Whale’s desire to make her his own.

Talking Stick Fred Davis (Haida)
Hand carved arbutus and birch, abalone Inlay 58”
$36,000.00 CND
November 23, 2011
This video shows a Crooked Beak Mask by Derald Scoular being danced in Alert Bay that is now available in the gallery for $12,000.
September 17th,2011

Indian Act - Beau Dick, Mixed media $8000.00
This piece began when the journey of a chair met a dream about a ghost. The chair started out at the Alert Bay Residential School, it then made its way to the local pub. When the pub burned down the chair was left on the curb where Beau picked it up and took it home for a carving chair. For many years this was Beau's favourite place to sit and carve. Recently Beau decided the chair was to serve a new purpose and he incorporated it into this work. He painted the back of the chair with a box of treasure design and replaced himself with a ghost. The ghost sits upon a few objects of significant meaning. The first is a copy of the Indian Act, and then loose ends of cedar rope and goat's wool and finally a woven cedar rose. The cedar rose and ghost are part of the dream Beau had about the chair. In his dream the ghost was dancing around the chair seductively with a rose in its mouth performing his “Indian Act”.
September 15th, 2011
Robert Davidson is pleased to announce the release of two new limited edition serigraphs for 2011.

July 28th, 2011
The Bill Reid Gallery is featured in this Video from Spotlight On The Arts:
Watch the full episode. See more Spotlight On The Arts.
Haida artist James Hart is featured in this video from Spotlight On The Arts:
Watch the full episode. See more Spotlight On The Arts.
John's pick of the week:
My pick of the week is the Hummingbird panel by Heiltsuk artist Bradley Hunt. I enjoy Bradley's clean,precise carving juxtaposed with the meticulously painted background. The use of a modern color palate against the natural cedar adds a nice contemporary flair.

Hummingbird Panel
Bradley Hunt (Heiltsuk)
Hand carved and painted red cedar
45 1/2"W x 32 1/2"H
$10,000 CDN
June 27th, 2011
LaTiesha's Pick of the Week:
My pick of the week is the Don Yeomans Dogfish Woman pole. Dogfish Woman is one of my favourite characters, and when done well she is fiercely beautiful.Her beauty is brought to life by Don's sophisticated design and carving.

Dogfish Pole
Don Yeomans (Haida)
Red cedar
9'H x 27 1/2"W x 20"D
$65,000 CDN
June 20th, 2011
Laura’s Pick of the Week:
Since it was a full moon this week, my pick of the week is Jody Broomfield’s Moon Mask. It is a striking size, and the grain of the wood is gorgeous. I especially like the wrinkles that Jody added to show the wisdom of the moon.

Moon Mask
Jody Broomfield (Coast Salish)
Red cedar,cedar bark
29" x 30" x 8 1/2"
$8,000
January 25, 2011
The Douglas Reynolds Gallery is proud to announce our annual senior student exhibition for Fraser Academy. We became involved with this project on a very personal level as our Associate Director had two children who were enrolled at Fraser and is very passionate about the work this school does to help children achieve their potential.
Fraser Academy is a caring academic community that uses a multi-sensory approach to educate students with dyslexia or related language processing difficulties. Programs are adapted to the needs of each student and emphasize language development, self -esteem and self advocacy. Each year in late January, early February, we at Douglas Reynolds Gallery sponsor a juried exhibition in the loft of our gallery.
Douglas Reynolds Gallery is committed to supporting our community in many facets and this project is one we receive a great deal of satisfaction from. We hope you will be able to join us on Tuesday, February 1, 2011 for our opening reception beginning at 5:30pm. The show will run from January 31st to February 5.

October 9, 2010
Beyond the mask and totem pole: Vancouver is the hub of a $100-million-a-year market in contemporary Northwest Coast native art.

Gallery owner Douglas Reynolds is interviewed by Vancouver Sun's Kevin Griffin about Vancouver's
burgeoning, multimillion dollar, contemporary Northwest Coast art market.
September 18-25, 2010
Douglas Reynolds Gallery celebrates "15" years. Fifteen artists from the first opening; fifteen artists we met along the way

June 2010
The Douglas Reynolds Gallery participates in The Mendel Art Gallery Saskatoon, SK exhibition
THE MODEL TOTEM POLE: 1880 – 2010

Curators Michael Hall and Pat Glascock offer insight into the exhibition, Carving and Commerce: Model Totem Poles 1880-2010. Drawn from public and private collections across the continent, this exhibition takes the first comprehensive look at the many forms of model totem poles produced between 1880 and 2010.
May 12, 2010 – August 1, 2010
The Douglas Reynolds Gallery is proud to represent Beau Dick at the 17th Sydney Biennale in Sydney Australia.
Gallery Associate Director LaTiesha Fazakas will be in attendance opening week.
Canadian Art Biennale review: http://www.canadianart.ca/online/reviews/2010/06/17/biennale-of-sydney/
Biennale artist page, Beau Dick: http://www.bos17.com/biennale/artist/29

The Biennale of Sydney: Songs of Survival

Sydney Biennale installation view of Beau Dick's work.
April 23, 2010
The Vancouver Art Gallery hosts Masquerade, an exciting evening of art, music and glamour.
Douglas Reynolds Gallery is happy to take part in this event to support art in our community.
http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/masquerade/
February 25, 2010
The Douglas Reynolds Gallery Featured in Daily motion City Travel:
Douglas Reynolds Gallery, Vancouver by CITYGUIDE
June 2009 – October 2010
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection opens traveling exhibition Challenging Traditions in Kleinburg, Ontario. Gallery Director Douglas Reynolds is in attendance for the opening week of this exciting exhibition of contemporary Northwest Coast Art that will make its way to The Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland during the 2010, and back to Canada for the summer of 2010, closing at The Reach Gallery, Abbotsford, BC.

http://www.mcmichael.com/exhibitions/northwestcoast/past.cfm
http://www.mcmichael.com/exhibitions/northwestcoast/currentglobeandmail.cfm
http://assets.olympic.org/virtualexhibitions/expo-vancouver-en.html
http://www.thereach.ca/exhibitions/pastexhibitions.html
October 20, 2009
The Douglas Reynolds Gallery had the pleasure of working with the Make a Wish Foundation to fulfill Chelsey Biglands wish. The gallery hosted a week long exhibition of this talented and generous young artist, as well as, an auction evening to help Make a Wish make more dreams come true.

A Wish Comes True For Chelsey Bigland at the Douglas Reynolds Gallery
http://artistrun.org/2009/10/20/art-therapy-chelsey-bigland-douglas-reynolds-gallery/
Feb 16, 2009
Gallery Director, Douglas Reynolds and Associate Director, LaTiesha Fazakas enjoyed
An Evening with Diana Krall, Elton John, Elvis Costello & James Taylor at the Fairmont Vancouver. It is a great pleasure and honor for the gallery to support such an important charity. Our own artist Larry Rosso succumbed to his twelve year long battle with Multiple Melanoma in 2006.

https://www.worldclasshealthcare.ca/events/signature/2008/03/28/18_0803281312-949
http://www.dianakrall.com/news_d.aspx?nid=1318
May 30, 2008
Aboriginal Law Student Scholarship Trust Launches in Vancouver at the Douglas Reynolds Gallery
The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation is helping BC’s legal community in assisting aspiring Aboriginal lawyers.
The official launch took place May 28 at the Douglas Reynolds Gallery in Vancouver.
The partnership between the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF) and the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) advances legal education for Aboriginal persons through a trust fund that provides annual scholarships for Aboriginal persons to attend law schools in British Columbia.
http://naaf.ca/news/46
May 10, 2008
Douglas Reynolds and gallery staff attend the Bill Reid Gallery opening. After supporting this project for many years on so many levels Douglas Reynolds is excited to see this visionary project come to fruition. Douglas served four years on the Bill Reid Foundation Board and when he left his commitment continued as one of the Gallery's founding donors. Douglas is thrilled to witness this momentous occasion.
Bill Reid Gallery opens with wall-to-wall attendees…

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=3df8ab77-f28a-4896-a103-33dd4ac989e5
http://www.billreidgallery.ca/About/BillReidGallery.php
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2008/05/05/reid-gallery.html
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2008/05/06/reid-gallery.html
http://www.straight.com/article-143813/spirited-launch-gallery
January 25- February 1, 2008
The Douglas Reynolds Gallery is proud to announce our 4th annual senior student exhibition for Fraser Academy. Each year in late January and early February, we at Douglas Reynolds Gallery sponsor a juried exhibition in the loft of our gallery. We became involved with this project on a very personal level as our Associate Director, LaTiesha Fazakas has two children who are enrolled at Fraser and is very passionate about the work this school does to help children achieve their potential. Douglas Reynolds Gallery is committed to supporting our community in many ways.
June 8, 2007
CHANEL debuts its Fall/Winter Ready-To-Wear Collection at the Fairmont Vancouver as part of Vancouver Art Gallery's premier fundraising event. One of the lucky models will be wearing a signature piece by Haida artist Jesse Brillon. Douglas Reynolds Gallery donated this 20kt gold chased pendant surrounded by five carats of 10pt diamonds to the event to be auctioned off after the show.

http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/press_releases/pdf/Monet_to_Dali_Ball--Release.pdf
http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/media_room/pdf/Monet%20to%20Dali%20Ball%20Thank%20You.pdf
January 28 – February 4, 2007
Announcing our 3rd annual senior student exhibition for Fraser Academy.

April 22, 2006
Once again Douglas Reynolds gallery has the honor of supporting and attending
An Evening with Diana Krall and Friends.
http://www.vchri.ca/s/NewsReleases.asp?ReportID=139348&_Type=News-Releases&_Title=An-Evening-with-Diana-Krall-and-Friends-charity-benefit-......
June – September, 2006
Douglas Reynolds Gallery supports the Vancouver Art Gallery's exhibition
Raven Traveling: Two Hundred Years of Haida Art

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/06/09/haida-art.html?ref=rss
http://www.preview-art.com/features/firstnations.html
January 24 – 31, 2006
Douglas Reynolds Gallery announces our 2nd annual senior student exhibition for Fraser Academy. Fraser Academy is a caring academic community that uses a multi-sensory approach to educate students with dyslexia or related language processing difficulties. Programs are adapted to the needs of each student and emphasize language development, self -esteem and self advocacy.

October 27, 2005
Object of Bright Pride
A benefit for the Bill Reid Foundation and the Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies at Simon Fraser University, one of the events celebrating SFU’s 40th anniversary.
http://www.billreidfoundation.org/auction/default.htm
September 22, 2005 – December 2007
The Douglas Reynolds Gallery participates in New York's Museum of Arts and Design's traveling exhibition
Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2: Contemporary Native Art from the West, North West & Pacific This exciting exhibition will travel from New York to Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art in Indianapolis, IN, Naples Museum of Art Naples, FL, Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa, OK, Anchorage Museum of Art & History, Anchorage, AK, Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN

October 30, 2004 – March 25, 2007
The Douglas Reynolds Gallery participates in New York's Museum of Natural History's traveling exhibition Totems to Turquoise. The show will travel to Atlanta and Los Angeles before closing in at its final venue, the Vancouver Museum.
http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/totems/
http://www.billreidfoundation.org/newsroom/2006-08-23_totems-turquoise.pdf
http://www.straight.com/article-50356/the-art-of-adornment
June 2004
Diana Krall poses for her Travel and Leisure Magazine photo shoot, at the Douglas Reynolds Gallery.

March 2004
Gallery Director Douglas Reynolds and Associate Director LaTiesha Fazakas enjoy
An Evening with Diana Krall & Friends - Elton John and Elvis Costello. Supporting
such an important charity is an honor for our gallery. We look forward to this event every year.
http://www.dianakrall.com/news_d.aspx?nid=1288