Ke-ke-in (Ron Hamilton)

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C o n t e m p o r a r y N a t i v e A r t i s t s i n C a n a d a

K i - k e - i n ( R o n H a m i l t o n )

b. 1948, Aswinis, Barkley Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
First Nations Affiliation: Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka)

A carver, graphic artist, and painter residing on the Ahaswinis Reserve where he was born, Ron Hamilton has made a vital contribution to the preservation and continuation of threatened Nootka art and design. The nephew of George Clutesi, Hamilton apprenticed with renowned carver Henry Hunt. A fisherman by trade, Hamilton works in Campbell River slate, wood, silver, gold, and ivory, employing the sea serpent as a characteristic motif.

S E L E C T E D E X H I B I T I O N S

1996-97	Topographies: Aspects of Recent British Columbia Art. Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1996	University of BC Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, British Columbia
1995	British Museum, London, United Kingdom
1989	In the Shadow of the Sun (travelling)
1971-80	The Legacy (travelling)

O T H E R E X H I B I T I O N V E N U E S

British Columbia Archives, Victoria, British Columbia
National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan
Port Alberni Museum, Port Alberni, British Columbia

S E L E C T E D C O L L E C T I O N S

Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, British Columbia

S E L E C T E D B I B L I O G R A P H Y

Canadian Museum of Civilization, ed. In the Shadow of the Sun: Perspectives on Contemporary Native Art. Hull, Québec: The Museum, 1993.

Hall, Edwin, Margaret Blackman, and Vincent Rickard. Northwest Coast Indian Graphics: An Introduction to Silkscreen Prints. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1981.

Macnair, Peter, Alan Hoover, and Kevin Neary. The Legacy: Tradition and Innovation in Northwest Coast Indian Art. Vancouver, British Columbia: Douglas & McIntyre, 1984. Originally published: Victoria, BC: British Columbia
Provincial Museum, 1980.

Morgan, John S. When the Morning Stars Sang Together. Illustrated by Jackson Beardy and Ron Hamilton. Agincourt, Ontario: Book Society of Canada, 1974.

"Ron Hamilton: A biography of sorts." BC Studies 89 (Spring 1991): 100-103.

Richardson, Joan, Robin Metcalfe, and Charlotte Townsend-Gault. "Full houses." Canadian Art 14, no. 1 (Spring 1997): 62-71. [Reviews of: Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art '96, London Life Young Contemporaries '96, and Topographies: Aspects of Recent BC Art]

Stewart, Hilary. Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast. Vancouver, British Columbia: Douglas & McIntyre, 1979.

Stewart, Hilary. Stone, Bone, Antler, & Shell: Artifacts of the Northwest Coast. Foreword by Ki-ke-in (Ron Hamilton). 2nd rev. ed. Vancouver, British Columbia: Douglas & McIntyre; Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1996.

Vancouver Art Gallery. Topographies: Aspects of Recent British Columbia Art. Vancouver, British Columbia: Douglas & McIntyre, 1996.

"We sing to the universe." Vancouver Sun, 11 March 1995, p. D7. [Review: University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver, BC ]

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