Wayne Alfred

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W a y n e A l f r e d

b. 1958, Alert Bay, British Columbia
First Nations Affiliation: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)

A graphic artist, painter, and since 1975, a carver, Kwakwaka'wakw artist Wayne Alfred is linked to a lineage of prominent Northwest Coast carvers through his cousin Richard Hunt. In 1987, Alfred carved a commissioned pole for a Vancouver park.

R E C E N T E X H I B I T I O N S

1998	Yakala - Treasures of the Undersea Kingdom. Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1996	Above and Beyond. Derek Simpkins Gallery of Tribal Art, Vancouver, British Columbia Group Show. Derek Simpkins Gallery of Tribal Art, Vancouver, British Columbia
1993	Talking Sticks: Symbols of Power and Authority. Derek Simpkins Gallery of Tribal Art, Vancouver, British Columbia
1990	Painted Drums of the Northwest Coast. Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
1989	Beyond the Revival: Contemporary North West Native Art. Charles H. Scott Gallery, Emily Carr College of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia Masks: An Exhibition of Northwest Coast Native Masks. Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia

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

Heritage Center Inc. Collection, Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
New Gallery, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota

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

Heritage Center Inc. Collection, Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
Spirit Wrestler Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia

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

DeMott, Barbara. Beyond the Revival: Contemporary Northwest Coast Native Art. Vancouver, British Columbia: Charles H. Scott Gallery, 1989.

"Inuit Gallery." Vancouver Sun, 16 June 1988, p. G8. [Review]

Masks: An Exhibition of Northwest Coast Native Masks. Vancouver, British Columbia: Inuit Gallery, 1989

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