News 2010

September 30, 2010 (Westender, Steven Schelling)
Traditional techniques meet modern flair

"Male anthropological bias has run rampant in the art world since, well, probably since the first caveman traced his hand on a rock. Through the eons that followed, women’s contributions to the art world were few, not for any marked lack of talent, but because women weren’t considered capable of creating great art. "

September 29, 2010 (The Observer)
Massett artist wins two awards

"Winning a BC Creative Achievement Award for First Nations Art topped off a great summer season for Massett-based textile artist Lisa Hageman Yahgulanaas. She is one of six First Nations artists who will receive a $2,500 prize and the use of the BC Creative Achievement Award seal to signify her creative excellence."

August 31, 2010 (Rebecca Bollwitt, Miss 604)
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art

"One of downtown’s hidden gems is the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, just off Georgia, on Hornby Street. Here you’ll find a breathtaking collection of Reid’s art that varies from wire sculptures and a diamond necklace, to tribute carvings and statues."

August 19, 2010 (The Vancouver Sun, Kevin Griffin)
Simple woven hat links past and present for Haida woman

"In an exhibition of remarkable northwest coast textiles, it would be easy to overlook a spruce root hat woven by Delores Churchill. Neither the most colourful nor the most impressive among the works in Time Warp, it isn't physically the biggest or covered in any of the traditional ovoids and other two-dimensional designs of the northwest coast. In comparison with the other textiles and weavings, her version of a historic hat found in a remote corner of B.C. looks a little underwhelming. But the story of its creation illustrates how specific weaving skills were forgotten and then rediscovered by weavers such as Churchill."

August 16, 2010 (The Vancouver Sun, Kevin Griffin)
Bill Reid Gallery Shows Textiles as Art

"When Culture Seen dialed, Delores Churchill picked up the phone within a ring or two."

August 10, 2010 (The La Source, Lou Corpuz Bosshart)
Textile show pays homage to the past and the future

"At the Bill Reid Gallery’s ongoing exhibition “Time Warp” last week, a lively, mixed group of teens and older adults were pouring into the entrance. The hubbub was undeniable; the keen interest on their faces was a delight to see."

August 8, 2010
CBC Radio: North by Northwest (hosted by Sheryl MacKay)
Interview with Delores Churchill, Evelyn Vanderhoop and Carrie Anne Vanderhoop Bellis

Click the play button below to listen to the interview.

June 19, 2010 (Rebecca Bollwitt, Miss 604)
Public Aboriginal Art Walk from the Bill Reid Gallery

"The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is hosting the Public Aboriginal Art Walk throughout the city from June 17th until July 11th. This coincides with National Aboriginal Day this coming Monday, June 21st."

May 8, 2010
The Raven's Call

A successful launch of The Raven's Call, a virtual exhibition celebrating Bill Reid: one of Canada's Greatest Artists, was held at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art on May 8, 2010. The launch also coincided with the Gallery's second anniversary making it a great day to celebrate!

The Raven's Call is the largest, most current and comprehensive website on Bill Reid. It is an excellent resource for educational groups and many other groups and individuals interested in learning more about Bill Reid. It is also an exploration of identity, offering a chance for us all to reflect on our own cultural roots.

The launch was an interactive event with audience members presenting their take on an ending to an unfinished story by Bill Reid entitled The Raven's Call.

January 30, 2010 (Globe and Mail, Cinda Chavich)
First Nations art, inside and out

"From the airport to northern villages, vibrant colours and carvings catch the eye."

January 21, 2010 (Telegraph, UK)
Winter Olympics: Vancouver city guide

"Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art: Small but special, this museum is a tribute to Canada's best-known 20th‑century First Nations artist."