Welcome to the Salish Weave Collection website. Salish Weave supports the artists who create contemporary art in the traditional Salish art form and actively promotes awareness of Salish culture and art through Education.

New To The Collection

• Looking Forward

  Thomas A. Cannell, 2018

• Devotion

  Thomas A. Cannell, 2018

• Raven and Light

  Thomas A. Cannell, 2018

• Wildfire

  Susan A. Point, 2018

• Vanishing Point

  Susan A. Point, 2018

• Salmon Whorl Drawing

  Susan A. Point, 2018

• Rising Waters

  Susan A. Point, 2018
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The Artists

• Jane Marston

  
  Jane (Kwatleematt) is a Coast Salish artist from the Stz’uminus (Chemainus) First Nation. She started carving in 1984 under the mentorship of Simon Charlie and worked on art projects with him until his passing in 2005. Jane is of the generation of artists like Charles Elliott and Stan Greene who revived the traditional Salish art … 
  
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• Charles Elliott

  
  Charles (Temosen) Elliott is a member of the T’sartlip First Nation. He lives and works in Brentwood Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. As a young artist, Charles carved designs on the bark of the cottonwood trees and styled his own small poles and model canoes with coaching from his father, mother and uncles. Like … 
  
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• Susan A. Point

  
  Born in 1952, Susan Point is a Coast Salish artist from the Musqueam First Nation in Vancouver, B.C. Susan learned the traditional values of her culture and the legends of her people from her late mother, Edna Grant-Point and her late uncle, Dominic Point. Susan began her artistic career in January 1981 designing and creating … 
  
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• Maynard Johnny Jr.

  
  Maynard Johnny Jr. was born in 1973 in Campbell River, British Columbia to a father of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nation and a mother of Coast Salish heritage. He has inherited a blend of cultures, traditions and art styles. A self-taught artist, Maynard has been honing his skills since his teens. He draws inspiration from many Northwest … 
  
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