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

• Turning Point State II

  Kelly Cannell, 2020

• Salish Rope

  Kelly Cannell, 2010

• Salish Inlet State II

  Susan A. Point, 2020

• Rotation

  Dylan Thomas, 2019

• Synergy

  Kelly Cannell, 2017

• Within the Cedar

  Susan A. Point, 2019

• Echoes and Reflections

  Dylan Thomas, 2019

• Tree of Life

  Susan A. Point, 2019

• Sacred Balance

  Kelly Cannell, 2020
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The Artists

• Luke Marston

  
  Luke Marston (Ts’uts’umutl) is a member of the Stz’uminus (Chemainus) First Nation.  He was born in 1976 to carvers Jane and David Marston who introduced him to carving. He learned Salish history and traditional stories from the late Coast Salish artist Simon Charlie, and honed his talents in form, design and carving detailed finishing from … 
  
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• Dylan Thomas

  
  Dylan (Qwul’thilum) Thomas was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1986. He is a member of the Lyackson First Nation, whose traditional territory is Valdes Island, one of the Gulf Islands of the Salish Sea. Dylan’s family upheld the Coast Salish culture and traditions and immersed him into the art of his ancestors at a … 
  
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• Debra Sparrow

  
  Debra Sparrow was born and raised on the Musqueam Indian Reserve and is self-taught in Salish design and jewellery-making. Her work can be seen in various museums and institutions. Debra designed the logo for the Canadian Men’s Hockey Team for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C. She also continues to work … 
  
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• Thomas A. Cannell

  
  Thomas was born on Musqueam traditional territory in 1980. Living on the Musqueam Reserve in Vancouver, BC since birth, Thomas immersed himself in the long-established cultural and art traditions of his Musqueam ancestors. Thomas attended the Langara College and Capilano University of Vancouver where he studied art history, photography, and graphic design, as well as … 
  
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