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, 2020Salish Rope
Kelly Cannell, 2010Salish Inlet State II
Susan A. Point, 2020Rotation
Dylan Thomas, 2019Synergy
Kelly Cannell, 2017Within the Cedar
Susan A. Point, 2019Echoes and Reflections
Dylan Thomas, 2019Tree of Life
Susan A. Point, 2019Sacred Balance
Kelly Cannell, 2020
The Artists
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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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lessLIE
Born Leslie Sam Robert in 1973, in Duncan, British Columbia, lessLIE is Coast Salish of Cowichan, Penelakut and Esquimalt Nations, and of Irish, Italian, and French heritage. lessLIE has a BA in First Nations Studies from Malaspina College, now the Vancouver Island University. While working on this undergraduate degree, lessLIE began to study Coast Salish …
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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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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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