Dempsey Bob

Dempsey Bob

Equinox Gallery is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition: Dempsey Bob. Dempsey Bob is a distinguished Tahltan and Tlingit artist of the Wolf Clan. Born in 1948, he began carving in 1969 under the tutelage of Freda Diesing who was his earliest mentor and teacher. At once a traditionalist and vanguard, Dempsey Bob’s sculptures blend traditional narratives and iconography with contemporary influences. His dynamic sculptures re-imagine convention with highly animated sculptures that acknowledge the lineage to which they are indebted while incorporating an expansive view and understanding of sculpture.

For a list of available works, please contact us at info@equinoxgallery.com 

Dempsey Bob
New Works

Dempsey Bob’s distinctive masks, boxes, and sculptures are striking for their hallmarks. Smooth and seductive surfaces, voluptuousness of form, and expressive shifts in proportion are unique to his oeuvre. Ian Thom, senior curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery, remarks on Bob’s inventiveness and prowess as an artist: “The plasticity of the carving is striking: it is deep, with fluid lines, almost as if Bob had carved butter rather than wood. It would be a mistake, however, to dwell on the technical skill of the piece, because the power of this and all Bob’s work comes from the strength of his imagery.”

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Dempsey Bob, Northern Salmon Nations

Dempsey Bob, Frog Speaker, 1998

Dempsey Bob, Bear People (Portrait Mask), 2022

Dempsey Bob, Bear Cubs, 2021

Dempsey Bob, Installation View 5, 2022

Dempsey Bob, Installation View 4, 2022

Dempsey Bob, Installation View 3, 2022

Dempsey Bob, Installation View 1, 2022