About
Shawn Hunt is a Heiltsuk artist born in Waglisla (Bella Bella), British Columbia. Hunt’s practice is directly informed by his Scottish, French and First Nations background and the visual culture and traditions that accompany it. He works with the traditional Northwest Coast design principle, known as formline, to create abstract, surreal, and sculptural artworks based on ancestral Heiltsuk Cosmology that often reference contemporary aboriginal life. Hunt is always seeking to push the boundaries of the art form, often combining non-traditional ideas with innovative uses of materials and motifs in his work.
Selected Works
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Shawn Hunt
Night Swim
2023
Acrylic on canvas
Shawn Hunt
The One Who Sees Far
2022
Yellow cedar, acrylic
Shawn Hunt
Weaver
2023
Acrylic on canvas
Shawn Hunt
Wild One
2023
Acrylic on canvas
Shawn Hunt
The Diver
2023
Acrylic on canvas
Shawn Hunt
Drummer
2022
Graphite on paper
Shawn Hunt
Trickster
2022
Graphite on paper
Shawn Hunt
Clever One
2022
Acrylic on canvas
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Featured Exhibitions
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Shawn Hunt
The First Moonrise
February 19, 2022 - March 19, 2022
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Shawn Hunt
The Beginning of Something
October 10, 2020 - November 14, 2020
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