Shawn Hunt
Wild One
2023Acrylic on canvas
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
A Daydream's Portrait
2023Acrylic on canvas
Shawn Hunt
The Diver
2023Acrylic on canvas
Shawn Hunt
A Message from Ghosts
2023Acrylic on canvas
Shawn Hunt
Drummer
2022Graphite on paper
Shawn Hunt
Trickster
2022Graphite on paper
Shawn Hunt
Clever One
2022Acrylic on canvas
Shawn Hunt
Eagle Ancestor
2022Acrylic on Canvas
Shawn Hunt
When He Spoke He Growled
2020Yellow cedar, horsehair, leather, steel
Shawn Hunt
Untitled
2020Red cedar, horsehair
Shawn Hunt
Becoming Eagle
2020Yellow cedar, horsehair, leather, steel
Shawn Hunt
Wolfman
2020Yellow cedar, horsehair, steel