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Robert Davidson is one of Canada's most respected and important contemporary artists. A Northwest Coast native of Haida descent, he is a master carver of totem poles and masks. Robert also works as a printmaker, painter and jeweler. He is a leading
figure in the renaissance of Haida art and culture. Robert Davidson is best known as an impeccable craftsman whose creative and personal interpretation of traditional Haida form is unparalleled.
Robert Charles Davidson was born November 4, 1946 in
Hydaburg Alaska. His Haida name is Guud San Glans/Eagle of the Dawn. He moved with his family to Massett on Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) in 1947 and lived there until 1965 when he moved to Vancouver. In 1966 he met Bill Reid and soon after began
an 18 month apprenticeship that launched his career as an artist. In 1967 he enrolled in the Vancouver School of Art, a place he credits for developing his drawing and design skills. Robert was surrounded by fine carving from an early age as both his
father, Claude Davidson and grandfather, Robert Davidson Sr. were respected carvers in Massett. His great
grandfather was the famed Haida carver Charles Edenshaw. Robert Davidson began carving at the age of 13 and for more than 30 years has worked
as an artist producing an internationally acclaimed body of work.
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Split U
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Print Media
30" x 40"
$1500 CDN Unframed
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The Gift
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Print Media
22" x 30"
$1000 CDN Framed
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Identity
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Bronze
24" x 14" x 4"
$20000 CDN
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EDUCATION
Apprenticeship with Bill Reid, 1966
Vancouver School of Art, 1967/1968
Jewelery making at Vancouver School of Art, 1969
Vancouver School of Art, 1969/1970
EXHIBITIONS-GROUP
B.C Provincial Museum in Victoria,1970
Herd Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, 1980
Vancouver Art Gallery, 1983
Victoria Art Gallery,1983
Inuit Gallery, Vancouver,1987,1989
Barrie Art Gallery, Ontario,1989
Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, Califonia,1990
EXHIBITIONS-SOLO
Vancouver Museum and Planetarium, 1971
Bent Box Gallery, Vancouver,1978
U.B.C. Museum of Anthropology, 1979
Maple Ridge Art Gallery, 1983
Faschwerk Gallery in Bad Salzuflen, Germany, 1983
Inuit Gallery, Vancouver, 1989
Derek Simpsins Gallery of Trible Art, Vancouver,
B.C. 1989,1992
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, 1990/91
Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver 1993
Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec 93
HONOURS, AWARDS
Elected to the Royal Academy of Arts
AboriginalAchievment Award for Artistic Achievment
Received The Order of Canada
1993, Honoured with a Retrospective exhibition
at the Vancouver Art Gallery
Received Degree of Laws, honoris causa from Simon
Fraser University
Honorary Degree Doctor of Fine Arts, U of Victoria
Order of British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mint gold coin Raven Bringing Light
to the World
COVERAGE-MEDIA
'Robert Davidson, Haida Printmaker' by Hilary
Stewart, 1979
'A Haida Potlatch' by Ulli Steltzer, 1984
'Transformation Mask', a multi-media visual story
of Vancouver
Film, 'The Inside Job'
'Robert Davidson, Eagle of the Dawn' bu Ian Thom
'Eagle Transforming-The Art of Robert Davidson'
Smithsonian Magazine
Beautiful BC
Vancouver Sun
Western Living Magazine
National Geographic
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
OC, RCA, OBC
CORPORATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
CBC, Maclean-Hunter, Vatican Collection, PepsiCo
Bruce Cockburn ('Waiting fo a Miracle' album)
MEDIUM
wood, bronze, graphics and precious metals
MUSEUMS
Museum of Civilization, Ottawa
National Gallery, Ottawa
Watcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
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