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Froehlich Gallery - Northwest Coast Art

A weekly look and visual essay of one Northwest Coast artist

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SPECIAL EDITION- Haida Art: The Undisputed Apex of Northwest Coast Indigenous Excellence

Born on the misty islands of Haida Gwaii, this is the tradition every other Northwest Coast art form is measured against.

STAN BEVAN: FOUR DECADES IN, HIS MAGNIFICENT CARVINGS DEFINE WHERE NORTHWEST COAST ART IS HEADED

From an apprenticeship under his uncle, master carver Dempsey Bob, to a totem representing Canada at Expo '92 - the carving that put him on the map

Trained Under Two Masters From Different Nations. The Result Reshaped Northwest Coast Art.

Larry Rosso spent four decades bridging Carrier tradition and Kwakwaka'wakw and Haida formline - and left work in collections most artists only dream of

Rande Cook - Creating The Most Compelling Northwest Coast Art Today

His skills - moving between two art traditions isn't just skillful. It's close to breathtaking.

Calvin Morberg Is Carving His Way Into the Next Generation of Masters

### Discipline, patience, and a year spent learning from a master before he ever called himself one, this is what real mastery of a living tradition looks like.

Ryan Scoular: The Weight of Nine Generations, Carved by Hand

From a tent studio in Port Alberni, a master reshapes what Kwakwaka'wakw carving can be

JOE DAVID: ONE OF THE GREATEST NORTHWEST COAST ARTISTS OF HIS GENERATION

A chance encounter over morning coffee introduced me to a man whose work stops you cold

He Was Called the Picasso of the North The World Knew It Before Canada Did.

He was a genius. He was an Indigenous artist. Both were true. The world just got there first

Wayne Alfred: The Masks That Don't Just Command a Room — They Mesmerize

I've collected Northwest Coast art for more than 40 years and own a number of masks. Wayne Alfred's are among the masterpieces of my collection — and once you see why, you'll understand the obsession.

Welcome to Froehlich’s Gallery - Northwest Coast Art

Forty years collecting Northwest Coast Indigenous art — insight from a lifelong collector’s eye.