Artist

Vickers, Roy Henry

Title

Tsimshian Chief

Technique

serigraph

Date

1974

Dimensions

53.3cm height x 40.6cm width

Type

print

Accession Number

2014.2.48

Collection

Permanent Collection

Gift of Natalie Freeman

Roy Henry Vickers (b. 1946) is an Indigenous artist of Tsimshian, Haida, Heiltsuk and British ancestry. Although primarily known as a master printmaker, he is also an accomplished carver, design advisor of prestigious public spaces, a sought-after keynote speaker, and publisher and author of several successful books. Vickers' work can be found in private and public collections and galleries around the world including the Canadian Museum of History (Ottawa, Ontario), the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology (Vancouver), the McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg, Ontario) and the National Museum of Japan (Osaka.) In 1998 Vickers received the Order of British Columbia. In 2006, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He operates the Roy Henry Vickers Gallery in Tofino, BC