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Exhibitions, Commissions and Awards
Current Exhibition:
David's work is on display at the Quintana Galleries in Portland, OR, the Legacy Gallery in Seattle, WA, and Kiana Lodge in Suquamish, WA.
Previous Exhibitions:
2005
- Indian Art Market Juried Art Show, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis IN
- 1st Place Dolls: Best of Division Welcome Puppet
- 1st Place Wood: Best of Division Mask
- 1st Place Sculpture: Best of Division Frog Bowl
- 20th Anniversary Show, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
- Art Market, Portland Art Museum, Portland OR
- Peabody Essex Museum, Indianapolis IN
2004
- Instructor/Student Show, Totem Heritage Center, Ketchikan, AK
- Native Art Show, Evergreen College Longhouse, Olympia WA
- Sealaska Celebration 2004, Best of Show, 1st Place, Juneau AK
- Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
- Mendocino College, Ukiah CA
- Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage Ak
2003
- One Man Show, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
- Northwest Coast Show, Mendocino College, Ukiah CA
- 1st Annual Carvers Gathering, Evergreen College, Olympia WA
- Instructor/Student Show, Totem Heritage Center, Ketchikan AK
- Northwest Native Group Show (4 Artists), Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland OR
2002
- Northwest Native Art Show, Quintana Galleries, Portland OR
- "Out of the Silence", The Enduring Power of Totem Poles, Burke Museum, U of W, Seattle, WA
2000
- Native Art Show, Lower Columbia College, Longview WA
- Native Mask Show, Evergreen State College, Olympia WA
- Down From the Shimmering Sky, Southwest Museum Annex, Los Angeles CA, Demo and exhibit sponsored by Quintana Gallery of Portland OR
- Northwest Coast Show, Bahti Fine Arts Gallery, Tucson AZ
1999
- Gathering Native Perspectives, Evergreen State College, Olympia WA
- Indian Art Northwest, Portland OR, Second Annual Regional Art Show
1998
- Through the Eyes of Raven, Quintana Gallery, Portland, OR
- Generations, a Family Exhibit, Snow Goose Gallery, Seattle WA
- Traditional Gatherings, Jefferson Historical Museum, Port Townsend WA
- Indian Art Northwest, Portland OR, First Annual Art Show
- Native Visions: Northwest Coast Art, 18th Century to the Present, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle WA, Anchorage Museum of Arts and Sciences, Anchorage AK, Eiteljorg Museum of Western Art, IN,
1997
- Tsimshian Celebration Show, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
- Contemporary Traditions, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
- Transformational Masks - 25th Anniversary Show, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
1996
- Monuments in Cedar Totem Pole Show, Legacy Gallery, Seattle WA
- Northwest Coast Indian Art Show, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
1995
- Northwest Coast Indian Art Show, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
1994
- Mythic Images, Ancestral Spirits Gallery, Port Townsend WA
- Northwest Coast Show, Ancient Traditions Gallery, Minneapolis MN
1993
- Old Growth Forest; Treasure in Transition, Traveling exhibit: Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., Burke Museum; Seattle WA, Forestry Center, Portland OR
- Carving: A Cultural Heritage, Tongass Historical Museum, Ketchikan AK
1992
- Northwest Coast Indian Art Show, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
1991
- Spirits of the Forest, Glasgow Arts Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
1990
- One man show, Buffalo Gallery, Alexandria VA
1989
- Expanding Traditions, Legacy Gallery, Seattle WA
- Spirit of the Wolf, Stonington Gallery, Seattle WA
- Northwest Coast Market, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
1988
- New Works, Stonington Gallery, Seattle WA
- Northwest Coast Indian Art Show, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
- Encounter the Bear, Stonington Gallery, Seattle WA
1987
- Northwest Coast Indian Art Show, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR,
- 100 Herons, Stonington Gallery, Seattle WA
1986
- Northwest Coast Indian Art Show, Scanlons Gallery, Ketchikan AK
- Staff Art Show, Sitka Fine Arts Camp, Sitka AK
1985
- Miniature Show, Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
- One Man Show, Buffalo Gallery, Alexandria VA
- Mask Show, Stonington Gallery, Anchorage AK
- Native Art Show, Scanlons Gallery, Ketchikan AK
1984
- Northwest Native Art Show, The Gathering Gallery, Ketchikan AK
Noteworthy Commissions
2005
- Bentwood Box, Brooklyn Children's Museum
- Raven Rattle, John Aumann
- Bentwood Chest, Jan Bowersox
- Canoe Box, Jack Creighton
- Bear Panel, Eric Schoff
- Two Panels, Gerald Orlob
- Six Masks, Icy Straits, Hoonah AK
- Owl Mask, Peabody Museum, Salem, MA
2003
- Eagle Transformation Mask and new song, Tillicum Village Tours, Seattle WA
2001
- Shaman's Rattle
- Bentwood Book shelf (private commission)
- Two Box Drums, Yakutat Tribe, Yakutat, Alaska. Completed as demonstration in Yakutat, and presented to the community at Potlatch.
2000
- Speaker Stick for the Office of the Mayor of Seattle, Seattle Arts Commission
- Articulated mask, commissioned by Haida Feastware, Dorthy Grant
- Eagle Panel, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, Portland OR
1999
- Best of Show, Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market, Indianapolis IN June 1999
- First Place, Northwest carving, Indian Art Northwest Show
- Box Drum, Anchorage Museum of Industry and Art, Anchorage AK
- Totem Pole, Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage AK
- 24 ft Totem Pole, The American Indian College Fund
1998
- Mask wall, Epcot Center, Disney World FL
1997
- Consultant and teacher for the S'klallam Tribal Long House Totem Pole Project
1996
- 8 ft Sun Mask, Quintana Spring Show, Portland OR
1995
- Masks, Boxes, Paddles and other traditional art objects (17 total), Southeast Alaska Visitors Center, U.S. Forest Service, Ketchikan AK
1994
- Raven Transformation Mask, Ancient Traditions Gallery, Anaheim CA
1993
- Raven mask, articulated beak, Buffalo Gallery, Alexandria VA
- Killerwhale Panel, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Wilder, Washington, D.C. 1990
- Chief's Speaker Stick, 1990 Goodwill Games, U.S. Bank, Seattle WA
- 4 ft by 6 ft Carved Panel, Raven Brings the Light, Dr. Guntheroth, Seattle WA
1987
- Mask purchased by the Governor of Alaska as a gift for the Emperor of Japan
- Panel, Four Clans & The Sun, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Wilder, Washington D.C.
- Seven various pieces selected for purchase by Seattle City Light Portable Works Project; Seattle WA
1986
- Transformation Mask, Mental Illness to Peace of Mind, Denver CO
1985
- Carving gift for Mayor of Chongging, China selected by Mayor of Seattle WA
1984
- Panel, Four clans, Church of Metlakatla AK
- Artwork selected by Mayor of Seattle WA for President of West Germany
1983
- Artwork selected by Mayor of Seattle for gift given to the King and Queen of Sweden
Completed Totem Poles
2005
- 6 ft Totem Pole, Escobedo
- 12 ft Totem Pole, Thomas Moore
- 20 ft Totem Pole, Boy Scouts, Tacoma, WA
2004
- 6 ft Totem Pole, Private Commission, Seattle WA
2003
- 25 ft Tsimshian Legends Pole, Ketchikan Indian Community, Ketchikan, AK
- 15 ft Totem Pole, honoring retired Git Lak Likst'aa Dance leaders, and 30th anniverary of group, Metlakatla, AK (assisted son David Robert)
- 12' Totem pole, Private Commission, Michigan
2002
- 24 ft Care Givers Totem honoring traditional and modern medicine. South Central Foundation, Anchorage, AK
- 20 ft Thunderbird and Whale Totem, Quillayute Tribe, LaPush, WA (son David R's first large pole commission)
- 6 ft Raven and Fog Woman Totem (with son David R.), Eagle Spirit Gallery, Ketchikan, AK
2001
- 6 ft Raven Releasing the Sun Totem, Eagle Spirit Gallery, Ketchikan, AK
2000
- 15 ft Family Story Pole, Private Commission, Woodway WA
- 20 ft Round Story Pole, Memphis Zoo commissioned through Quintana Gallery
- 8 1/2 ft Story Pole, University of Dubuque, Dubuque IA
1999
- 7 ft Totem Pole, The Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage AK
- 20 ft Eagle and Wolf Pole, Private commission, Seattle WA
- 24 ft Totem Pole, American Indian College Fund
1998
- 8 ft Eagle Family Pole, Personal collection
- 30 ft Story Pole, Epcot Center, Disney World, Orlando, FL
1997
- 16 ft Frog Mother Pole, Commission through Quintana Gallery, Portland OR
- Four 20 ft Clan & Story Pole, Port Gamble S'klallam Totem Pole & Longhouse Project, consultant
1996
- 11 ft Culture Bearer's Totem, Totem Pole Show, Legacy Gallery, Seattle WA
1995
- 4O ft Heraldic Pole, Pope Resources, Port Ludlow WA
- 13 ft Four Clans Totem, United States Forest Service Visitors Center, Ketchikan AK
1994
- 32 ft Albert Bolton Memorial Pole, Eagle and Rainbow, Community of Metlakatla AK
1993
- 5 ft Raven and Three Chiefs, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Wilder, Washington D.C.
- 5 ft Young Chief Who Fed the Eagles, Buffalo Gallery, Alexandria VA
1992
- 19 ft Raven Legends, Knotts Berry Farm; Anaheim CA
- 17 ft Boy Who Fed the Eagles, Knotts Berry Farm, Anaheim CA
- 30 ft The Fishermen's Pole, Land o' Lakes WI
1991
- 30 ft Beaver Lake Myth Pole, King County Arts Commission, Issaquah WA
- 42 ft Eagle Pole, King County Arts Commission, Issaquah WA
1990
- 8 ft Raven, Percent for Art, Richard Johnson Elementary School, Metlakatla AK
- 8 ft Eagle, Percent for Art, Richard Johnson Elementary School Metlakatla AK
- 8 ft Killerwhale, Percent for Art, Richard Johnson Elementary School Metlakatla AK
- 8 ft Wolf, Percent for Art, Richard Johnson Elementary School Metlakatla AK
- 20 ft, Private Commission, Seattle WA
- 9 ft, Microsoft Collection, Seattle WA
- 7 ft, Buffalo Gallery, Alexandria VA
1989
- 30 ft Salmon & Cedar, Carved for and demonstrated at "Crossroads of Continents" exhibit sponsored by Museum of History & Industry Seattle WA
- 13 ft Beaver Defeats Grizzly, included in the traveling exhibit, Old Growth Forest; Treasure in Transition, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., Burke Museum, University of WA
1988
- 40 ft Heraldic Pole, Port Gamble; S'klallum Tribe, Kingston WA
- 6 ft Private Commission, Dr. James Smith, New York, NY
A complete list of totem poles carved earlier than 1988 can be requested from the artist.
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