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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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