Mulidzas-Curtis Wilson artist profile – First Nation Cultural Art Showcase Identity: Art as Life – TimberWest
Aug 31, 2017
Mulidzas-Curtis, from the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in the Kwakwaka’wakw territory, is an artist living in Campbell River. His family lineage is rich with generations of talented artists. His Grandfather was Sam Henderson, a world renowned carver perhaps best known on Vancouver Island for his totem pole standing at the Campbell River Museum. His uncle Mark Henderson, who recently passed, was a respected painter known for his technical and complex depictions of traditional Kwakiutl figures. His uncle Bill Henderson is a sought after master carver specializing in totem poles, masks, bowls and paddles.
