Guide to Buying Indigenous Art in Vancouver This Holiday Season

T́hax°an(Red Cod) Pendant by Lyle Wilson (Haisla Nation); Photo sourced from Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery

This holiday season, you may be interested in acquiring a work by a talented local Indigenous artist to give as a gift to a loved one—or for yourself. There are so many incredible artists producing pieces that are varied, culturally rooted, and innovative. However, it’s important that any purchase is made in an informed manner to ensure artists receive the recognition and compensation they deserve.

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Guide to Buying Indigenous Art in Vancouver This Holiday Season

Visit Lyle Wilson’s “Haislakala: Spoken from the Heart,” a Vancouver exhibition of jewelry and mixed media art

Qolun (Beaver) Bracelet; Sourced from the Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery

Qolun (Beaver) Bracelet; Sourced from the Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery

If you happen to be strolling the cobbled streets of historic Gastown, you will come across Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery (312 Water Street). The gallery, for twenty years, has been showcasing the traditional and contemporary talent of First Nations and Inuit artists and jewelers.

From now until December 18th, the Gallery is featuring a special solo exhibition that is worth visiting as you make your way down Water Street, browsing its many boutiques and specialty shops.

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Visit Lyle Wilson’s “Haislakala: Spoken from the Heart,” a Vancouver exhibition of jewelry and mixed media art