Peter Dawson

Country/Region: Northwest Coast (view other artists)

Tribe: Kwakwaka'wakw

Peter is a member of the Tsawataineuk First Nation of Kingcome Inlet. Kingcome Inlet is approximately 250 miles north of Vancouver on the mainland. Today, Peter commutes back and forth from Alert Bay to Kingcome Inlet, where he designs originals and does screenprinting.

Peter started his basic pencil drawing at the age of four. This developed into his own original and meticulous style of art. Peter has been self-taught as an artist; he has done a number of pencil sketches, pen and ink drawings and numerous native designs on T-Shirts.

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