Tony Hunt Jr.

Country/Region: Northwest Coast (view other artists)

Tribe: Kwakwaka'wakw

Tony Hunt (b. 1961) was born into a wealth of tradition. His great-grandfather, Mungo Martin has been credited with much of the revitalization of the Kwakwaka'wakw culture in the latter half of this century. His late grandfather, Henry Hunt and his father, Hereditary Chief Tony Hunt, are both renowned Kwakwaka'wakw carvers.

Tony Jr. is a highly accomplished artist, whose work is sought by both museums and private collectors in many parts of the world. His family crests are Raven and Sisiutl. Tony is an initiated Hamatsa dancer and has inherited the rights to many high ranking dances belonging to his family.

Tony regularly performs with the Kwa Gulth Dance Group.

Tony assisted his grandfather, father, brother, and cousins in building the first big house erected in Fort Rupert in 70 years. Tony considers this to be his most significant contribution so far to the art and culture of the Kwakwaka'wakw.

Tony Hunt Jr. has carved since his childhood, receiving tuition from Henry Hunt, Tony Hunt Sr., Richard Hunt, Calvin Hunt, John Livingston and Gene Brabant. His preferred medium is wood sculpture.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

1978 Raven Arts, The Legacy Gallery, Seattle, WA. (group exhibition)

1980 First 'solo' show, Images for a Canadian Heritage, Vancouver, BC

1983 American West Gallery, Chicago, ILL, group show

1986 Expo '86, Folklife Pavillion, Vancouver, BC

1987 American West Gallery, Chicago, ILL, group show

1988 The Hunt Family Heritage, Legacy Gallery, Seattle, WA. group show

BC Indian Art and Crafts Society Show, Vancouver, BC group show

1988 A Gathering of Traditions, Legacy Gallery, Seattle, WA. Group show with Greg Colefax and David Boxley.

1991 Victoria Art Gallery, Victoria, BC invitational group show.

1992 Following in our Fathers Footsteps, Stonington Gallery, Seattle, WA. Two man show with Stan hunt.

1993 Echoes of Chiefly Feasts: Masterworks from Eleven Members of the Hunt Family, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1993 Tribal Miniatures '93, First Annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1994 Tribal Miniatures: Gems of the Northwest Coast, Annual Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

Life of the Copper: A Commonwealth of Tribal Nations, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1995 Tribal Miniatures: Dreams of Silver and Gold, Annual Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1996 Spirits of the Forest, Sea, and Sky: Masks by Mastercarvers of the Northwest Coast, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1996 Tribal Miniatures: Treasures of the Northwest Coast, Annual Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1997 Tribal Miniatures '97, Annual Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1998 Tribal Miniatures '98, Annual Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1998 Voices of Ft. Rupert: The Hunt Family Carves, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1999 Tribal Miniatures '99, Annual Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2000 Tribal Miniatures '00, Annual Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2001 Raven, Moon, and Sun: Carvers of the Coast, group exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

Tribal Miniatures '01, Annual Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2002 Tribal Miniatures X, Annual Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2003 The Storytellers, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2004 Tribal Adornments, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2010 Giving Traditions, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2010 Garamuts, Tifa, and Tambourines: Drums of the Pacific Rim, Group Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2011 Spirits of the Sea, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

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