Trevor Hunt

Country/Region: Northwest Coast (view other artists)

Tribe: Kwakwaka'wakw

Trevor Hunt (b. 1975) is part of the great Hunt Family of Fort Rupert on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. He comes from a long line of hereditary carvers and artists that have been instrumental in the survival of the Kwakwaka'wakw art form on the Northwest Coast. His father is Stan Hunt, his Grandfather was Henry Hunt and his great-grandfather was Mungo Martin.

He has been painting original graphic interpretations of Kwakwaka'wakw myths and stories since he was 10 years old and in 1997 began carving in wood under the tutelage of his father, Stan Hunt and his brother, Jason Hunt. His teachers include Tim Alfred and David Knox.

He has recently completed a 38-ft. painting of a Killerwhale on the roof of a resort in Telegraph, BC and designed the logo for the Thunderbird Shopping Plaza in Port Hardy, BC.

In 1994, he was chosen to be published after a nation wide search for young artists.

In 1995, he designed the logo for the Kwakwaka'wakw District Counsel.

In 1996, he published 4 limited edition prints.

Trevor currently lives in Fort Rupert, the traditional home of the Kwakwaka'wakw people, with his wife and 2 children. He continues to study the Kwakwaka'wakw art form.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2000 Tribal Miniatures '00, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

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