Luke Marston

Country/Region: Northwest Coast (view other artists)

Tribe: Coast Salish

Coast Salish artist Luke Marston (b. 1976) grew up in a family of artists. He has been carving since he was a child. His parents, Jane and David Marston, are experienced carvers who provided Luke with his introduction to the art and skill of carving. When first carving, Luke sought guidance from Haida/Nisga'a artist, Wayne Young. Wayne taught him about detailed finishing and refined form and design. A stone carving symposium on Saltspring Island, BC in 1998 introduced him to that medium. Luke continued his education with Coast Salish elder, Simon Charlie, from whom he learned about his people's history and traditional stories. In 1999, Luke assisted Charlie with the carving of four house posts for a public school in Seattle, WA. Recently he worked with Johnathan Henderson and Sean Whonnock on a totem pole for the Royal British Columbia Museum's (RBCM) Thunderbird Park in Victoria, BC. Luke spends his summers demonstrating carving at the RBCM with Kwakwaka'wakw carver, Shawn Karpes. Much of the artist's time is spent studying the museum's archives and historical collections. Through his work, Luke wants to preserve his culture and share it with the public.

Many private collections in Canada and the United States house Luke's work. He is represented by Alcheringa Gallery, Douglas Reynolds Gallery, House of First Voices, and the Royal Museum Shop.

SELECTED EXHIBITION

1997 Nexus Apec Conference, Vancouver, BC

1997 Tribal Miniatures '97, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

1998 Tribal Miniatures '98, annual exhibition, 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

2001 Tribal Miniatures '01, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2002 Tribal Miniatures X, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2003 In Celebration of the Feast, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2003 The Storytellers, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2004 Tribal Adornments, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2005 SHINE - Adornments of the Northwest Coast>/i>, Alcheringa
Gallery, Victoria, BC

2005 Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA

2007 Transporters: Tradition and Innovation, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC

2007 Gathered Treasures, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2010 Giving Traditions, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

2010 Gallery Artists: Masterworks from the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and Papua New Guinea, Group Exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

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