Wayne Young

Country/Region: Northwest Coast (view other artists)

Tribe: Nisga’a / Haida

Wayne Young was born in 1958 in Prince Rupert, BC. Wayne attended school in Prince Rupert and began his career as an artist there. He began drawing at an early age and received his first instruction in the techniques of Northwest Coast design at the age of fifteen. His first teacher was Dempsey Bob.

After a sojourn in the western United States and Vancouver, Wayne returned to Prince Rupert where he started to dance and carve. In 1986, he went to Chicago with the Native Dancers to greet the visiting Maoris from New Zealand. Between 1985 and 1989, Wayne assisted his uncles Robert and Norman Tait in carving a series of Totem Poles.

Well equipped by the instruction he received from his two internationally renowned uncles, Wayne embarked on a solo career. His carvings are in collections around the world.

Wayne Young regularly participates in exhibitions at Alcheringa Gallery.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

1994 Tribal Miniatures: Gems of the Northwest Coast, annual exhibition, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC.

1995 Tribal Miniatures: Dreams of Silver and Gold, annual exhibition, 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 Killerwhale and Crocodile: Contemporary Carvers from the River and Coast, 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

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

2003 The Storytellers, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

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