Angela Marston

Country/Region: Northwest Coast (view other artists)

Tribe: Coast Salish

Date of Birth
1975

Birthplace
Ladysmith, B.C.

Tribal Affiliation
Coast Salish

Born in Ladysmith, British Columbia in November 1975, to parents who are both talented artists, Angela had the opportunity to learn many traditional Coast Salish skills from an early age.

Beginning to weave cedar bark when she was fourteen, Angela studied first with Kathy Edgar and later Minney Peters.The entire process of collecting the cedar roots and pulling and cleaning the bark, she finds deeply rewarding.

Recently Angela was contracted to design and make ties and scarves as staff uniforms for the Vancouver International Airport. Planning to further pursue her interest in fashion design,she also designs and paints silk scarves.

Angela also has a serious interest in the uses of Coast Salish traditional medicine. Using plants collected from the forest, she makes soaps and lotions for people with sensitive skin.

Recently she has completed several finely carved and painted dance rattles. Her weaving skills have been well implemented to provide decorative cedar bark finishing details for these carvings.

Angela is represented in Victoria by Alcheringa Gallery and in Seattle by the Stonington Gallery

Selected Exhibitions

2011 Pacific Prints 2011, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

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

VIEW SHORT BIOGRAPHY