Exhibitions

XÚNDAAYA ALYSON BELL belongs to the Iij’aaw Yahgu ‘Laanaas
Raven Clan from G̱aw Tlagée, Haida Gwaii. She has been immersed in the artistic traditions of her family since early childhood, learning formline from her relatives and accompanying her grandfather to see his friends in their carving studios. In 2023, Xúndaaya graduated from the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast Art, focusing primarily on painting and carving. In the same year, she started an apprenticeship with renowned Haida artist, Guud San Glans Robert Davidson. Xúndaaya hopes to open her own studio where she can pass on her knowledge to the next generation of Haida artists.

ELIM SLY is a filmmaker from northern Haida Gwaii. Temperate, though volatile and much removed from mainland Canada, Elim says that it is a place of great beauty and inspiration. In his early career, Sly worked largely in documentary filmmaking under the mentorship of Skidegate local, Patrick Shannon. Since shifting to commercial work under the moniker, Rising Tide, Sly has directed projects in Mexico and West and Eastern Europe. In recent years, he worked as a writer for the Council of the Haida Nation, and as a carpenter, having settled close to the Sangan River with his family.