Canada 150 Mosaic

About the artist
Carey Newman (Ha-yalth-kingeme)

Dates

Born February 15, 1975

Biography

Carey Newman (Hayalthkin’geme) is a multi-disciplinary artist, master carver, filmmaker, author and public speaker of Kwakwaka’wakw, Coast Salish and settler heritage.

Resume

Highlights from the artist’s career include the Cowichan 2008 Spirit Pole, an installation for the 2010 Olympic Games entitled Dancing Wind and writing and co-directing the documentary Picking up the Pieces that premiered at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival.

Perhaps his most influential work, The Witness Blanket, deals with the subject of residential schools and was commissioned by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It is now part of the collection at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Carey was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal in 2017, was named to the Order of British Columbia in 2018 and is the 6th Audain Professor at the University of Victoria.

Website

http://www.blueraven.ca

Details
Artwork type
Mosaic
Medium
Acrylics on ceramic tiles
Dimensions
8' tall x 12' wide
Site
Waddington Building complex (home of the Greater Victoria Public Library's Central Branch), Broughton Street, directly beside the entrance to the City of Victoria parkade.
Artwork category
Privately Held Public Art
Community
Victoria
Date unveiled
December 1, 2016
Location
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Abstract teal and navy blue dragonfly illustrations.

Territorial Acknowledgement

The CRD conducts its business within the Territories of many First Nations, all of whom have a long-standing relationship with the land and waters from time immemorial that continues to this day. Statement of Reconciliation