Pender Women's Unity Poles About the artist Victor Reece with the Women of Pender Island
Dates Hartley Bay, Canada, 1946-2010
Biography Victor Reece was a carver and visual artist and member of the Wolf clan of the Tsimshian Nation. His hereditary name is Whe’X Hue (“Big Sky”). In addition to being an artist, he was a story teller, telling the unwritten history of his experiences, his family, and his people. He utilized his art as a means to create both a cultural and carving experience.
Resume His art has been displayed in various exhibitions as well as sold to public and private collections. He assisted in the design and construction of a traditional Tsimshian longhouse for the Canadian Museum of Civilization. His work is also found in The Royal Ontario Museum and the Smithsonian.
Reece moved to Pender Island in the fall of 1997. During that time he volunteered to teach residents how to carve cedar poles.
Website https://www.fp-artsmap.ca/person/victor-reece
Details Dimensions
Each pole is approximately ten feet tall.
Copyright
Pender Island Community Hall
Site
Pender Island Community Hall
Artwork category
Community Public Art
Date unveiled
April 20, 2000
