Dates
Victoria, BC, Canada, 1986
Biography
Dylan Thomas (Qwul’thilum) is a Coast Salish artist and member of the Lyackson First Nation, through his grandfather, Clifford Thomas. He also has Songhees heritage through his great grandmother, Mary Moody (of the Albany family), Squamish heritage though his great grandfather, George Moody, and Snuneymuxw heritage through his grandmother, Doris Josephson (from the Wyse family). Dylan was introduced to Coast Salish art at a young age because his family continues to participate in their culture and tradition.
Resume
Dylan’s artwork has been published in The Journal of Mathematics and the Arts (Taylor and Francis), and in Contemporary Art on the Northwest Coast by Karen & Ralph Norris. In 2013, Dylan was featured in the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria’s Urban Thunderbirds/Ravens in a Material World art show, and in 2016, Dylan held his first solo exhibit, titled Sacred Geometry, at Alcheringa Gallery in Victoria. Dylan has also extensively studied other forms of traditional geometric art, and his work has been deeply influenced
by Vajrayana Buddhist mandalas, Celtic knots, Islamic tessellations, and many other ancient geometric art traditions.
Website
http://dylan-thomas.ca/
