Beau Dick

Beau Dick - First Nations Artist - Biography

photo of beau dickBeau Dick is one of the Northwest Coast's most versatile and talented carvers. He is widely acclaimed for his strong carving abilities and for the powerful quality of his masks. Reaching out beyond the confines of his own Kwakwaka'wakw culture, Beau Dick has mastered the styles of other tribal traditions. He has also stepped into the realm of contemporary art in paintings which draw on European influence, but express the powerful mythology of his own culture.

Dick has exhibited in countless group exhibitions and has been the subject of solo exhibitions. His work can be found in not only private collections but museums as well. He created a transformation mask for Expo '86 which now hangs in the Canadian Museum of Civilization, in Hull, Quebec. Locally, Dick has many pieces on display in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia.

Beau Dick apprentices many of the young carvers, thus passing on the skills and knowledge he inherited from his father, Francis Dick.

Tribal Affiliation: Kwakwaka'wakw
Birthplace: Village Island, Kingcome Inlet, B.C.
Birthdate: November 23, 1955.

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Native Mask - Otter Spirit by Beau Dick C2011
Carved Mask - Otter Spirit by Beau Dick C2011

The land Otter is the most powerful of all...

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Native Mask - Otter Spirit by Beau Dick C2011
Carved Mask - Otter Spirit by Beau Dick C2011

The land Otter is the most powerful of all...

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Native Mask - Pookmis by Beau Dick C2010
Masks - Pookmis by Beau Dick C2010

Carved from red cedar along with Feathers rope and...

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Native Rattle - Raven Rattle by Beau Dick C2010
Native Rattle - Raven Rattle by Beau Dick C2010

The Raven Rattle like this are used to...

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Native Rattle - Raven Rattle by Beau Dick C2010
Native Rattle - Raven Rattle by Beau Dick C2010

The Raven Rattle like this are used to...

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Native Rattle - Raven Rattle by Beau Dick C2010
Native Rattle - Raven Rattle by Beau Dick C2010

The Raven Rattle like this are used to...

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Native Mask - Pookmis by Beau Dick C2010
Masks - Pookmis by Beau Dick C2010

Carved from red cedar along with Feathers rope and...

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Native Mask - Pookmis by Beau Dick C2010
Masks - Pookmis by Beau Dick C2010

Carved from red cedar along with Feathers rope and...

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Native Mask - Otter Woman by Beau Dick c2009
Mask - Otter Woman by Beau Dick c2009

The land Otter is the most...

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Masks - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007
Native Mask - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007

The Bakwas' or Wild Man of the...

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Native Mask - Otter Woman by Beau Dick c2009
Mask - Otter Woman by Beau Dick c2009

The land Otter is the most...

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Masks - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007
Native Mask - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007

The Bakwas' or Wild Man of the...

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Masks - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007
Native Mask - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007

The Bakwas' or Wild Man of the...

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Native Mask - Thunder Mask by Beau Dick
Native Mask - Thunder Mask by Beau Dick c2006 This mask carved in the traditionial old style...
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Native Mask - Thunder Mask by Beau Dick
Native Mask - Thunder Mask by Beau Dick c2006 This mask carved in the traditionial old style...
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Native Mask - Thunder Mask by Beau Dick
Native Mask - Thunder Mask by Beau Dick c2006 This mask carved in the traditionial old style...
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Native Mask - Thunder Mask by Beau Dick
Native Mask - Thunder Mask by Beau Dick c2006 This mask carved in the traditionial old style...
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Native Mask - Ghost Mask by Beau Dick
Native Mask - Ghost Mask by Beau Dick Ghost mask 13 inch length , 8 inch width , 8 inch...
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Native Mask - Ghost Mask by Beau Dick
Native Mask - Ghost Mask by Beau Dick Ghost mask 13 inch length , 8 inch width , 8 inch...
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Native Mask - Otter Man by Beau Dick c2007
Mask -Otter Man by Beau Dick c2007

The land Otter is the most...

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Native Mask - Ghost Mask by Beau Dick
Native Mask - Ghost Mask by Beau Dick Ghost Mask (1997) 9 inch length , 7 inch Width , 8 inch...
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Native Mask - Ghost Mask by Beau Dick
Native Mask - Ghost Mask by Beau Dick Ghost Mask (1997) 9 inch length , 7 inch Width , 8 inch...
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Native Mask - Otter Man by Beau Dick c2007
Mask -Otter Man by Beau Dick c2007

The land Otter is the most...

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Native Mask - Otter Man by Beau Dick c2007
Mask -Otter Man

The land Otter is the most powerful of all guardian...

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Masks - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007
Native Mask - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007

The Bakwas' or Wild Man of the...

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Masks - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007
Native Mask - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007

The Bakwas' or Wild Man of the...

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Masks - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007
Native Mask - Wild Man of the Woods by Beau Dick c2007

The Bakwas' or Wild Man of the...

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Native Mask - Otter Man by Beau Dick c2007
Mask -Otter Man by Beau Dick c2007

The land Otter is the most...

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Native Mask - Otter Woman by Beau Dick c2009
Mask - Otter Woman by Beau Dick c2009

The land Otter is the most...

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Native Mask - Otter Spirit by Beau Dick C2011
Carved Mask - Otter Spirit by Beau Dick C2011

The land Otter is the most powerful of all...



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