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Gallery

Come visit our beautiful Cedar gallery on the Pacific Rim highway heading out of Port Alberni towards Tofino (hwy 4) on Vancouver Island. Ahtsik Native Art Gallery opened December 13th 2008. I am, Gordon Dick, the Artist and Owner of Ahtsik Native Art Gallery. I carved the Kingfisher design of the front entrance as well as the Eagle and Wolf posts that represent my Grandparents. You are welcome to come and see me create my Art inside the gallery. In warmer months, you can come and see larger Wood projects being carved just outside the gallery, such as a totem pole. I sell many other local First Nations Artists’ work from World Renowned to up and coming. Commissions are accepted.

Contact Information

Gordon Dick
7133A Pacific Rim Highway
Port Alberni, B.C.
V9Y 8Y4

art@gordondick.ca

phone 250-723-DICK(3425)
fax 250-723-3477
1-888-3AHTSIK (248745)

Hours
Open 10:30am to 5pm
Closed Tuesday and Wednesdays

December open everyday until Christmas Eve

Current exhibitions

Ancestral Translation: Through a Painters Palette

Artists Reception March 5, 2010 RSVP 7pm The Theme focuses on current issues that we need to deliver to our children and children’s children using teachings from our ancestors. The message given is conveyed in a format that the next generation will identify with. The Group Art Show includes seasoned as well as rising First Nations Artists. Some of the artists participating are; Andrew Dexel En-paa-uk, Patrick Amos, Candace Campo, Dorothy Jarvis, and painted drums by Patricia Soop. A variety of painting styles are represented from traditional realism to traditional contemporary.

On now until June 5, 2010

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Masks/Headpieces

Kumugwe Sea Chief

Price: $2400
Description: Kumugwe, under sea chief lives in a fabulous house made of copper planks and roof boards. He commands the lives of the significant sea creatures - whales, killer whales, sea lions, salmon, and herring. Some of these are his servants and attend to his every need, although they can, when appropriate, dissapear to their ancestral homes in the distant west. His visage is usually stern, with perhaps an air of benevolence. His name translates variously as Copper Maker or Wealthy, and he is indeed the source of copper for the mortal world, bestowing it and other powers upon those whom he favours. He travels about in a copper canoe, which moves without any apparent means of propulsion. more...

Westerly Wind Woman

Price: $1800
Description: Carved from Alder burl. The wind woman represents the westerly wind. It can be used as a charm also because it represents good days to come after a nice westerly. She was blowing so hare one day that the people were all excited about good days to come. There were no good days coming and she started blowing harder and harder. Three birds got together, Eagle, Raven and seagull. Eagle and Raven tried to stop her but failed. Eagle couldn't make it to her, Got tired and turned back. Raven went with his bag of tricks to stop her and he lost his bag of tricks and turned back. Raven says "where were you seagull?" " Oh, I was out back carving a plug". Seagull flies by her three or four times and plugs her up. Tells her not to be blowing so hard and she can take it out once in a while to let it gust. more...

Eagle Spirit

Price: $2500
Description: The Eagle Spirit represents respect, belief, vision, and accomplishment. The colours red, yellow, black and white represent unity. The green represents the earth. The white eagles over the humans in teh eyes represent the spirit of the eagle. As eagles come and go, often spirits are lifted in remembering our ancestors and the roles and responsibility that were left for us to endure. more...

Pook - Oobs Mask

Price: $800
Description: A Nuu-chah-nulth wild man - a supernatural creature. Paint with red spikes around the mouth and cedar bark. 12" high x 7" wide x 6" deep more...

Huk huk

Price: $6000
Description: 5 foot 3 inches long. more...

Whale Hunter

Price: $1300
Description: The Story comes from my family in Tlaoquaht: Heesh-kaa was a whaler that trained at t young age and was believed to be around 14 years of age when he caught his first whale. Heesh-kaa was said to be a very strong man who was Usymch (Spiritual bathing) at his sacred pool when a Sasquatch (wild man) tried drowning him by holding his head in the water. It was though his medicine and spiritual beliefs that saved him. He went on to be one of the most successful whale hunters of his tribe. Yellow cedar with paint fur and shell. 13 highx 9 wide x 5" deep more...

December Moon

Price: $5000
Description: Ti?as-ameh December Month when the moon sits on surface of the water – for 4 days Killer whale Design Carved from red Cedar and painted. 21" round x 5 1/2 deep. more...

Seas Treasure

Price: $2000
Description: An Octapus transforming into human form. In Nuu-Chah-nulth this is called "Tiituup" It is Entitled Seas Treasure because the oceans provide our people with a great wealth of sea food. This mask is carved out of Alder and has 10 Abalone Inlay. more...

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