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Richard Hunt, 2000
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Hunt was born in Alert Bay, British Columbia in 1951 but
has lived most of his life in Victoria, where he completed
his high school education. He began carving with his father,
the late Henry Hunt, at the age of thirteen. In 1973, Richard
began work at the Royal British Columbia Museum as an apprentice
carver under his father. The following year he assumed the
duties of chief carver in the Thunderbird Park Carving Program.
He remained in the museum in that capacity for twelve years.
In 1986, Mr. Hunt resigned to begin a new career as a freelance
artist. He comes form a family of internationally respected
artists, which include his father Henry Hunt and his grandfather
Mungo Martin.
In 1991, Richard Hunt received the Order of British Columbia
"in recognition of serving with the greatest distinction
and excellence in a field of endeavor benefiting the people
of the Province of British Columbia and elsewhere."
This prestigious award program was established in 1990.
Richard is the first native artist to be so recognized.
In 1994, Richard received the most prestigious award of
his career, The Order of Canada. "The Order was established
in 1967 as a means of recognizing outstanding achievement,
honouring those who have given services to Canada, to their
fellow citizens or to humanity at large."
![richard hunt addressing a class](/web/20061209032057im_/http://richardhunt.com/images/bio-class.jpg) |
Richard Hunt addressing
a class of preschoolers |
Richard Hunt's Indian name is highly appropriate, considering
his accomplishments. Gwe-la-yo-gwe-la-gya-lis means "a
man that travels and wherever he goes, he potlatchs."
Through his art, his speaking and his dancing, Mr. Hunt
has indeed given much to the world.
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