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''This page is about the Canadian artist, for the English mystery writer go to [[William Edward Vickers|Roy Vickers]]'' |
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'''Roy Henry Vickers''', [[Order of Canada|CM]], [[Order of British Columbia|OBC]] (born June, 1946, in [[Laxgalts'ap|Laxgalts'ap (now known as Greenville)]], [[British Columbia]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[First Nations]] artist. He owns and operates two galleries in British Columbia, one in [[Tofino, British Columbia|Tofino]] and one in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]. |
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Vickers was born on the [[Nass River]] but raised in [[Kitkatla, British Columbia|Kitkatla]], [[Hazelton, British Columbia]], and Victoria, B.C. His father was a fisherman who was matrilineally [[Tsimshian]], also with [[Haida]] and [[Heiltsuk]] ancestry. His mother was a schoolteacher whose parents had immigrated from [[England]] and who was in the 1940s adopted into the [[Laxsgiik|Eagle clan]] at [[Kitkatla]], B.C. (making Roy also Eagle). His grandfather was a Kitkatla canoe-carver. The paintings and works that he has created reflect this mixed heritage as his work has many elements of the traditional art of the First Nations peoples of the Pacific Northwest, but remains quite distinctive. |
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Vickers became interested in Northwest Coast art partly under the influence of the anthropologist [[Wilson Duff]]. |
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His work has been the official gift of the Province of British Columbia to visiting foreign leaders several times. In 1987 the original of his painting ''A Meeting of Chiefs'' was the official gift to [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]]. And in 1993 artist's proofs of his print ''The Homecoming'' were the Province's gift to [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Boris Yeltsin]]. |
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Vickers has been the artistic advisor to several events in British Columbia. In 1994 he was the artistic advisor to the architects and designers of the [[1994 Commonwealth Games]]. For the Games Vickers also created more than 20 [[totem poles]]. Also, from 1987 to 1995 Vickers was the artistic advisor for the [[Vancouver International Airport]]'s new terminal. Some of his work is prominently displayed there for travellers to admire. |
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Once a substance abuser, in 1992 he created VisionQuest, a [[non-profit]] organization designed to help individuals with addictive personalities. |
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Vickers has published several books which are collections of his art, and has illustrated many other works. Some of these publications include: |
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* {{cite book | author=Vickers, Roy Henry | title=Beginnings: An exhibition of the silkscreen prints and carvings of Roy Henry Vickers | publisher=[[University of British Columbia]] | year=1977 | id= }} |
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* {{cite book | author=Vickers, Roy Henry | title=Solstice: The art of Roy Henry Vickers | publisher=Eagle Dancer Enterprises & [[Raincoast Books]] | year=1988 | isbn=0-9693485-1-7}} |
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* {{cite book | author=Bouchard, Dave | title=The Elders Are Watching | publisher=Eagle Dancer Enterprises & [[Raincoast Books]] | year=1990 | isbn=1-55192-641-5}} |
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* {{cite book | author=Vickers, Roy Henry | title=Spirit Transformed: A Journey from Tree to Totem | publisher=[[Raincoast Books]] | year=1996 | isbn=1-55192-015-8}} |
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* {{cite book | author=Vickers, Roy Henry | title=Copperman: The Art of Roy Henry Vickers | publisher=Eagle Dancer Enterprises | year=2003 | id= }} |
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In 1998 Vickers received the [[Order of British Columbia]]. In 2006, he was made a Member of the [[Order of Canada]]. <sup>[http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4828]</sup> |
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==Bibliography== |
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* Jensen, Doreen, and Polly Sargent (1986) ''Robes of Power: Totem Poles on Cloth.'' Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.royhenryvickers.com/ Roy Henry Vickers' website.] |
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[[Category:1946 births]] |
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[[Category:Contemporary artists]] |
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[[Category:First Nations artists]] |
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[[Category:Members of the Order of British Columbia]] |
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[[Category:Northwest Coast art]] |
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Revision as of 22:15, 7 January 2010
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