Patrick Amos has created another beautiful Eagle Mask for the BC Artifacts Mobile Museum.

In 1957 Patrick Amos was born on Nootka Island located on the west coast of Vancouver Island into the Mowachaht Band , one of the fourteen member tribes of the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation. Since 1976 Patrick has been designing limited edition prints. In 1979 he began carving wood, apprenticing with Tony Hunt Sr. at the Art of the Raven Gallery, in Victoria, BC. Later, he apprenticed with Tim Paul at the Royal British Columbia Museum carving shed in Victoria, where he assisted in totem pole projects. In 1990 Patrick Amos and Tim Paul carved a 36′ Hesquiaht totem pole for the Maori people of New Zealand. Patrick Amos began selling his work through the Royal British Columbia Museum shop in Victoria, B.C., as early as 1976. Patrick had his first solo exhibition in 1991 at the Gallery Indigena in Stratford, Ontario. In 1992 Patrick was invited to show his work at an exhibit at the Native Heritage Center in Duncan, BC. Patrick’s work has been steadily shown at Images for a Canadian Heritage in Vancouver, B.C.. The Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, BC has also several paintings and prints of Patrick’s in their permanent collection. Increasingly Patrick Amos is being commissioned for larger works and he now takes on apprentices to assist with these projects. His commissions include a 10′ x 30′ mural for the Mount Klitsa Junior Secondary School, in Port Alberni, BC. (1995) ; a 14′ totem pole for the Alberni District Secondary School in Port Alberni, BC.(1997) ; an 8′ x 20′ painted mural for the HA-HO Payuk Elementary School on the Tsahahe reserve in Port Alberni, BC ; and a 7′ totem pole for the Gallery Indigena in Stratford, Ontario. Patrick is active in his community, giving carving demonstrations at various schools throughout the Port Alberni, BC. school district each year. Since 1991 Patrick has taught a native art class at the Duquaht Art School in Ucluelet, BC.

A few pictures from the Salmon Arm Shuswap Middle school presentations.

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BC ARTIFACTS MOBILE MUSEUM 2018

Four Direction Eagle Design Logo

The Mobile Museum logo and brand is changing… I would like to respectfully thank Ernie Adams Nlakapamux Artist of the Lytton First Nation for the original Salish Eagle logo design used since 2014.

This is the new 2018 brand/logo and was created by Joe Wilson of the kwakwaka’wakw Nation specifically for the BC Artifacts Mobile Museum.

This eagle design used expresses the unity and common elements shared by the First Nations of the BC North(left), The BC West(bottom) and Kwakwaka’wakw(right) and the Salish(Top).

It also depicts the 4 directions and the central connection we share. Each of the eagles were created in traditional form and are culturally correct to each region, respectfully representing the 4 different indigenous art styles.

The Mobile Museum continues to respectfully share many coastal and interior BC First Nations art, tool technologies, culture and territory information from these areas as well as BC pioneer, gold rush and fur trade history in the presentations. This is why this is such a wonderful design and logo for the BCAMM.

I sincerely thank Joe R Wilson Namgis Artist of the kwakwaka’wakw Nation for his idea, concept and the creation of this image as well as the time he volunteered creating it.