George is a Kwagulth born in 1958 in Campbell River, BC. He is a member of the Fort
Rupert Kwa-Gulth Band of the Kwakiutl nation. He is related to Mungo Martin, Henry
Hunt and Tony Hunt. He is also an accomplished dancer and member of the Hamatsa
Society. He learned to carve from his father, George Hunt Sr., as a teenager and
trained with his maternal grandfather, Sam Henderson. His work in acrylics, serigraphs,
wood sculpture, precious metals, and traditional dance costumes express the everchanging
art and culture of his people. His given name, Naz-U-Niz, means LightBeyond-
the-Mystical-Dawn, and originated from his grandmother, Emma Hunt.
Recently he returned to Fort Rupert to build a long house in his home village. He was
also involved in the development of his younger brother, Patrick Hunt, as an artist.
Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.
