George Hunt Jr.

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.