Artist Info
Tom Hunt
The son of George and Mary Hunt, Tom Hunt is from the Kwa-Gulth Nation and was
born in Victoria, B.C. in 1964. He began practicing Kwa-Gulth art with his father at the
age of twelve, and later worked with his brother George Hunt, Jr. During his teenage
years Tom spent several summers working with his maternal grandfather, Sam
Henderson. In 1983 he moved to his home village of Fort Rupert, where he worked as
an assistant to his uncle, Calvin Hunt. This apprenticeship was an important period in
Tom's development as a versatile and accomplished artist. Tom has also been an
assistant carver to Susan Point on several of her large sculptures. He moves
conformably from massive wood sculptures to very small intricate pieces. His work is in
collections world wide and he continues to produce pieces from his home in Fort
Rupert. By 2006, he was signing his prints with the name Watawidi. .
