Ron Hamilton (Hupquatchew)
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, born 1948
Barclay Sound where he was born in 1948, Ron Hamilton has made a vital contribution
to the preservation and continuation of threatened Nootka art and design. The nephew
of George Clutesi, Hamilton apprenticed with renowned carver Henry Hunt. A fisherman
by trade, Hamilton works in Campbell River slate, wood, silver, gold, and ivory,
employing the sea serpent as a characteristic motif.
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