Ron Hamilton (Hupquatchew)

A Nootka carver, graphic artist, and painter residing on the Ahaswinis Reserve on

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.