Mouse Woman - Acrylic on Canvas
Mouse Woman - Acrylic on Canvas
MOUSE WOMAN:
Mouse woman helps people, especially youth who are in trouble. She appears to those who require her help and gives them advice to remedy the situation they are in. In exchange for her help the person should gift mouse woman a piece of wool through the fire. Mouse woman will quickly retrieve the piece of wool from the flames before it is burnt and immediately start unraveling it with her busy little fingers. This pleases her and thus her gift has been repaid and everything is balanced. Mouse has appeared to me through out my journey usually in times where I have been in trouble and was unaware of the danger I was in. Through the spirit of this tiny creature the bind I was in, was revealed before the situation became unavoidable. Mouse Woman has helped me many times and for this I am forever grateful. This painting is a dedication to her, and her infinite spirit of compassion.
- Dean Hunt
Dean Hunt
CULTURAL GROUP:
Heiltsuk
BORN:
August 8, 1977
BIRTHPLACE:
Vancouver, BC
Dean Hunt is from a family of artists including his father, Bradley Hunt, and his brother, Shawn Hunt. He is from the Eagle Clan. Dean is a talented young artist who creates works in gold, silver, and wood. He was included in Bill Reid Gallery's Continuum: Vision and Creativity on the Northwest Coast exhibition in 2009. In 2011, one of his masks was featured in Vancouver Art Gallery's exhibition Shore, Forest, and Beyond: Art from the Audain Collection. In early 2014, another one of Dean's masks was featured in Satellite Gallery's Cindy Sherman Meets Dzunukwa exhibition. In 2017, Lattimer Gallery hosted an exhibition titled Hálúɫ (Fresh) which featured the work of Dean and fellow Heiltsuk artist KC Hall. In 2019, Dean was featured in the landmark publication Understanding Northwest Coast Indigenous Jewelry by Alexander Dawkins.
