CULTURAL GROUP:
Haida

BORN:
August 10, 1940

BIRTHPLACE:
Skidegate, Haida Gwaii

Donovan is basically a self-taught artist. He learned to carve argillite from his grandfather when he was a young boy. Donovan works in argillite, wood, gold, and silver. Many of his argillite sculptures are based on 19th century Haida artworks.