CULTURAL GROUP:
Coast Salish (Musqueam)
BORN:
August 15, 1980
BIRTHPLACE:
Nanaimo, BC
Wesley Wyse was taught by his late stepfather, Musqueam artist Joe Becker, and has worked with him since 2009. He works in red and yellow cedar, and carves talking sticks, model poles, bentwood boxes, paddles and panels. Wesley has also learned engraving techniques from established artist Kelvin Thompson in the past.
