Land, Water, Sky - 2022 Charity Box
Land, Water, Sky - 2022 Charity Box
4" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Cedar, acrylic paint, silver, copper, abalone buttons.
THIS BOX IS NOW SOLD. FINAL BID $1,600.00
This piece is part of our 2022 annual Charity Bentwood Boxes auction running from November 26th to December 10th.
Atheana Picha
CULTURAL GROUP:
Kwantlen
BORN:
July 23, 1999
BIRTHPLACE:
Vancouver, BC
Atheana was given the name Nash’mene’ta’naht by Gerry Oleman from the St’at’imc First Nation, which translates to “Go-getter Woman”. She is an interdisciplinary artist, working mostly in 2-dimentional media. She started learning Salish wool weaving with Musqueam weaver Debra Sparrow in 2019, and learning silver engraving, wood carving, and tool making with Squamish artist Aaron Nelson-Moody in 2018. She studied Fine Art at Langara College for three years, with a focus on ceramics, intaglio printmaking, and wood carving. Atheana is a two-time recipient of the YVR Art Foundation Emerging Artist Scholarship. In 2022, she participated in Lattimer Gallery's Annual Charity Bentwood Box Auction. Atheana’s work has been included in collections around the world, including, among others, The Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Cambridge, UK, The American Museum of Natural History, New York City, and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
