Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art

For Artist Jamie Gentry, Handmade Moccasins Always Tell a Bigger Story A new exhibition spotlights the Indigenous artist, who is a member of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nation in British Columbia. "Our relationship to regalia and adornment is deeply ceremonial, familial, and tied ...

We’re honoured to see 'Blossoming' by Jamie Gentry featured in Vogue. 🌸

In a new article, Christian Allaire offers a closer look at the inspiration behind the exhibition currently on view at the Gallery.

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Sydney Pascal - In-Depth I Bill Reid Gallery 🌊 YouTube video by Bill Reid Gallery

Sydney Pascal introduces the two video works currently on view in 'Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us: 'distance' and 'i am going to meet my daughter'.

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🔴 Free Admission Friday 🔴

Why not plan a lovely Friday afternoon at the Gallery? Explore our newest exhibitions, 'Every River Has a Mouth' and 'Jamie Gentry: Blossoming,' and enjoy complimentary admission! Thank you to our Community Access Partner, @downtownvan.bsky.social 🫶

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Eliot White-Hill (Kwulasultun), Guest Curator of 'Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us', shares the story behind the exhibition’s title and offers insight into the powerful connections woven throughout the show.

On view until February 14, 2027.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening celebration of 'Jamie Gentry: Blossoming'. 🙌🌸

Territory acknowledgment by Vanessa Campbell (Musqueam)
Traditional songs by Kevin Cranmer (Kwa’kwaka’wakw)

Learn more: www.billreidgallery.ca/blogs/exhibi...

📷 Alex Montes

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Join us for a hands-on workshop with artist Sydney Pascal. In this session, participants will create a fish skin leather key chain or small pouch!

👉 Learn more and register: https://f.mtr.cool/mnqaeswoix

Take a look at some of the highlights from our Beaded Wristlets Workshop with Marisa Law. 🔴

Thank you to everyone who joined us and spent the afternoon beading, learning, and sharing stories in community. 🙌

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Panel Discussion - NDN Giver YouTube video by Bill Reid Gallery

Watch our virtual panel discussion with the curator and featured artists of NDN Giver. 🖥️

👉 youtu.be/BbhVHmXEX18

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The Bill Reid Gallery proudly presents 'Blossoming'. A new solo exhibition by Kwakwakaʼwakw artist Jamie Gentry.

🔴 Opening Reception I February 28th, 12–3 pm I Free Admission 🔴

👉 Learn more: www.billreidgallery.ca/blogs/exhibi...

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Relationship status: in love… but respectfully. 😌🙂‍↕️

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Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate 'Every River Has a Mouth'. It was a joy to gather in community and mark the beginning of this powerful exhibition together.

👉 Find out more at https://f.mtr.cool/neuozflrfo

🌊 Every River Has a Mouth – Opening Celebration YouTube video by Bill Reid Gallery

🙌 Watch the opening reception of 'Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us'.

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Love comes in many forms: In friendship, in family, in community, and in the quiet moments we share with art.

This Valentine’s Day, we’re celebrating connection in all its expressions. 💖

🫶 Heart artwork by Heek’alim Siwilaaks Jay Morven

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Fresh walls, a quiet room… and something powerful about to flow in 🌊

Our team is working hard on the Gallery's main floor ahead of 'Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us', opening this Saturday, February 14 | 12–3 pm.

🎟️ Free admission

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🟣 Their spirits live within us 🟣
On Saturday, February 14, the 35th Annual Women’s Memorial March takes place in Vancouver’s DTES. Led by Indigenous women to honour MMIWG2S+.

Learn more: f.mtr.cool/emsiobglow

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The Bill Reid Gallery proudly presents its 2026 feature exhibition: 'Every River Has a Mouth: The Visual Languages That Connect Us.'

🔴 Opening Reception I February 14th, 12–3 pm I Free Admission 🔴

👉 Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/fmcqjkwpyh

Our next exhibition opens on February 14th! ❣️ More details coming soon. 👀
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📷 Images: Bill Reid and Chief 7IDANsuu James Hart with the Nanasimgit Door designed by Reid and carved by Hart, 1980; 'Bear Head Door Knob' and 'Mythic Messengers', photos by Kenji Nagai.

In 1991, a bronze casting featured in 'Gallant Beasts and Monsters' show at Buschlen Mowatt Gallery was made into a functioning doorknob in master jeweler Toni Cavelti’s store. Today, the Nanasimgit Door with its iconic Bear Head knob is located on the main floor of the Gallery.

This Friday, enjoy free admission to the Gallery from 2–5 PM, generously supported by @downtownvan.bsky.social 

Members of the Carnegie Cultural Sharing Program will be joining us to make ribbons for this year's Women's Memorial March. 🟣

📷 Photo by Amelia Rea.

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🔴 One of our Gallery's highlights: 'Speaking Great Silence' (2000) by Susan Point. 🔴

On loan, courtesy of Douglas Reynolds Gallery

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The council's decision is final and cannot be changed. You'd better plan your visit to the BRG soon. 👁️👄👁️

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If you missed the book launch or would like a copy of 'Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist', our exhibition catalogue is available in our online store for $25 CAD, with shipping across Canada! 🇨🇦

👉 Get your copy: www.billreidgallery.ca/collections/...

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We’re closing 'NDN Giver' with a virtual panel discussion featuring the artists Skil Jaadee White, K.C. Hall, and Glathba Charlie Brown, moderated by guest curator Amelia Rea. 🙌

🗓️ February 19th
🕚 5:30 – 7:30 pm
🎟️ Free admission

👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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What’s in a mug? A blanket? A copper?
'NDN Giver' reveals the stories, laws, and relationships carried through gifts.

Closing February 22. Last chance to see it! 🔴

👉 Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/sathdxbxxf

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Today is #WorldEducationDay 📚✨

Through our education programs, we work with students and educators to explore Northwest Coast Indigenous art, culture, and living histories through dialogue, creativity, and critical thinking.

Learn more 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/qgzgbsdlql

💎 Gallery Shop Gems 💎

Ghost Mask
by Gilbert Dawson (Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw)

Red Cedar, Cedar Bark, Feather, Acrylic.
$600

Available in our Shop or by email at galleryshop@billreidgallery.ca if you’d like more information or wish to have this piece shipped.

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Huge thank you to @downtownvan.bsky.social for making Free Admission Fridays possible! 🫶

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Join us for a hands-on beading workshop led by Upper Smelqmix and Settler artist Marisa Law. In this session, participants will learn foundational beading techniques while creating a beaded wristlet or mini lanyard.

Feb 21 I 12 - 3 pm

👉 Learn more: www.billreidgallery.ca/products/bea...