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Comment: The source for the date of birth only gives the year, not the month and day. Greenman (talk) 09:51, 22 May 2025 (UTC)
Manuel Salazar | |
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| Born | November 10, 1966 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Nationality | Cowichan (Coast Salish) |
| Known for | Painting · printmaking · drum making |
| Notable work | Stakiyah / Wolf Drum (2006) · Eagle and Salmon (2007) · Change of Season (1994) |
| Movement | Contemporary Coast Salish art |
Manuel Salazar (born November 10, 1966 - May 25, 2023) is a Coast Salish artist affiliated with the Cowichan Tribe of Duncan, British Columbia. Best known for his painted deer-hide drums and limited-edition silkscreens, Salazar merges traditional Salish formline with bold contemporary colour.[1]
Early life and training
[edit]Salazar was born in Seattle to a Coast Salish mother from Ladysmith, British Columbia.[1] In his early twenties he began studying Salish design, apprenticing with master carvers **Delmar Johnny** and **Art Vickers**, and citing influences such as Simon Charlie and Robert Davidson.[2]
Career
[edit]By the early 1990s Salazar was producing drums, serigraphs, and paintings full-time, and spent several years demonstrating traditional techniques at the Native Heritage Centre in Duncan, B.C.[1] The 1994 silkscreen Change of Season marked his first appearance in the Seattle Art Museum’s Coast Salish holdings.[3]
Exhibiting regularly at Stonington Gallery in Seattle, Salazar developed what the gallery describes as “a blend of traditional Salish elements with bright contemporary graphics.”[4] Additional commercial editions of his prints are distributed through Sa-Cinn Native Enterprises.[5]
Artistic style
[edit]Salazar’s imagery centres on Raven, Eagle, Salmon, and other Salish crest figures, rendered with split-U and trigonal motifs typical of spindle-whorl design. He often leaves portions of rawhide exposed as negative space and favours saturated acrylic pigments in blue, orange, and green.[2]
Selected exhibitions
[edit]- *In the Spirit of the Ancestors*, Burke Museum, Seattle (2007) – group[6]
- *Change of Season* (single-work spotlight), Seattle Art Museum, 1994[3]
Public collections
[edit]- Seattle Art Museum – *Change of Season* (1994, silkscreen) and *Eagle and Salmon* (2007, drum)[3][7]
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture – *Stakiyah / Wolf Drum* (2006)[6]
- American Museum of Natural History – *Change of Season* (silkscreen print, accession NA 2021.9.1)[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Manuel Salazar: Coast Salish Artist" (PDF). The Evergreen State College Archives. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ a b "Manuel Salazar – Indigenous Artist". Cedar Hill Longhouse. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Change of Season". Seattle Art Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ "Northern Coast Salish Artists". Stonington Gallery. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ "Manuel Salazar – Artcards & Prints". Sa-Cinn Native Enterprises. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ a b "In the Spirit of the Ancestors – Stakiyah / Wolf Drum". Burke Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ "SAM Snippets – Eagle and Salmon". SAM Stories. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ "Change of Season, silkscreen". Reciprocal Research Network / American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved April 26, 2025.