Mask depicting Bear Mother with Cub
by Gerry Sheena, Interior Salish
red cedar, pigment
22” high x 12” wide x 12” deep
Salish artist Gerry Sheena started carving in 1988, and carves almost exclusively in yellow and red cedar. He received much of his training from his brother, Roger Swakum. Since 1998, Gerry has been mentoring youth while creating works of public art. Among these projects is the gateway for the Collingwood Neighbourhood House, and a 21-foot totem pole for a housing complex in Vancouver, BC. In 2017, Gerry became an artist-in-residence at Vancouver’s Skwachàys Lodge. His work can be found in private and public collection including the Museum of Anthropology at University of British Columbia.
