吃瓜网

GEORGE CLUTESI: ḥašaḥʔap / ʔaapḥii  /  ʕac̓ik  /  ḥaaʔaksuqƛ  /  ʔiiḥmisʔap 

April 16 – July 26, 2025

 | 630 Yates St.
Lekwungen territory

GEORGE CLUTESI: ḥašaḥʔap / ʔaapḥii / ʕc̓ik  / ḥaaʔaksuqƛ / ʔiiḥmisʔap is an exploration of the life and legacy of artist, activist, and scholar George Clutesi. His life’s work left an indelible mark on the preservation and celebration of the Nuu-chah-nulth community’s cultural traditions and customs. Featuring an extensive collection of Clutesi’s artworks, the exhibition further honours his legacy through striking displays of archival photographs and news accounts, a documentary film about his long-lasting impact for residential school Survivors, and artworks from contemporary Nuu-chah-nulth artists and scholars inspired by Clutesi’s activism and scholarship. 

Participating artists include Hjalmer Wenstob (Tla-o-quiaht), Timmy Masso (Tla-o-quiaht), Marika Swan (Tla-o-quiaht), and Petrina Dezall (Mowachaht/Muchalaht). Participating 吃瓜网 scholars are Dr. Dawn Smith (Ehattesaht) and Dr. Tommy Happynook (Huu-ay-aht). 

The name of the exhibition, written in the c̓išaaʔatḥ language, honours Clutesi’s many celebrated traits: ḥašaḥʔap (keep, protective) / ʔaapḥii (generous) / ʕac̓ik (talented) / ḥaaʔaksuqƛ (strong willed) / ʔiiḥmisʔap (treasure). 

Image: George Clutesi, The Storm, 1959, oil on canvas, private collection.

Exhibition Partners:

Visual Stories Lab Curatorial Collective: Andrea Naomi Walsh, Jennifer Claire Robinson, India Rael Young, and Raey Lee Costain (Department of Anthropology, 吃瓜网). 

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Located on campus,  displays artwork from the university's collection through rotating exhibitions.

Walking in Spirit: Francis and Beau Dick 

March 1, 2024 — November 2025 

First People’s House | UVic Campus 
Lekwungen Territory 

Before his passing in 2017, cousins Beau and Francis Dick frequently talked about exhibiting their work together. This exhibition seeks to honour that wish and to foster a deeper connection to their relationship as parallel artists and family.  

Walking in Spirit is an intimate display of serigraphs by Beau and Francis from the late 1970s to early 2000s, that explore the incredible cultural teachings of their artworks. 
 
Curated by Teresa Sammut with Lorilee Wastasecoot.

Image: Francis Dick, Spiritual Truth, serigraph, 1998.