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Patrick Amos

Nuu Chah Nulth

(1957)

First Name: Patrick

Last Name: Amos

Full Name: Patrick Amos

Name in syllabics: N/A

Alternative Names: N/A

Date of birth: 1957

Place of birth: Friendly Cove, Nootka Island, British Columbia, Canada

Date of death: N/A

Place of death: N/A

Community/Heritage: Mowachaht Band, Nuu-chah-nulth Nation 

Sex: Male

Disc Number: N/A

Website: N/A

Art Media: Prints, carving

Bio:

Patrick Amos was born in 1957 in Friendly Cove on Nootka Island on the west coast of Vancouver Island. He is part of the Mowachaht Band, one of the fourteen member tribes of the Nuu-chah-nulth Nation. As a child he attended Christie Residential School on Meares Island and subsequently studied at the Provincial Museum of British Columbia. 

Amos started designing limited edition prints in 1976 and began selling his work through the Royal British Columbia Museum shop in Victoria, B.C. In 1979, he began carving wood, apprenticing with Tony Hunt Sr. at the Art of the Raven Gallery, also in Victoria. Later, he apprenticed with Tim Paul at the Royal British Columbia Museum carving shed in Victoria, where he assisted with totem pole projects. In 1990, Amos and Tim Paul carved a 36’ Hesquiaht totem pole for the Maori people of New Zealand. 

Amos remains active in his community, giving carving demonstrations at various schools throughout the Port Alberni school district. Since 1991, Patrick has also taught native art classes at the Duquaht Art School in Ucluelet, BC.

Exhibitions

  • 1991: Gallery Idigena, Stratford, Ontario, Canada
  • 1992: Native Heritage Center, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Collections

Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, BC

Artwork

Title Last Sold At Auction
"SPLIT THUNDERBIRD, KILLER WHALE & LIGHTNING SNAKES" AND "BOX DESIGN" 2019-05 (May 2019)
"THUNDERBIRD & LIGHTNING SNAKE" & "SALMON" 2021-06 (June 2021)
BOX DESIGN, 1977; WOLF DANCER, 1978 2024-01 (January 2024)
CH'IHAA-MIS (PURELY SPIRITUAL), 2002 2024-06 (June 2024)
CLAM T-BIRD - KILLER WHALE & WOLF; THUNDERBIRD DANCER 2010-10 (October 2010)
LADY RAVEN AND OCTOPUS, 1999 2024-01 (January 2024)
SPLIT EAGLE, 1976; DANCER, 1976; 2024-01 (January 2024)
SPLIT MOON, 1977; LONG HOUSE, 1977 2024-01 (January 2024)
SPLIT THUNDERBIRD, KILLER WHALE & LIGHTNING SNAKES 2021-09 (September 2021)
SPLIT THUNDERBIRD, KILLER WHALES & LIGHTENING SNAKE 2020-03 (March 2020)
THUNDERBIRD AND KILLER WHALE, 1977; EAGLE & SALMON, 1977 2024-01 (January 2024)
TWO WORKS: SPLIT BLUE HERON, 1980; THUNDERBIRD, KILLER WHALE AND WOLF, 1986 2023-04 (April 2023)
“CANADA GEESE” AND “TLU - KWANA” 2018-08 (August 2018)

Recent Auction Results

CH'IHAA-MIS (PURELY SPIRITUAL), 2002
Estimate: 600 — 900
Sold: Jun 2024 — Sold For: $750
THUNDERBIRD AND KILLER WHALE, 1977; EAGLE & SALMON, 1977
Estimate: 150 — 250
Sold: Jan 2024 — Sold For: $369
SPLIT EAGLE, 1976; DANCER, 1976;
Estimate: 100 — 150
Sold: Jan 2024 — Sold For: $147.60
SPLIT MOON, 1977; LONG HOUSE, 1977
Estimate: 100 — 150
Sold: Jan 2024 — Sold For: $98.40
BOX DESIGN, 1977; WOLF DANCER, 1978
Estimate: 150 — 200
Sold: Jan 2024 — Sold For: $123
LADY RAVEN AND OCTOPUS, 1999
Estimate: 80 — 100
Sold: Jan 2024 — Sold For: $98.40

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