NoiseCat Art
About
Love, trouble, and creativity have carried me around the world from my home reserve in Canim Lake, British Columbia, to New York City and many magnificent places in between.
My work is inspired by the stories that comprise my life—the people, tricksters, tragedies, and triumphs of the Indigenous experience. I work in many media, including wood, bronze, silver, gold, glass, print, and more. My work is intimate and vivid, and I take immense pride in my craft.
In 1986, I graduated from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver and moved to New York to work as a lithographer for world-renowned Tyler Graphics, producing prints for Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, and other legends of contemporary art.
Over the years, I have won numerous awards, including top prize at the inaugural Indian Art Northwest in 1998, Best of Show at the Autry Museum in 2008, Best of Show at the Heard Museum’s Indian Fair and Market in 2010, and more.
I took a brief hiatus from fine art to try my hand at chainsaw carving, winning 1st place in the Artist Challenge at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Chainsaw Carving Invitational, one of the biggest chainsaw carving competitions in the United States.
My pieces are in public and private collections, including the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. My portfolio of monumental works includes a portrait mask of Taoyateduta, or Chief Little Crow, in Minnehaha Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Now, my wife Judith and I reside in Shelton, where we have a home studio. I am available for commissioned work.
Here is my current portfolio of available works.


All Salish
‘All Salish’ is a NoiseCat Art concept:
To foster communication, knowledge sharing, growth, and inclusion within the Salish art community that goes beyond tribal affiliation.
To form a basis for young artists to build upon while living and experiencing the culture, drawing from traditional, but embracing originality.
To remove the fear of creating something new and develop bridges to the contemporary art world.



