March 5 - 31

We are honoured to present a remarkable collection of sculptural works by internationally acclaimed Musqueam artist Susan Point. With more than one hundred significant public commissions in cities and cultural institutions worldwide, Point stands as one of the most important contemporary Indigenous artists working today. This release brings together nine powerful works that highlight the breadth of her practice across glass, cedar, and cast media.

Seven of the nine pieces are original glass and cedar panels created in the mid 2000s while Point was working at a glass foundry in the Kootenays. Formed using gold glass, where high-purity gold is introduced directly into molten glass, the surfaces glow with a luminous, metallic translucence. Five of the vertical panels draw inspiration from Coast Salish weaving traditions, echoing triangular, undulating, and checkered patterns.

Complementing the glass works are two forton casts of exceptional presence. The first is an important composition of interlocking Frog panels finished to evoke oxidized copper which was based on the design for a public artwork at the South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre in 2005. The second is Salmon Homecoming, a bold black spindle whorl depicting four Salmon. The original wood carving of Salmon Homecoming resides in the permanent collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery and was featured in Point’s 2017 solo exhibition there, underscoring the significance of the artwork.