Cecil Dawson
Wood Carver, Painter, First Nations, Pryrographic Woodburner Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada • Kwakuitl Nation
Born into a family of artists, Cecil Dawson began his artistic career at a very young age. His grandfather Jimmy Dick, a totem and mask carver, taught Cecil the intricacies of carving. Cecil also spent time under the tutelage of his cousin, mask carver Simon Dick. Other masters who influenced Cecil's artistic gifts were his great uncles Willie Seaweed, Henry Speck, and Dick Hawkins.
Cecil is from the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation. His father is head chief of the Mountain Goat Hunter clan and his mother comes from the Wolf clan. Cecil's cultural involvement is important to him; he is a historian and an initiated Hamatsa dancer.
Cecil's great labour of love is to replicate his family's masks and bring them back into ceremonial use once again. By doing so, he honours his cultural and traditional values. Cecil has a strong sense of propriety and will not copy from a book. His pieces are unique and to his own style, demonstrating a deeply rooted understanding of his culture.
Wood Carver, Painter, First Nations, Pryrographic Woodburner Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada • Kwakuitl Nation
Born into a family of artists, Cecil Dawson began his artistic career at a very young age. His grandfather Jimmy Dick, a totem and mask carver, taught Cecil the intricacies of carving. Cecil also spent time under the tutelage of his cousin, mask carver Simon Dick. Other masters who influenced Cecil's artistic gifts were his great uncles Willie Seaweed, Henry Speck, and Dick Hawkins.
Cecil is from the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation. His father is head chief of the Mountain Goat Hunter clan and his mother comes from the Wolf clan. Cecil's cultural involvement is important to him; he is a historian and an initiated Hamatsa dancer.
Cecil's great labour of love is to replicate his family's masks and bring them back into ceremonial use once again. By doing so, he honours his cultural and traditional values. Cecil has a strong sense of propriety and will not copy from a book. His pieces are unique and to his own style, demonstrating a deeply rooted understanding of his culture.
Cecil Dawson Art
Salmon Twins Plaque Carving
$999.99
$999.99
Raven Transforming Mask
$2,999.99
$2,999.99
Kolus & Sisiutl ( Young Thunderbird & Sea Serpent ) Painting
$1,849.99
$1,849.99
Heron Painting
$1,849.99
$1,849.99
Orca & Calf Killer Whales Painting
$419.99
$419.99
Star Fish & Kelp Painting
$419.99
$419.99
Thunderbird Cedar Wood Totem Carving
$499.99
$499.99
Moon Eclipse Lunar Mask Carving
$839.99
$839.99
Deer Mask
$1,949.99
$1,949.99
Summer Moon Mask
$2,799.99
$2,799.99
Summer Westerly Wind Mask
$849.99
$849.99
Perched Eagle Totem Pole Carving
$899.99
$899.99
Orca Pod ''Killer Whale'' Cedar Box
$1,099.99
$1,099.99
( SOLD ) Surf Board Fish Cedar Box
$0.00
$0.00
Cod Fish Carving
$399.99
$399.99
Sasquatch Bigfoot Country & Whale Carving
$329.99
$329.99
Lunar Eclipse Moon Mask
$599.99
$599.99
Sun Painting
$279.99
$279.99
Eagle & Salmon Painting
$279.99
$279.99
Ling Cod Painting
$259.99
$259.99
Owl Painting
$279.99
$279.99
( SOLD ) Ceremonial Salmon Drum
$0.00
$0.00
Sea Bear Painting
$279.99
$279.99
Fisherman Mask Carving
$729.99
$729.99
( SOLD ) Lingcod on wood Painting
$0.00
$0.00
Kwakiutl Abstract Painting
$449.99
$449.99
Kwakiutl Abstract Painting
$399.99
$399.99
Thunderbird & Whale Print
$219.99
$219.99
Tide & Salmon Moon Mask Carving
$5,700.00
$5,700.00
Killer Whale Fin Totem
$419.99
$419.99
Raven Head Totem
$419.99
$419.99
Thunderbird Mask
$2,999.99
$2,999.99
Eagle Paddle
$399.99
$399.99
Salmon Abstract Paddle
$399.99
$399.99
Wolf Hair Comb
$74.99
$74.99