Robert Sebastian

CULTURAL GROUP:
Wet’suwet’en & Gitxsan

BORN:
1952

BIRTHPLACE:
Hazelton, BC

Robert Sebastian studied native art at the Gitanmaax School in Hazelton and works in a traditional Gitksan style. His pieces have made their way into many prestigious collections around the world including the British Royal Family and the University of Victoria’s Maltwood Museum. The City of Prince George has given his prints to the mayors of sister cities: Aomori and Sapporo in Japan; Luleå and Kiruna in Sweden; Taipei, Taiwan. His brother, George, works on the technical side of reproducing Robert’s art in giclee print form.