Seward, Gino
Indigenous artist Eugene (Gino) Seward was born in 1972 in Nanaimo, a small town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. He is of both Coast Salish (father) and Kwakwaka’wakw (mother) descent.
Gino began carving at the age of eleven and was taught by his Salish grandfather and by Kwakiutl Indigenous carvers Jackson and William Robertson.
Gino prefers to carve finely, detailed plaques and amazing freestanding totems. Gino, now considered to be highly sought after artist locally, nationally and internationally, has taken on two apprentices (Danny Pugles and Sammy Seward, his brother) and is proud to aid in the preservation of his culture’s artistic traditions.
He comes from a large family of artists, including his uncle Alfred Robertson, Sarah Daniels/Robertson, all very well known and highly sought after Indigenous wood artists.
