Hazel Wilson

Glory and Exile

Robert Kardosh, Robin Laurence, Kn Jaad Dana Simeon

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Figure 1 Publishing
21 February 2023

Art of indigenous peoples; Art & design styles: from c 1960; Individual artists, art monographs

Glory and Exile: Haida History Robes of Jut-ke-Nay Hazel Wilson marks the first time this monumental cycle of ceremonial robes by the Haida artist Jut-Ke-Nay (The One People Speak Of)-also known as Hazel Anna Wilson-is viewable in its entirety.

On 51 large blankets, Wilson uses painted and appliqud imagery to combine traditional stories, autobiography, and commentary on events such as smallpox epidemics and environmental destruction into a grand narrative that celebrates the resistance and survival of the Haida people, while challenging the colonial histories of the Northwest Coast.

Of the countless robes Wilson created over fifty-plus years, she is perhaps best known for The Story of K'iid K'iyaas, a series about the revered tree made famous by John Vaillant's 2005 book The Golden Spruce. But her largest and most important work is the untitled series of blankets featured here. Wilson always saw these works as public art, to be widely seen and, importantly, understood. In addition to essays by Robert Kardosh and Robin Laurence, the volume features texts about each robe by Wilson herself; her words amplify the power of her striking imagery by offering historical and personal context for the people, characters, and places that live within her colossal work. Glory and Exile, which also features personal recollections by Wilson's daughter Kn Jaad Dana Simeon, her brother Allan Wilson, and Haida curator and artist Nika Collison, is a fitting tribute to the breathtaking achievements of an artist whose vision will help Haida knowledge persist for many generations to come.

By: Robert Kardosh, Robin Laurence, Kn Jaad Dana Simeon
Imprint: Figure 1 Publishing
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 24mm
ISBN: 9781773271170
ISBN 10: 1773271172
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 21 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert Kardosh is the owner and director of Vancouver’s Marion Scott Gallery. A specialist in the field of Inuit art, he has written numerous catalogues and articles on some of the most important Inuit artists of our time. Along with his mother, the late Judy Kardosh, he worked closely with Hazel Wilson and her family as the artist’s dealer and representative for more than thirty years. He is a lifelong student of Haida culture. Robin Laurence is an award-winning independent writer, critic and curator based in Vancouver. For some three decades, she was the visual arts critic for the Georgia Straight and has been a contributing editor of both Border Crossings and Canadian Art. Her published work includes essays about art and artists in more than 60 books and exhibition catalogues, as well as reviews and features in numerous local, national, and international publications.

Reviews for Hazel Wilson: Glory and Exile

""Offers an in-depth and sensitive portrait of the artist as well as insights into survivance of Haida values and creative expression on the Northwest coast."" –BC Studies