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Ben Houstie

Kwakwaka'wakw

Ben Houstie is a Heiltsuk Nation artist born in 1960 in Bella Bella, British Columbia.

Ben began expressing his artistic abilities at a young age. He began painting on paper and canvas, then progressed to printmaking, carving cedar, and silver and gold jewellery-making. Houstie has worked with different artists, including Cheryl Hall, Robert Hall, David Gladstone, and Beau Dick. In 1988, he worked under Bill Reid, painting several drums of Bill’s designs and 20 paddles for the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. In 2000, Ben painted several reconstructed artworks for the Museum of Anthropology’s “The Transforming Image” exhibition at the University of British Columbia.

Houstie developed his unique style, maintaining and preserving the traditional forms of his cultural heritage and background through his artwork.

Artwork

Title Last Sold At Auction
KILLER WHALE 2016-03 (March 2016)
KILLER WHALE/SEAL 2013-03 (March 2013)
SEA OTTER 2018-11 (November 2018)
"BUTTERFLY" & "LOON" 2021-06 (June 2021)
"EAGLE SUN/KILLER WHALE", "LOON", EAGLE SUN/CANADA GOOSE" 2022-07 (July 2022)
EAGLE, 1987 2023-09 (September 2023)
EAGLE/KILLER WHALE, 1986 2023-09 (September 2023)
EMERGING KILLER WHALE TRANSFORMATION, TO RAVEN 2018-11 (November 2018)
FROG FAMILY 2018-11 (November 2018)
HUMMING BIRD 2015-12 (December 2015)
HUMMING BIRD (SIC), 1989 2023-09 (September 2023)
KILLER WHALE 2021-06 (June 2021)
KILLER WHALE, 1983 2023-09 (September 2023)
KILLER WHALE, 1987 2023-09 (September 2023)
KILLERWHALE 2015-12 (December 2015)
MATING, 1983 2023-09 (September 2023)
PAINTED WOODEN PANEL 2023-11 (November 2023)
TRUMPETER SWAN, 1983 2023-09 (September 2023)

Recent Auction Results

PAINTED WOODEN PANEL
Estimate: 300 — 500
Sold: Nov 2023 — Sold For: $258.30
TRUMPETER SWAN, 1983
Estimate: 250 — 350
Sold: Sep 2023 — Sold For: $246
HUMMING BIRD (SIC), 1989
Estimate: 250 — 350
Sold: Sep 2023 — Sold For: $246
EAGLE, 1987
Estimate: 250 — 350
Sold: Sep 2023 — Sold For: $295.20
EAGLE/KILLER WHALE, 1986
Estimate: 250 — 350
Sold: Sep 2023 — Sold For: $430.50
MATING, 1983
Estimate: 250 — 350
Sold: Sep 2023 — Sold For: $246

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