George Pennier

Coast Salish

(1957)

First Name: George

Last Name: Pennier

Full Name: George Pennier

Date of birth: March 20, 1957

Place of birth: Mission City, British Columbia, Canada

Community/Heritage: Coast Salish, Sts’Ailes (Chehalis Reserve)

Sex: Male

Art Media: silkscreen prints, acrylics on canvas, wood, carving masks, bowls, plaques and totem poles

Bio:

George Pennier was born in Mission, British Columbia in 1957, and is a member of the Chehalis Reserve. Pennier began designing and carving in 1976 with help from his cousin Willis Peters. In 1980, he attended a designing and carving course taught by Tony Hunt, where he learned to carve masks, bowls, plaques and further his understanding of Northwest Coast art. In 1981, Pennier worked with Floyd Joseph and apprenticed under Beau Dick and Francis Horne.