lessLIE

lessLIE, or Leslie Robert Sam, (born 1973) is a Coast Salish artist from Duncan, BC.  This highly talented and original artist works in multi-media, but particularly enjoys dealing with serigraphs.  lessLIE holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in First Nations studies from Malaspina University-College and continued his academic career at the University of Victoria in Interdisciplinary Studies.  While working on his undergraduate degree in 1995 lessLIE began studying Coast Salish art and continued doing so during his graduate studies at the University of Victoria.  The artist draws on traditional iconographic elements, while inventively intertwining his art with contemporary texts.

Image: Alcheringa-gallery.com

Text: Urban Thunderbirds; Ravens in a Material World Exhibition Catalogue, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria

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Artwork in Cornett:

First Floor

Entrance

Reflection

B Wing

Thunderbird and Killerwhale

Four Serpents

Sun, Salmon, Frogs and Ravens

Salish Community

Wolves

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Second Floor

B Wing

Middle Point

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