Meet the artists behind your favourite Native Northwest Products
We believe that Indigenous artists should be treated fairly and with respect. Authenticity of art, design, and culture is the foundation to our mission of building everyday connection to Indigenous cultures.
Featured Artists
Simone Diamond
Coast Salish
"I create art that connects me to my family, our traditions and our spirit of continuity."
Owls
Salmon in the Wild
Hummingbird
Morgan
Asoyuf
Ts'msyen (Tsimshian)
"Art is an intimate connection to our history, identity and our community. I am honoured to continue our traditions and to share them."
Matriarch Bear
Running Raven
Maynard
Johnny Jr.
Coast Salish, Kwakwaka'wakw
"My passion is to share Coast Salish art with my family, community and beyond. I am very touched when passing down this cultural legacy to my grandchildren."
Whale
Urban Wolf
Hummingbird
Leila
Stogan
Coast Salish, Musqueam
“Our stories and traditions are woven into our textiles. These woven designs reflect our ancestral traditions and our connection to nature.”
Spirit of the Sky
Visions of Our Ancestors
Francis Horne Sr.
Coast Salish
"Our art retells our ancestors stories about our connection to the land that we have respectfully lived on for thousands of years."
Sasquatch
Healing from Within
Salmon
New Artists
Trevor Hunt (Tlalis)
Kwakiutl
Yasakw (Shelly Samuels)
Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw
Deanna Samuel
Ditidaht, Nuu-chah-nulth
Justine Proulx
Métis
Emilie McKinney
Anishinaabe
Artist Guided Product Development
1
Artist Discovery
Artists connect with the Native Northwest team to share their stories, values, and creative vision. Each relationship begins with trust, conversation, and respect. Native Northwest only works with Indigenous artists.
3
Product Collaboration
Artists help shape the final product—offering insight on colour, placement, and storytelling. They often have personal reflections or quotes that bring the design and packaging to life. Artist names and cultural affiliation is placed on all product packaging.
5
Royalties & Legacy
Artists receive royalties twice a year as their products sell. Many artists continue collaborating with Native Northwest on new designs and community projects. Native Northwest protects artists from copyright infringements.
2
Relationship & Permission
Together, we decide how the artwork will be used. Artists receive payment upfront, sign a licensing agreement, and guide how their art and culture is represented.
4
Production Review
Artists review samples and ensure that each piece reflects their work and culture with accuracy and care. Artists receive their own samples for themselves and to gift to others.
Artist Guided Product Development
1
Artist
Discovery
Artists connect with the Native Northwest team to share their stories, values, and creative vision. Each relationship begins with trust, conversation, and respect. Native Northwest only works with Indigenous artists.
2
Relationship & Permission
Together, we decide how the artwork will be used. Artists receive payment upfront, sign a legal agreement, and guide how their art and culture is represented.
3
Product
Collaboration
Artists help shape the final product—offering insight on colour, placement, and storytelling. They often have personal reflections or quotes that bring the design and packaging to life. Artist names and cultural affiliation is placed on all product packaging.
4
Production
Review
Artists review samples and ensure that each piece reflects their work and culture with accuracy and care. Artists receive their own samples for themselves and to gift to others.
5
Royalties &
Legacy
Artists receive royalties twice a year as their products sell. Many artists continue collaborating with Native Northwest on new designs and community projects. Native Northwest protects artists from copyright infringements.
1
Artist
Discovery
Artists connect with the Native Northwest team to share their stories, values, and creative vision. Each relationship begins with trust, conversation, and respect. Native Northwest only works with Indigenous artists.
2
Relationship & Permission
Together, we decide how the artwork will be used. Artists receive payment upfront, sign a legal agreement, and guide how their art and culture is represented.
3
Product
Collaboration
Artists help shape the final product—offering insight on colour, placement, and storytelling. They often have personal reflections or quotes that bring the design and packaging to life. Artist names and cultural affiliation is placed on all product packaging.
4
Production
Review
Artists review samples and ensure that each piece reflects their work and culture with accuracy and care. Artists receive their own samples for themselves and to gift to others.
5
Royalties &
Legacy
Artists receive royalties twice a year as their products sell. Many artists continue collaborating with Native Northwest on new designs and community projects. Native Northwest protects artists from copyright infringements.
1
Artist
Discovery
Artists connect with the Native Northwest team to share their stories, values, and creative vision. Each relationship begins with trust, conversation, and respect. Native Northwest only works with Indigenous artists.
2
Relationship & Permission
Together, we decide how the artwork will be used. Artists receive payment upfront, sign a legal agreement, and guide how their art and culture is represented.
3
Product
Collaboration
Artists help shape the final product—offering insight on colour, placement, and storytelling. They often have personal reflections or quotes that bring the design and packaging to life. Artist names and cultural affiliation is placed on all product packaging.
4
Production
Review
Artists review samples and ensure that each piece reflects their work and culture with accuracy and care. Artists receive their own samples for themselves and to gift to others.
5
Royalties &
Legacy
Artists receive royalties twice a year as their products sell. Many artists continue collaborating with Native Northwest on new designs and community projects. Native Northwest protects artists from copyright infringements.
We believe that Indigenous artists should be treated fairly and with respect.
For more than 40 years, authenticity of Indigenous art has been the foundation to our mission of building everyday connections to Indigenous cultures. These are our guiding principles for our collaborations with every artist and on every design.
1. Artists Are Paid Royalties
Artists are paid up-front for their art and then paid royalties on every sale twice a year.
2. Consent and Collaboration
All artists provide contractual permission for their art to be licensed and featured on Native Northwest products. We collaborate with each artist to ensure their design on Native Northwest products represents the artist's vision and maintains its cultural integrity.
3. 100% Authentic
100% of the art featured on Native Northwest products is designed by Indigenous artists. Artist names and cultural affiliations are on all product packaging to give artists the recognition they deserve, to acknowledge the cultural traditions being honoured, and to mark the art's authenticity.
The values behind our brand originate with the founding reason for the company: Indigenous arts and cultures, designed by Indigenous artists, built on a foundation of respect and authenticity. We tie authentic designs to bold, new concepts where artists can tell the stories of their communities and cultures through their distinct designs.
We act as partners to the artists we collaborate with and stewards of the artwork featured on Native Northwest products. While our founder is non-Indigenous, each of our exchanges, from the sourcing and compensation of Indigenous artists, to our staff and merchants, are part of a 40 year relationship between Indigenous cultures and the communities we pledge to honour and respect.
We believe that Indigenous artists should be treated fairly and with respect.
For more than 40 years, authenticity of Indigenous art has been the foundation to our mission of building everyday connections to Indigenous cultures. These are our guiding principles for our collaborations with every artist and on every design.
1. Artists Are Paid Royalties
Artists are paid up-front for their art and then paid royalties on every sale twice a year.
2. Consent and Collaboration
All artists provide contractual permission for their art to be licensed and featured on Native Northwest products. We collaborate with each artist to ensure their design on Native Northwest products represents the artist's vision and maintains its cultural integrity.
3. 100% Authentic
100% of the art featured on Native Northwest products is designed by Indigenous artists. Artist names and cultural affiliations are on all product packaging to give artists the recognition they deserve, to acknowledge the cultural traditions being honoured, and to mark the art's authenticity.
The values behind our brand originate with the founding reason for the company: Indigenous arts and cultures, designed by Indigenous artists, built on a foundation of respect and authenticity. We tie authentic designs to bold, new concepts where artists can tell the stories of their communities and cultures through their distinct designs.
We act as partners to the artists we collaborate with and stewards of the artwork featured on Native Northwest products. While our founder is non-Indigenous, each of our exchanges, from the sourcing and compensation of Indigenous artists, to our staff and merchants, are part of a 40 year relationship between Indigenous cultures and the communities we pledge to honour and respect.
Browse Artists
A-J
Alison Bremner
Tlingit
Allan Weir
Haida
Beau Dick
Kwakwaka'wakw
Ben Houstie
Bella Bella
Billy Bedard
Haida
Charles Silverfox
Tlingit
Chazz Mack
Bella Coola
Colby Gates
Haida
Corey Bulpitt
Haida
Corey W. Moraes
Tsimshian
Darrel Amos
Haida
Darrell Thorne
Coast Salish
Donnie Edenshaw
Haida
Doug Horne
Coast Salish
Doug LaFortune
Coast Salish
Dwayne Simeon
Kwakwaka'wakw, Squamish
Dylan Thomas
Coast Salish
Eric Parnell
Haida
Erica Joseph
Coast Salish
Ernest Swanson
Haida
Eugene Isaac
Kwakwaka'wakw
Francis Dick
Kwakwaka'wakw
Francis Horne Sr.
Coast Salish
Fraser Williams
Haida
Garnet Tobacco
Cree
Gordon White
Haida
Gryn White
Haida
Jason Adair
Ojibway
Joe Paul
Coast Salish
Joe Wilson-Sxwaset
Coast Salish
Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
Ojibway
Julie Flett
Cree, Metis
Justien Senoa Wood
Dene, Northern Tutchone
Justin Nelson
Nuxalk
K-Z
Keith Bedard
Haida
Keith Tait
Gitxsan
Kelly Robinson
Nuu-chah-nulth, Nuxalk
Kwakee Baker
Kwagiulth, Squamish, Tlingit
Kwiaahwah Jones
Haida
Leila Stogan
Coast Salish, Musqueam
LessLIE
Coast Salish
Mark Anthony Jacobson
Anishanabe
Maynard Johnny Jr.
Coast Salish, Kwakwaka'wakw
Melaney Gleeson-Lyall
Coast Salish, Musqueam
Mervin Windsor
Haisla, Heiltsuk
Mike Dangeli
Nisga'a, Tlingit, Tsimshian
Morgan Asoyuf
Tsimshian, Ts’msyen
Nahaan
Tlingit
Nicole La Rock
Coast Salish
Paul Windsor
Haisla, Heiltsuk
Phil Gray
Tsimshian
Robert Tenorio
Kewa Pueblo
Roger Smith
Haida
Ryan Cranmer
Namgis
Sharifah Marsden
Anishinaabe
Shawn Edenshaw
Haida
Shoshannah Greene
Haida
Simone Diamond
Coast Salish
Storm Angeconeb
Lac Seul First Nation, Ojibwe
T.J. Sgwaayaans Young
Haida
Terry Horne
Coast Salish
Terry Starr
Tsimshian
Todd Stephens
Nisga'a
Trevor Angus
Gitxsan
Wayne Edenshaw
Haida
William Cooper
Tsimshian
Want to work with us?
We love our artists and are honoured to share the spirit and beauty of their cultures. Over the years, Native Northwest has worked with more than 100 Indigenous artists and their families. Artists at all stages of their careers and from all cultural backgrounds are encouraged to submit their designs for consideration to sales@nativenorthwest.com.
In your submission, please describe yourself, your art, your experience, and digital images and/or a link to your website. Please include your cultural affiliation and contact information. 100% of the art featured on Native Northwest products is designed by Indigenous artists. Artists will be paid in fees and sales based royalties.
We look forward to getting to know you!