Name of artist: Robert Whonnock
Present address:  Victoria, B.C.
Date of birth: c.1936
Place of birth: Alert Bay
Ocupation: Carver

Biographical Notes:

• he is from the Nimpkish cultural group
• he was a student of Lloyd Wadhams
• he also worked with the Arts of the Raven Gallery in Victoria, but he did not maintain a good artistic relationship with the carvers there
• he has an independent nature and always tried to do things on his own
• he is now involved with the Native Art Program at Camosun College in Victoria
• he mainly does wood carving and some jewelry; he has recently been making paintings of masks in the collection of the B.C. Provincial Museum are 2 of his watercolours and 3 carvings
• this collection contains 52 of his paintings