Bracken Hanuse Corlett

Biography

Bracken Hanuse Corlett is a multimedia Northwest Coast artist hailing from the Wuikinuxv and Klahoose Nations. He cut his artistic gums 10 years ago working in the field of theatre and dance and has since transitioned into a focus on digital and visual arts. He has worked as a News writer for Redwire Magazine, Production Manager and Co-Programmer at the Indigenous Media Arts Group, and is currently Co-founder and Co-programmer for the newly formed Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival, housed out of the W2 Community Media Arts Centre. He is a graduate of the En’owkin Centre of Indigenous Art and is currently in his final year at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, studying Painting, Sound and Film. He has also studied Northwest Coast Native art, carving and design from acclaimed Heiltsuk artists Bradley Hunt and his sons Shawn Hunt and Dean Hunt. Some of his notable exhibitions have been at Grunt Gallery (Vancouver), Three Walls Gallery (Chicago) SAW Gallery (Ottawa) and The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art (Kelowna).