Beyond my personal interest in historical art and the processes that create it, I believe deeply in the power of traditional Ts’msyen art and culture. This method of visual storytelling depicts the deeper story of our people’s familial ranks and migratory paths. The crest system gave rise to the Northwest Coast art form, which I am now using to communicate.
Morgan Asoyuf, 2019
Morgan Asoyuf (née Green) was born March 24, 1984 in Prince Rupert BC. Morgan is Ts'msyen Eagle Clan from Ksyeen River (Prince Rupert area), BC. Her Lineage is Lax Giik, XGiik , Git-Hoon (people of the weir net). Morgan’s artistic career started with a Blanche Macdonald Centre Fashion Design Diploma in 2003, and an interest in painting Ts’msyen Designs. She studies wood sculpture with Henry Green and Phil Gray, and enjoys teaching the art form in varied settings. She has worked with the Vancouver Community College as well as the Kilala Lelum Native Health Centre on the downtown eastside of Vancouver. She took Bronze Casting at The Crucible art compound in Oakland, where industry professionals taught her both investment mold and sand casting.
In 2010 Morgan studied at Vancouver Metal Art School under Gerold Mueller, a goldsmith from Pforzheim Germany. She received diplomas in both Jewelry Design and Stone Cutting, learning special techniques such as hollow construction, custom stone cutting, and advanced soldering. Morgan has studied design and engraving with Richard Adkins, and completed Gem Setting courses at Revere Academy, San Francisco.
