Shapers
Susan Point
Harborview Medical Center
Busy beavers highlight the power of collaboration.
A trio of beavers is hard at work in this glass and cedar sculpture by Coast Salish artist Susan Point—and their activity represents the power and potential that results from working together.
Point is a descendant of the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people and is considered a leader in modern Coast Salish art. "Today, much of the Native art associated with the Pacific Northwest coast is from principle tribes of northern British Columbia,” she says. “Because of this, over the years I spent a great deal of my time as a Coast Salish artist trying to revive traditional Coast Salish art in an attempt to educate the public to the fact that there was, and still is, another art form indigenous to the central Pacific Northwest coast."Continue Reading ›
Point is based in British Columbia and her works include prints, glass, and public commissions from Vancouver to Seattle. Her 4Culture commissions also include Water—The Essence of Life and Northwind Fishing Weir Legend.
About the Location
Harborview Medical Center
For more than a century, Harborview Medical Center has functioned as a unique community and regional resource. It is a county hospital, a teaching and research institution, a regional trauma and burn center, and the primary health care provider for many low-income and disenfranchised people in the community. Harborview embraces its mission of treating everybody…
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