Beau Dick: Insatiable Beings
October 25, 2025 - January 18, 2026
Insatiable Beings is the first US museum survey of the late Beau Dick (1955–2017), Kwakwaka’wakw Hereditary Chief, activist, and master carver. Internationally celebrated for his powerful formline masks and sculptures, Dick’s work brings to life ancestral stories while offering a profound critique of capitalist systems. Featuring richly adorned carvings—many made to be danced in ceremonies—the exhibition honors Dick’s vision of art as both spiritual practice and political act. Insatiable Beings centers Dick's voice and community, offering a vital, layered portrait of an artist who engaged tradition as a tool for resistance, mentorship, and cultural resurgence.
Beau Dick: Insatiable Beings is organized by Georgia Erger, Curator, with curatorial advisory support by LaTiesha Fazakas.
Generous support provided by the Raynier Institute & Foundation and Frye Members. Media sponsorship provided by The Seattle Times and Cascade PBS.
Beau Dick. Atlakim (set of 3), 1990. Red cedar, acrylic, cedar bark. 19 x 12 in. Gochman Family Collection. Courtesy Fazakas Gallery, Vancouver, BC. Photo: Anthony Sam
Beau Dick. Hamat’sa Bear Headdress, 1998. Yellow cedar, acrylic paint, cedar bark, copper. 15 x 7 x 20 1/2 in. Gochman Family Collection. Courtesy of the estate of the artist and Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
Beau Dick. Hok Hok, 2016. Red cedar, acrylic paint, cedar bark, feathers. 40 x 83 x 9 in. Private Collection. Courtesy Fazakas Gallery, Vancouver, BC. Photo: Kunning Huang