Biographical Timeline
Personal
1946:Born in Greenville, a small village in northern British Columbia
1966-73:Fireman with Victoria Fire Department
Is currently married, has seven children and lives and works in Hazelton, BC
Education
1965:Oak Bay High School, Victoria, BC
1972-74:Attended Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art, a private art school in Ksan, BC
Galleries
1986:Eagle Aerie Gallery (Tofino, BC)
2004:Roy Henry Vickers Gallery (Sidney, BC)
Permanent Collections
National Museum of Man (Ottawa, Ontario)
Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC)
McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg, Ontario)
National Museum of Japan (Osaka, Japan)
Former Soviet leader Boris Yeltsin
Former US President Bill Clinton
HRH Queen Elizabeth II
Other Works
1989:Eagle Full Circle logo donated for the BC Book Prizes
1994: 10-metre (30 foot) Salmon Totem for 1994 Commonwealth Games Aquatic Centre (Victoria, BC)
Artistic advisor to architects and designers of the venue
1987-95:Member of the design team for the refurbishment of the Vancouver International Airport, and member of Board of Directors for YVR Art Foundation
2003: Featured in video that was part of Vancouver's successful 2010 Olympic Bid
Commissions
1987:An original of the painting A Meeting of Chiefs presented to Queen Elizabeth II at the Commonwealth Summit in Vancouver, BC (commissioned by the Province of British Columbia)
1987-95:Created several retail storefronts at the domestic and international terminals of the new Vancouver International Airport
Honours and Awards
1977:Silver Jubilee Award for excellence in the arts
1992:Silver medal for bravery from Royal Lifesaving Society
1994: the first artist named on Maclean's magazine Annual Honour Roll for Extraordinary Canadian Achievers
1994:Royal Canadian Mounted Police Honorary Membership
1998:Order of British Columbia
2003:Golden Jubilee Medal for excellence in the arts
Hereditary Chieftanship
Hereditary Name
Books
1988:Authored and published Solstice: The Art of Roy Henry Vickers
1990:Illustrated The Elders Are Watching by Dave Bouchard
1996:Co-authored (with Bob Herger) Spirit Transformed: A Journey from Tree to Totem
2003:Authored and published Copperman: The Art of Roy Henry Vickers
Memberships and Affiliations
1977:Co-founded with Robert Davidson and Art Thompson, the Northwest Native Artists Guild
1992:Founder, VisionQuest
1999 - Current: Director, National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, a national non-profit organization devoted to excellence and providing the educational tools necessary for Aboriginal youth to achieve brighter futures