Andy Everson is an Ambassador for Aboriginal Tourism BC and Kla-how-ya Village at the Pan Pacific. He is a Northwest Coast visual artist and a performer with Le-La-La Dancers for the Cultural Olympiad. His “Raven” art print was recently presented to Alex Bilodeau for winning a gold medal in freestyle skiing for Canada.

As a special request for Jon Montgomery, gold medalist in Skeleton for Canada, Andy will complete his “Seal” print as a commemorative piece. His “Bear” print, a silhouette of a hockey goalie was also gifted to CNN President. “Raven” and “Bear” are part of the “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection” released in January of 2010 and printed by Andy Everson at Copper Canoe, his studio in Comox, BC.

CNN has invited Andy to return for interviews with a different art print from his “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection” to feature the various Olympics winter sports. APTN also interviewed Andy for his “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection” as it captures the essence of 2010 Winter Games for both sports and culture.

The “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection” consists of 10 limited edition prints focused on winter sport. They each feature silhouettes of winter athletes in front of a traditional Coast Salish design representing a spindle whorl design, the perfect metaphor for weaving together our worlds. Everson chose to only include sports that one can participate in the Comox Valley. “I’m proud to know athletes that do all of these sports,” says Everson.

While each print in the “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection” matches every other print in the series, all are unique, Everson chose a different animal to represent different sports, an eagle for snowboarding, a hummingbird for figure skating and an otter for curling, for instance. An avid hockey fan, Andy could not represent Canada’s national sport with only one animal. Instead he chose three: a ram for the big hitters, a wolf for the shooters and a bear for the goalie.

The signed and numbered prints are available individually or as part of a complete box set. The boxes contain all 10 prints with matching numbers and only 50 box sets are available. Individual prints and box sets will be available for purchase, except for “Eagle” with the silhouette of a snowboarder, which has recently sold out. The prints are on acid-free Moab Entrada 100% cotton rag paper measuring 11 x 17 inches. The image size measures about 9.5 x 14.5 inches.

Andy Everson’s visual art style bears resemblance to Roy Henry Vickers, born June 1946, in Laxgalts’ap (now known as Greenville), British Columbia, also a Canadian First Nations artist. His work has been the official gift of the Province of British Columbia to visiting foreign leaders several times.

For additional media information, please contact Liza J. Lee below.

Media Contact:
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Andy Everson on Shaw TV with Fiona – February 27, 2010 7 pm and 8 pm

“Swan” by Andy Everson, a commemorative piece to Virtue and Moir for winning the gold medal for pairs skating for Canada

The signed and numbered prints are available individually to mix and match or as part of a complete box set. The box sets contain all of the 10 prints with matching numbers. Each archival quality box will be signed and numbered, as well. Only 50 box sets will be made available, bearing the numbers 1 through 50.

Buy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 to mix, match and collect – $125 each (inc. taxes).
Buy an entire set of 10 for $1000 (plus taxes).

For more information and to see the art prints, please contact:
Liza Lee at 778.238.2024 or email her at Liza@Lizajlee.com.

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Andy Everson gifts “Bear” print, a silhouette of a goalie with an Aboriginal background bear design to CNN President. He has been invited by CNN to interview nightly for a different art print from his “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection” to feature the various Olympics winter sports at Canvas Lounge, located at 99 Powell Street.

Canvas Lounge and JetSet Crew have joined forces to create the ultimate victory parties and media interviews for celebrities and Olympic athletes during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

APTN and Global TV also interviewed Andy at the Pan Pacific Aboriginal Pavillion for his “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection” as it captures the essence of 2010 Winter Games for both sports and culture.

Andy Everson is the Ambassador for Aboriginal Tourism BC and Pan Pacific Aboriginal Pavillion. His “Raven” art print was presented to Alex Bilodeau for winning a gold medal for Canada at the Pan Pacific. CanSkate also purchased a number of his skating prints for their athletes, including Special Olympics.

About “Bear”
At first glance, a bear appears to be too large to be fast and ferocious. However, when threatened, bears will not hesitate to show their other, more lethal, personality. Covered head to toe in protective gear, a hockey goalie lumbers out of the dressing room encumbered by huge pads and gloves. While they may not be able to cover a great deal of ice quickly, the net is an area that is rigourously defended. A goalie shows skill by falling to the ice or swatting the puck away with a poke check. Under attack the play is often ended with the raising of an arm and a flash of leather.

About “Raven”
In Northwest Coast mythology, the raven is often labelled the “trickster.” The raven is often portrayed as mischievous and always getting into trouble. Freestyle skiers are the tricksters of the slopes. They approach moguls and jumps with an insatiable quest for doing the impossible. Daffys, Cossacks, Backscratchers, and Iron Crosses are common in their parlance. They fly through the air, contorting their bodies to turn in ways that look unnatural. Their knees absorb the pounding of the moguls as they make their way downhill. (See Andy Everson’s “Raven” print.)

Andy is performing tonight at the Roundhouse for The Talking Stick opening gala with his Le La La Dancers troupe. Visit www.fullcircleperformance.ca for more information.

Andy Everson “Bear” print gifted to CNN President

Andy Everson Bio
Andy Everson was born in Comox, BC in 1972 and named Nagedzi after his grandfather, the late Chief Andy Frank. Influenced heavily by his grandmother, he has always been driven to uphold the traditions of both the K’omoks and Kwakwaka’wakw First Nations. In this regard, Andy has pursued avenues where he can sing traditional songs and perform ceremonial dances at potlatches and in a number of different dance groups, most notably the Le-La-La Dancers, the Gwa’wina Dancers and the K’umugwe Dancers.

His visual art style bears resemblance to Roy Henry Vickers, (born June, 1946, in Laxgalts’ap (now known as Greenville), British Columbia), also a Canadian First Nations artist. His work has been the official gift of the Province of British Columbia to visiting foreign leaders several times. In 1987 the original of his painting “A Meeting of Chiefs” was the official gift to Queen Elizabeth II. And in 1993 artist’s proofs of his print The Homecoming were the Province’s gift to Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin.

The “Spirits of Snow & Ice Collection” consists of 10 limited edition prints focused exclusively on winter sport. They each feature silhouettes of winter athletes in front of a traditional First Nations design. Andy has chosen to pay homage to the winter sports that take place in his hometown and over much of British Columbia.

While each print matches every other print in the series, all are unique. Andy chose a different animal to represent different sports: an eagle for snowboarding, a hummingbird for figure skating and an otter for curling, and so on. As an avid hockey fan, Andy could not represent Canada’s national sport with only one animal. Instead he chose three: a ram for the big hitters, a wolf for the shooters and a bear for the goalie.

The signed and numbered prints are available individually to mix and match or as part of a complete box set. The box sets contain all of the 10 prints with matching numbers. Each archival quality box will be signed and numbered, as well. Only 50 box sets will be made available, bearing the numbers 1 through 50.

Buy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 to mix, match and collect – $125 each.
Buy an entire set of 10 for $1000.

For more information and to see the art prints, please contact:
Liza Lee at 778.238.2024 or email her at Liza@Lizajlee.com.

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