Chief Frank Nelson
Canadian (1945 - 2014)
Chief Frank Nelson was a Canadian artist.
From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for a silkscreen work attributed to Chief Frank Nelson (1945-2014) was C$129 - paid for "Lewagila" at Saskatchewan NAC in Regina on Sat, Oct 9, 2021.
ArtValue.ca has one auction art sale record for their silkscreen results, with prices in the range of C$100 to C$250.
ArtValue.ca has one auction art sale record for their silkscreen results, with prices in the range of C$100 to C$250.
Chief Frank Nelson was a jeweller, carver and printmaker. He was born on Gilford Island and was a member of the Kwikwsutineuk e ahkwamish First Nation. He was carving and making jewelery for over 40 years starting in the early 1970s with the Raven Arts Studio established by Chief Tony Hunt Sr. He carved cedar masks rattles and other items for traditional potlatch ceremonies; and then in the 1990s he moved away from carving wood to engraving jewelry.