Kyran Yeomans
Haida Nation
Born in 1988, Kyran Yeomans has been carving since 2005 under the tutelage of his father, the renowned artist Don Yeomans who is considered one of the master Haida artists on the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Kyran has assisted his father with the completion of a 40 foot totem pole, which is considered a part of family apprenticeship. In 2012, he created a short doc film that followed his father throughout the various stages of carving a large scale totem pole.
In addition to wood carvings, he has embarked on jewelry carving thereby widening and deepening his skills as an artist.
Exhibitions:
2009 Haida Masterworks, Group exhibition at Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery. Vancouver, BC.
2013 Haida Masterworks II, Group exhibition at Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery. Vancouver, BC.
2017 Haida Masterworks III, Group exhibition at Coastal Peoples Fine Arts Gallery. Vancouver, BC.
Works by this Artist (Present + Past + Public)
Present Works
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Between Worlds Panel
Kyran Yeomans
CA$8,500.00Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
“With Raven signifying a creative force in the world, I enjoy the idea of a vast, limitless force being depicted here, carrying or nurturing this playful blue creature into existence. That [this Frog] begins its cycle in the primordial beverage and then makes its way earthward resonates here for me, as it is not unlike our own terrestrial journey. I would trust this creature to show you, to be your link to this essence of origin.” – Kyran Yeomans
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“Sunrise” Cast Mask
Kyran Yeomans
CA$15,000.00Bronze Cast
Edition of 12
“It seems, at times, the material will give direction to what will come. This was the case for this piece. As it became clearer that it was to become a sun figure, the idea of it being a companion for a moon piece I had done many years previously excited me. The timing possesses a feeling of cosmic intention to it, a cyclical weight.
Arriving after ten years of darkness, the sun appears, bringing with it a new season. Life awakening after hibernation, new green finding its way into being, spring. Illumination. Newness. Difference. Balance. Growth, in all its awkwardness and vulnerability. Foreshadowing.
I [wrote] these words in the summer of 2021, after welcoming my son into this world a few weeks ago. I look back and see this piece giving me a big empyrean wink. May it warm and light your space and voyage through these three dimensions (…and beyond).” – Kyran Yeomans
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“Louder Than Words” Mask
Kyran Yeomans
CA$9,500.00Alder wood, Acrylic paint
“It is New Year’s Day, and Dad mentions seeing a fallen alder tree in the woods by his studio. We hike down to it, about a hundred and fifty steps or so, and cut it into a few pieces with a chainsaw. It is raining pretty hard for added dramatic effect.
We load a few pieces onto a dolly and take turns pulling/pushing the two-hundred-pound load back up the stairs we had come down. This takes an hour. For the second dolly load, we decide to go down the stairs and just push the dolly for a few kilometers on a hilly trail instead.I had initially intended something quite different for this mask, and I used that idea as a starting point. Part of the process for me these days is allowing for new directions to present themselves, and getting comfortable with letting go and pursuing them. The feathers at this person’s mouth suggest a power of speech. I have been thinking lately that there is more to what we hear and say than the words themselves. There is a feeling, intent, and vibrational energy as well. The feathers here may provide a way to transcend our physiological boundaries and amplify the message further.” – Kyran Yeomans
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“Sunrise” Cast Mask
Kyran Yeomans
CA$15,000.00Bronze Cast
Edition of 12
24 x 24 x 10″ (mask only)
28.5 x 26 x 15.5″ (including base)
“It seems, at times, the material will give direction to what will come. This was the case for this piece. As it became clearer that it was to become a sun figure, the idea of it being a companion for a moon piece I had done many years previously excited me. The timing possesses a feeling of cosmic intention to it, a cyclical weight.
Arriving after ten years of darkness, the sun appears, bringing with it a new season. Life awakening after hibernation, new green finding its way into being, spring. Illumination. Newness. Difference. Balance. Growth, in all its awkwardness and vulnerability. Foreshadowing.
I [wrote] these words in the summer of 2021, after welcoming my son into this world a few weeks ago. I look back and see this piece giving me a big empyrean wink. May it warm and light your space and voyage through these three dimensions (…and beyond).” – Kyran Yeomans
Past Works
The artist’s Past Works at our Gallery have now sold; however, a custom order may be possible if the artist is available and accepting commissions.
