Alano Edzerza for Team Nederlands

 

  

 

 All images from Edzerza Gallery

Have you noticed just how, ahem Canadian, the Nederlands team uniforms are? That's thanks to Alano Edzerza. This artist is Raven Clan of the Tahltan Nation and is just about to turn thirty years old. He designed the eagle that is showcased on many of the designs you see above.

He is definitely a talent to watch as he has already been included in many exhibitions, including the traveling Challenging Traditions, which is headed to Switzerland, and a few pieces in Heard Museum. He was awarded the 2009 B.C. Aboriginal Business Award for Male Entrepreneur as he opened his own Vancouver gallery in 2008.

If you are in Vancouver, you can check out his eight foot glass orca mural at the GM Place (where hockey is taking place). His gallery, located just blocks away from the Vancouver Olympic Village, is also a great place to check out for the real "Authentic Aboriginal Art."

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