Richard Baker

Richard Baker, a descendant of the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw Nations, was born in 1962 in North Vancouver, BC. He came from a large family of artists, including his renowned grandmother Katherine Scow. Inspired by his father and other relatives working on totem poles and cedar masks, Richard began carving at the age of 12 in 1974. After years of refining his wood carving techniques, Richard expanded into metalwork, creating intricate jewelry in gold, silver, platinum, and copper.

Throughout his artistic career, Richard received numerous commissions from corporations and First Nations organizations throughout Canada for both his jewelry and cedar carvings. He was invited to carve in Toronto and Montreal multiple times, and in 1986 he participated in the World Expo in Vancouver, BC.

Richard passed away in 2024.