Max Chickite

Max Chickite is a Kwakwaka’wakw artist, born in 1958, and member of the Ligwilda'xw Nation from Cape Mudge on Quadra Island, BC. He is the great-grandson of Chief Johnny Chickite. At the age of eleven, Max began drawing, painting, and carving.

In 1994 Max created a Bukwas carving, which won an Award of Excellence in Campbell River, BC and Cumberland, BC. It was then chosen for the poster of the “Images & Objects” Exhibition for the Provincial Exhibition which was held in Campbell River for the BC Festival of the Arts.

In 1997, due to his carving skills, Max was hired by Walt Disney to be a sculptor for the movie “Eaters of the Dead”. That same year, Max was nominated at “Citizen of the Year” in Campbell River. Max enjoys sharing his knowledge of First Nations art by volunteering his time in many of the schools within his community. Max currently divides his time between carving, working on film sets, and commercial fishing.