10 Facts About Susan Point

Susan Point was born on 1952 and is a Musqueam Coast Salish artist from Canada, who works in the Coast Salish tradition.

Point was born in Alert Bay while her parents, Edna Grant and Anthony Point were salmon fishing.

Little research had been done on Salish art, so Susan Point taught herself the Salish traditions.

Susan Point studied the collections of Coast Salish art at the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology and at the Royal British Columbia Museum.

Susan Point was a leader in expanding the audience for Salish art to a market that was heavily biased towards Northwest Coast artworks produced in northern Northwest Coast formline design principles.

Susan Point's work helped revive Coast Salish design and brought new scholarly attention to her culture.

Susan Point has produced more prints than any other artist on the Coast, with over 360 prints in her oeuvre by 2016.

Susan Point's works include Salish Footprint in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Musqueam house posts at the American Museum of Natural History, and carvings installed at the Vancouver International Airport and at Brockton Susan Point in Stanley Park.

In 2008, Susan Point created "Buttress Runnels" for the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, BC.

Susan Point was commissioned by the church to design the windows after winning a competition.