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Glenn Tallio's interest in Northwest Coast art began in elementary school, where he carved miniature totem pole, figurines and masks. Influenced by his father, who carved functional utensils, he started making spoons, eulachon-cooking skimmers, salmon spears, and hunting bows. In 1967 he moved his family to Vancouver. Tallio set aside carving for several years and concentrated on pursuing an education and making a living. Eventually, Tallio's son Marven, who was still in elementary school, became interested in carving. Tallio pulled out his carving tools and showed him the basic techniques. This gave him the impetus to renew his own carving career. Tallio has been carving and selling his artworks since 1978. Together with others he has carved large ocean-going canoes and he was the project manager for the Nuxalk bighouse created for the Canadian Museum of Civilization. He produced numerous works for potlatch feasts, including a chief's headdress, masks, and regalia for a 1990 memorial potlatch honouring his late father-in-law, hereditary chief Wigvilba Wakas.

Born: 1939
Died: 2022-08-21