Doug Cranmer

About

Chief Pal’nakwalagalls Wakas Douglas Cranmer was born in Alert Bay, British Columbia. He was a Kwakwak’wakw carver and artist whose early formal instruction in traditional art came at the hand of Chief Naapankam Mungo Martin, master carver, in the mid-1950s. Doug worked for many years as a carving teacher at ‘Ksan in Hazelton, BC, and taught many prominent artists about traditional Northwest Coast form line and carving techniques. He also taught at the Vancouver Centennial Museum and in his hometown at Alert Bay. Doug taught many of the present-day Kwakwak’wakw artists and carvers.