Commissions

Whether for corporate or personal collections, commissioning artwork for your space can express an intimate narrative and give you the opportunity to visually communicate your unique story. Fazakas Gallery has expertise in commissioning artworks for institutions, public installations, commercial spaces, and residential homes. In handling both small and large-scale projects, we assist our clients every step of the way to acquire custom pieces that best suit their needs. Through an engaging and rewarding process, we connect our clients with emerging or established artists to ensure that the artwork they select is the right fit for their budget and space, and allows them to have a lasting connection with their finished piece. We ensure an effortless process for all parties involved by handling the development of the artwork from concept to installation, helping our clients fulfill their creative vision with ease.

Audie MurrayPair of Socks: Trade

13 x 4 x 2 1/2 inches 33 x 10.2 x 6.3 cm

Worn socks, beaver fur, seed beads

Audie MurrayWe Will Always Bloom

13 cm

Seed beads and worn socks

Beau DickDzunukwa Figure Pole

height 96 inches height 243.8 cm

Red cedar, acrylic

Corey BulpittRainbow Pole

96 x 24 inches 243.8 x 61 cm

Red cedar, acrylic paint

Corey BulpittThis Is Not Art

67 x 117 inches 170.2 x 297.2 cm

Spray paint on canvas

Corey BulpittTotem Pole Commission

height 180 inches height 457.2 cm

Red cedar, acrylic, aluminum

Don YeomansRaven and Eagle Panel

42 x 42 inches 106.7 x 106.7 cm

Red cedar, acrylic

Jazmine McCrimmon-CookThunder Panel Series

12 x 12 x 2 inches 30.5 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm

Sandblasted red cedar and acrylic

Rande CookPanel Commission

40 inch diameter 101.6 cm

Hand-carved red cedar, acrylic

Rande CookRaven Panel

30 x 83 x 2 inches 76.2 x 210.8 x 5.1 cm

Sandblasted red cedar

Rande CookSeeds of Tomorrow

Salvaged red cedar, acrylic paint, abalone, aluminum

Rande CookWolf Moon Panel Commission

36 inch diameter

Red cedar

Chief Janice George, Small Chief Blanket, 2025

Commissions

The Coast Salish are well known for their expertise in weaving and textiles, having created blankets, garments, and other important belongings since time immemorial. Blankets were traditionally woven by women and required an extensive time commitment to complete. They could be used to distinguish honoured individuals, or identify the wearer as a leader in the community. Blankets also represented an individual's wealth and were often given away as a show of prosperity. While there are fewer practicing weavers today than there were in pre-colonial times, the art of Salish weaving lives on through contemporary artists like Chief Janice George who have devoted their careers to teaching and preserving the practice.

Chief Janice George is a hereditary chief, curator, and educator from a prominent Squamish family. Since the age of 18, George has been committed to interviewing, recording, and learning from the Squamish Nation Elders, her most honoured teachings.

Rande Cook totem pole, Alert Bay, BC

Totem Poles

Totem poles, each carved from a single trunk, are among the largest works created by Northwest Coast artists. Most totem poles are made from Western red cedar, a rot-resistant tree that is straight-grained and easy to carve. Traditionally, free-standing totem poles were placed before houses to proclaim the identity and status of the owners; some, called housefront poles, stood up against the centre front of houses. These and other types of poles were carved and decorated with paint to display the owners' family history, ancestors, crests, and myths. When a pole is raised, the history it tells is publicly declared, along with the names, rights, and property of the owner.

Today, totem poles have also become an artistic means of expressing personal or corporate narratives, giving owners the opportunity to visually communicate their story. LaTiesha Fazakas' portfolio includes numerous commissions and management of large scale totem pole projects ranging from 10-feet to 35-feet high. Please contact us to view our portfolio.

Don Yeomans

The Stanford Legacy Pole, 2002

Stanford University, Stanford, CA

In 2002, Don Yeomans carved a 40-ft pole for Stanford University. This pole was commissioned to commemorate the Stanford Legacy, similar to the way that Haida poles traditionally communicated the histories of their owners. It chronicles the early death in 1884 of the sole Stanford heir. At the top of the pole Raven is depicted with another small human between his ears. This figure was included as a memorial to the sole Stanford child. Raven is shown in communication with Frog, with their tongues connecting, which can be understood to reference Raven's ability to communicate with both the supernatural and natural realms. In this case, Raven specifically links the deceased with the living.

Don Yeomans

Celebrating Flight, 2007

Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, BC

RANDE COOK

Museum Volkenkunde Commission, 2012

Museum Volkenkunden, Leiden, Netherlands

This 30 foot totem pole was part of a major exhibition in the Netherlands. The Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden commissioned Rande Cook to create the pole for an exhibition dedicated to Indigenous art from the Pacific Northwest. Cook was inspired by own his family origin story. A man sits at the centre of the pole above a killer whale, which comes from his mother's side. Below, a thunderbird with majestically spread wings at the top represents the first man who built a house after a great flood, according to one origin story. He prayed to the creator and was answered with a thunderbird.

Corey Bulpitt Pole Commission in progress

Don Yeomans in-progress pole in his studio

Pole in progress in Don's studio

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