The Lesson (Buffalo Woman)

Gary Olver was born in 1966 in The Pas, Manitoba of Woodlands Cree decent. His family moved to British Columbia in 1975. On a family vacation to visit his uncle, who was stationed at the air force base in Masset, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), he met a number of the Haida artists, watched the artists working on various projects, and he was inspired by the quality of work in progress.