17 Peck proudly welcomes Ed Archie NoiseCat (Interior Salish) as the latest addition to our stable of premier talents. A celebrated Contemporary Sculptor, Jeweler, and Graphic Artist, NoiseCat draws on the stories of his ancestors to create innovative images executed with extraordinary craftsmanship.

Ed Archie NoiseCat grew up in British Columbia’s remote, mountainous interior with his mother’s people, the Canim Lake Band of Shuswap Indians. He draws inspiration from his mother’s plateau culture, and from his father’s people, the Stlitlimx, closer to the coast.

NoiseCat loves to work on a grand scale: a free-standing, six-foot square, carved cedar screen earned top prize at Portland’s First Annual Indian Art Northwest Market; however he also works on a smaller scale, carving masks, rattles, panels, puppets, and more. Many pieces incorporate transformational elements, with NoiseCat’s recent introduction of two new lines of work: sculptural jewelry in silver, gold and semi-precious stones; and art furniture that joins the structural forms of the Northwest longhouse with traditional Japanese woodworking techniques.