The Michael Williams Collection

The collection comprises 1,101 art items, including contemporary west coast art, contemporary and historic aboriginal art, and antiques.

Contemporary Art

838 contemporary art items (two items previously donated) from 146 artists. Major works by Myfanwy Pavelic and Jack Shadbolt. Definitive institutional collection of Maxwell Bates (28 items), Richard Ciccimarra (11), and James Gordaneer (31). Seven works by Edith Hembroff Shleicher (friend and biographer of Emily Carr).

Contemporary Northwest Coast Aboriginal Art

46 contemporary Northwest Coast aboriginal items from 15 artists. 16 paintings and prints by Robert Davidson. Medium to large sculptures including house post by Roy Vickers, etched glass and granite sculpture by Susan Point, double bronze killer whale (artist proof piece) by Davidson. Complements UVic’s extensive Northwest Coast contemporary print collection.

Historic Northwest Coast Aboriginal Art

46 historic Northwest Coast aboriginal items (13 previously donated).  Nine large 19th century bentwood boxes, two stone mortar and pestles (circa 1700), collection of rattles, and Tlingit copper. 

Antiques

162 items or item sets ranging from an 85-piece set of English copper and brass utensils and a long clock (circa 1750), to a sterling silver flatware set for 12 place-settings.