Biography

James Harry is a contemporary Coast Salish artist and industry leader who is redefining the role of Indigenous art within public space, architecture, and cultural policy. Rooted in his Squamish heritage, James creates monumental sculptures, digital works, and integrated installations that fuse traditional Coast Salish design with future-forward aesthetics and technologies.

He is committed to dismantling the systemic frameworks that have historically excluded Indigenous voices from the mainstream art and design worlds. Through strategic partnerships and collaborations with cities, developers, architects, and institutions, James embeds Indigenous presence into the fabric of contemporary environments—making space not just for representation, but for leadership.

James’s work challenges colonial structures while honouring ancestral knowledge, offering a vision for Coast Salish art that is bold, immersive, and grounded in cultural sovereignty. He is part of a growing movement that is shifting how the world sees and engages with Indigenous creativity—positioning it not as peripheral, but essential to the frameworks shaping our shared future.