Rebecca Baker-Grenier

Hawilkwalał, Rebecca, is of Kwakiuł, Musgamagw Dzawada’enuwx, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh ancestry. She is a multidisciplinary artist with a BA from the University of British Columbia. Rebecca is the Artistic Associate for the Dancers of Damelahamid and the Festival Associate for the Coastal Dance Festival. Rebecca has been dancing with the company since 2014 and is a pow-wow dancer with over 20 years of experience. She is the Regalia Designer for the Dancers of Damelahamid’s productions Flicker (2016), Mînowin (2019), Spirit and Tradition Remount (2020), Raven Mother (2024). She began fashion design in 2021, apprenticing under Pam Baker and attended the Banff Centre for the Arts, Indigenous Couture Program 2022. She was the recipient of the YVR Art Foundation, Emerging Artist Award, 2021. Rebecca debuted her first collection at New York Fashion Week, 2022. Her most recent collection “we are warriors” debuted at SWAIA Fashion Show – Santa Fe Indian Market, August 2023, followed by Vancouver Fashion Week, Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week 2023, and Indigenous Fashion Arts Toronto, May 2024. Her work has been on exhibit at the Bill Reid Gallery, Museum of Vancouver, YVR Vancouver Airport, and featured in Vogue, Vogue Italia, and Elle Canada. Her piece “Held by Generations” will be at the American Museum for Natural History in New York, 2024-25.