Richard Shorty was born in 1959 into the Northern Tutchone First Nation. A self taught artist, Richard was raised in Whitehorse, Yukon where his love of art first started. He began his career as a graphic artist after moving to Vancouver in 1978.
Richard’s unique style has a heavy influence of both traditional and contemporary design, and shows his versatility as an artist. Having worked on drums, paddles, masks, boxes and rattles over his career, as well as his paintings. Richard's work is well loved and respected and is collected nationwide.
