Blackfish Gallery

Specialties

La Conner, Washington’s premier Fine Art Gallery. Blackfish, home of Bison Bronze, features work in all mediums from prominent and promising Northwest Artists; sculpture in bronze, steel and fimo, carvings in wood and stone, watercolor and oil, photographic giclees, crystal porcelain and hand crafted jewelry. Estate Art consigned. Artist inquires welcome.

History

Established in 2002.

The Bison Gallery has moved to La Conner, Washington ! The end of November 2011 we moved the Gallery from Friday Harbor on San Juan Island to our new location in the seaside community of La Conner. We were up and running to coincide with their three day, 27^th annual, «Arts Alive» Festival.

La Conner has long been a favorite destination throughout the Northwest and Canada for tourist and locals alike. The town is easily accessible as a day trip for many people in Western Washington. It is located in the heart of Skagit Valley, between Mount Vernon and Anacortes, Washington. Skagit Valley is the largest Tulip producer in the world, outside of Holland, and attracts a million plus people during their annual flowering season. Goggle Images for «Skagit Valley Tulip Festival «and you will get an idea what the Valley looks like in April/​May of each year. Over 300,000 people will make it into La Conner during their Spring season.

Meet the Business Owner

Doug B.

Business Owner

At a young age, Douglas Little Bison learned of his heritage as the great-​grandson of Big Foot (SiTanka), leader of Miniconjou-​Lakota, whose Sioux band perished at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in the winter of 1890. For many years, Doug has nurtured the talent and skills handed down from a proud ancestry.

Always interested in nature, especially the big game of North America, he has spent years studying animal form. His field studies have provided greater understanding of the wildlife fundamental to the life of the early plains people. Respecting the importance of wildlife in Indian culture, Doug Bison succeeds in recreating this union between man and animal through the medium of bronze.

Doug’s sculpture, honored with numerous awards, is now found in collections throughout the United States and Canada. Attention to authenticity in depicting the Native American is evident in all of his work. Essentially self-​taught, Doug Bison has exhibited across the U.S.