Stephen Kenneth Hunt is a Kwakiutl artist born on December 14th, 1962, in Victoria, BC. Stephen lived and grew up in Victoria before moving to T’sakis (Fort Rupert, BC), where he currently resides. Stephen’s parents are Hereditary Chief George Hunt and Mary Hunt. He comes from a large family with 4 sisters and 2 brothers.

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​Stephen learned to carve in his early twenties from his brother, George Hunt Jr.; his uncle Cal had a carving shed called the Copper Maker. Stephen primarily works with red cedar and acrylic on canvas. He particularly enjoys carving paddles and model canoes out of red cedar.

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Stephen has always been interested in carving and would go watch Henry Hunt carve at Thunderbird Park by the museum in Victoria. Stephen would draw inspiration from frequent museum visits to the Royal BC Museum’s First Peoples exhibit. He describes looking at the great canoes, which inspired him to build model canoes from cedar.

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Stephen has worked on a number of projects, including helping his cousin Greg Henderson paint a memorial pole for the late Ernie Henderson. He has shown his work at The Legacy Gallery in Seattle, the Quintana Galleries in Portland, Oregon, and the Mark Loria Gallery in Victoria, BC.