Dempsey Bob

Dempsey Bob, OC (born 1948) is a Northwest Coast woodcarver and sculptor from British Columbia, Canada, who is of Tahltan and Tlingit First Nations descent.

He was born in the Tahltan village of Telegraph Creek on the Stikine River in northwestern B.C., and is of the Wolf clan.

In 1972-1974 he studied at the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Indian Art ('Ksan) at Hazelton, B.C., in Gitksan territory and then taught there for many years.

Major commissions include the Vancouver Airport Authority, the Museum of Northern B.C., Prince Rupert; and the Owase Community Cultural Centre, Japan.

Themes of his artwork include developing ideas from traditional West Coast First Nations stories and frogs being one of his preferred subjects.