​Everett Athorp is a Haida–Tsimshian carver and artist from Southeast Alaska, born and raised in Ketchikan and now based in the village of Klawock. His work continues a family legacy that stretches back generations: his great-grandfather carved traditional Haida canoes, and his grandfather, renowned carver Jones Yeltatzie, helped restore the totem parks around Ketchikan and has pieces in major museum collections.

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Like many Indigenous families, Everett’s elders lived through a period when Native art and language were actively suppressed. His grandfather was sent to boarding school and denied the chance to pass on the canoe-carving knowledge that had been in the family for centuries. Everett’s work is a direct response to that disruption. Through carvings, bentwood boxes, paddles, panels, and totem poles, he is reclaiming and renewing those traditions for the next generation.

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Everett has studied with some of the most respected Northwest Coast artists, including Tsimshian carver David Boxley and Tlingit carver Nathan Jackson, and continues to be recognized for his mastery of formline design and Haida carving. In 2014 and 2017 he received Individual Artist Awards from the Rasmuson Foundation to build his studio and to design and carve a traditional Haida canoe, part of a broader effort to revive large, ocean-going canoes once used for travel, trade, and war throughout the region.

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A lifelong fisherman and professional guide in Southeast Alaska, Everett’s art is deeply rooted in the waters, forests, and communities where he grew up.(instagram.com) Whether he is carving a paddle, designing a panel, or working on a canoe, he sees each piece as both contemporary artwork and cultural teaching. When people admire his work or ask for a carving, he often invites them into the process—sharing tools, techniques, and stories so that Haida art remains a living, evolving tradition rather than a relic of the past.

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