For over 35 years, Northwest Native Artist David Neel has been making exquisite hand engraved wedding rings, engagement bands, gold pendants, & silver bracelets. He takes pleasure in making objects that symbolize the most important events in his customers’ lives.

David started his career as a professional photographer, before returning home after 25 years away, to follow in his family’s footsteps and become a traditional Northwest Native artist. David is a member of the Kwakiutl First Nation, and his artistic heritage includes: Ellen Neel, Mungo Martin and Charlie James. He got his start by apprenticing with traditional carvers from his father’s village of Alert Bay, BC. Then, with a Community Scholars grant from the Smithsonian Institution, he studied the works of his ancestors by visiting the archives of the great public collections of the world, including - London, England; Washington, DC; New York, NY, Seattle, WA; and Ottawa, ON, to name a few.

He is represented in numerous public collections, and he has had over 100 exhibitions in public institutions, including the National Museum of the American Indian and the Venice Biennale. David has authored 3 books on Northwest Native American culture; his fourth book, on Kwakiutl legends, will be released later this year.