Completed Installations

Convergence

A collaborative art piece created with Jordan Hill and Omid Afarinzad that resides in the Esquimalt Town Centre.

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The Humble Frog

A public installation in Wood Buffalo, Alberta that reflects the significance of humility in both concept and material.

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Gary Oak Mural

Beginning as a small community project, it evolved into a mentorship program, as Carey designed the mural and commissioned two students at the University of Victoria to paint it.

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The Last Totem

The final totem carved out of old growth red cedar to inspire industry and government change in the face of a climate crisis.

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All My Relations RRU

All My Relations is a stainless steel installation in the Dogwood Auditorium at Royal Roads University. The design speaks to the concept of the Kwakwak’awakw term awi’nakola, which means to live in good relations with the land, air, water, spirit world, and everything within them.

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Hearts and Hands

Beginning in 2018, Hearts and Hands was a project with Oaklands Elementary to integrate authentic Indigenous learning into the classroom in a “hearts on, hands on” manner.

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Spirit Pole

A totem carved for the Cowichan 2008 North American Indigenous Games, with the assistance of over 10,000 people in British Columbia.

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Dancing Wind

A large-scale commission for the 2010 Olympic Games, consisting of four large panels created from stainless steel, cedar, and glass.

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Emily Carr Tribute

As a tribute to Emily Carr’s works, Haida Totems, Cha-atl (1912) and Big Eagle, Skidegate (1929), Carey designed and carved a wooden house front and eagle statue in Chemainus, B.C.

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EAGLE Project

For the EAGLE Project, Carey collaborated with Indigenous youth to carve two totem poles. The project was one facet of a program for youth empowerment through the Victoria Native Friendship Centre.

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Earth Drums

An interactive installation that invites viewers to consider their connection with the land by creating music for the earth.

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Witness Blanket

Inspired by a woven blanket, the Witness Blanket is a large-scale work of art. It contains hundreds of items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings and traditional and cultural structures from across Canada.

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Mind, Body and Spirit

Commissioned for the Baumann Centre through Pacific Opera Victoria, Mind, Body and Spirit is a work of art integrated into the functionality of the building.

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