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Manuela Salinas’ art honours her ancestors

ByHeather Conn

Discover the works of talented shishalh Nation multimedia artist Manuela Salinas throughout ch’atlich (Sechelt) and across British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast. From banners, T-shirt images and graphic designs to a museum mural and aluminum creatures in Coast Salish traditional forms, find out more in the summer 2025 issue of Sunshine Coast Life magazine. Read my profile of her and see samples of her work.

Manuela Salinas with her design of the double-headed sea serpent at Tsain-Ko mall.

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