Nisga’a - Haida artist Wayne Young was born in 1958 in Prince Rupert, B.C. He began studying Northwest Coast design at age fifteen with noted artist Dempsey Bob. In Prince Rupert, Wayne also started to dance and carve. Between 1985 and 1989 Wayne assisted his uncles Robert and Norman Tait in carving a series of totem poles. He is currently living and working in Victoria, B.C.