Birth Date: | 1976 10, df=yes |
Birth Place: | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Movement: | Coast Salish |
Jody Broomfield (born 11 September 1976) is a Canadian artist working in the Coast Salish tradition.[1] His work includes several coin designs for the Royal Canadian Mint.
Broomfield was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia,[2] and later moved to the Capilano Reserve. In 1999, he decided to leave his jobs in building maintenance and youth work and devote his full-time to art.
Broomfield's design was used for a medallion given to all at the closing ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin.[3] The design represented the Squamish, Musqueam, Lil'wat and Tsleil-Waututh, the four nations whose traditional territories were the site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.[4] The same design was then used by the Royal Canadian Mint for a $75 gold coin.[5]
Broomfield also designed a $300 face value coin issued by the mint which features a moon mask. The mint struck 1,200 of the coins and sold them at $1,600 per coin.