Tamara Rain Bull

Tamara Rain Bull was born into the Northwest Coast Haida Nation, and has attended Emily Carr and Toronto Schools of Art, UCLA as well as both Vancouver Film School and Capilano University for film studies.

Tamara Rain Bull spent her formative years in Hong Kong and Vancouver, B.C.  After high school she studied in Australia, California and Toronto.  In 1990. Mrs. Bull blazed a trail by opening “Pow Wow”, the first native owned art gallery in Toronto.  Tamara relocated to Vancouver, B.C. However, her interests in audio-visual arts lead her to her to direct and produce her first short film, 'the Hunt'.  This short film travelled to film festivals globally and is part of the permanent film collection at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Since then, Tamara Bull has won awards at the Dreamspeakers Film Festival, The Leo Awards and produced news and current affairs news for CTV, BCTV and APTN.

In 2006, Tamara got married to Richard Bull, a teacher/screenwriter and consultant.  In 2006, Mr. and Mrs. Bull became Sundancers.  Richard and Tamara remain committed to their culture, they abstain from alcohol and drugs, and live a life based on traditional Aboriginal values.  Currently, Tamara and Richard have one adopted Aboriginal child.  In 2007, Tamara received a 'Golden Feather' award for 'Culture & Arts'. 

Motherhood presented new challenges for Tamara.  Her hiatus from television and film allowed her to create an organic Haida jewelry collection.  The ‘Tamara Rain Bull’ line is offered in 30 museums and galleries globally.  Silver FX is pleased to offer our customers Tamara's stunning contemporary collection of Haida designs made from mother of pearl, abalone, wood and other organic materials.