Allen Speck was born in 1984, he is the Namgis First Nations of Alert Bay. Allen comes from a long line of master carvers and Chiefs, his father is Chief Numas Lagiyus James Speck whom himself has been a artist since he was a boy learning from master carver, Chief Arthur Shaughnessy. He grew up carving with people like Gilbert Dawson, Shane Salmon, Morris Johnny late Marcus Alfred to name a few , his inspiration for carving came from both his father and brother Gilbert Dawson , he learned from many teachers over the years with names such as Beau Dick, Wayne Alfred his late son Marcus Alfred , and Harry Alfred to name just a few, one day he hopes that he can claim the status of master carver.
