Hayley Wallis

The image is a medium shot portrait of a young woman seated outdoors by the water, likely at dusk or dawn given the warm tones of the sky. The woman is positioned slightly off-center to the right, with her gaze directed straight at the camera. She has her hair pulled back neatly, revealing her face and ears. She is wearing a black leather jacket over a white t-shirt. Her makeup is noticeable, with emphasis on her eyes, which are adorned with false eyelashes, and her lips, painted in a bold reddish-orange hu
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Harmony Arts Festival
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Beedie West Stage, Millennium Park

From Klemtu, deep in the Great Bear Rainforest, Hayley Wallis brings a voice that is rich, textured and impossible to ignore. Since her 2022 debut album Halulu, she has hit #1 on NCI's Indigenous Music Countdown, landed on SiriusXM's Indigiverse and Poplandia, been named among Stingray's Top Indigenous Albums of 2023, and appeared on CBC's Road to the Junos — all while logging over 80 performances across BC and beyond, including the Vancouver Folk Music Festival and the Toronto and Victoria Jazz Festivals. Rooted in her Indigenous identity and driven by an expansive artistic vision, she performs not only for herself but for her children, her Nation and the young Indigenous creators who will follow her path. Please welcome Hayley Wallis.

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