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Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Canadian, b. 1975
Sonny Assu (Liǥwildaʼx̱w of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations) was raised in North Delta, BC, over 250 km away from his home ancestral home on Vancouver Island. Having been raised as your everyday average suburbanite, it wasn’t until he was eight years old that he discovered his Liǥwildax̱w/Kwakwaka’wakw heritage. Later in life, this discovery would be the conceptual focal point that helped launch his unique art practice. Assu’s artistic practice is diverse: spanning painting, sculpture, photography, digital art and printmaking. Sonny negotiates Western and Kwakwaka’wakw principles of art making as a means of exploring his family history and the experiences of being an Indigenous person in the colonial state of Canada. Having cut his teeth in Vancouver’s art scene, Assu packed up and moved to Montreal to be with the love of his life. Five years later, along with his wife and beautiful daughter, Sonny moved back to BC, eventually settling back “home” in unceded Liǥwildaʼx̱w territory (Campbell River, BC.). Assu received his BFA from the Emily Carr University in 2002 and was the recipient of their distinguished alumni award in 2006. He received the BC Creative Achievement Award in First Nations art in 2011 and was thrice long-listed for the Sobey Art Award. He received his MFA from Concordia University in 2017 and was one of the Laureates for the 2017 REVEAL – Indigenous Art Awards. His work has been accepted into the National Gallery of Canada, Seattle Art Museum, Vancouver Art Gallery, Museum of Anthropology at UBC, Burke Museum at the University of Washington, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Hydro Quebec, Lotto Quebec and in various other public and private collections across Canada, the United States and the UK.
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Artist: Sonny Assu
Saved by the bell
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Framed Heron Mixed Media Drawing on Archival Paper, Contemporary Art
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Mixed Media

First Contact: Mixed Media Drawing on Archival Paper, Framed Art
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Mixed Media

8bit Mixed Media Drawing on Archival Paper, Framed, Contemporary Art
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Skinny dipper
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Cutting Edge Contemporary Ink Drawing on Archival Paper, 2010-
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

Wheezing the Juice
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Melody Mixed Media Drawing on Archival Paper, Contemporary, Framed
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Roswell Mixed Media Drawing on Archival Paper, Contemporary, Framed
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Spidey Spectacular #7 Treasury Edition, Contemporary Ink on Paper
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Ink

Spidey Spectacular #5: Treasury Edition, Contemporary Ink on Paper
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

The Treasury Edition: Spidey Spectacular #1
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Paper, Acrylic

Spidey Spectacular #2: Treasury Edition, Acrylic on Paper, 2010+
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper, Archival Paper

Spidey Spectacular #6 Treasury Edition, Contemporary Ink on Paper
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

Unexpected Mixed Media Drawing on Archival Paper, Contemporary Art
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Mixed Media

King Tide Mixed Media Drawing on Archival Paper, Contemporary, Framed
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Framed Fresh Prince Mixed Media Drawing on Archival Paper
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Coming out of Sonny Assu's artist residency at the Institute of American Indian Arts, they have created a new body of work called the Santa Fe series. The artwork is filled with flui...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Spidey Spectacular #3: Treasury Edition, Acrylic on Paper, 2010+
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
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2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Paper

Spidey Spectacular #4: Treasury Edition, Contemporary Ink on Paper
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Cutting Edge Ink Drawing on Archival Paper, Contemporary, 2010-
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Cutting Edge Ink Drawing on Archival Paper, Contemporary, 2010+
By Sonny Assu
Located in Montreal, Quebec
As a kid, comic books were a form of entertainment and escape. The ideal of future monetary value in these objects was far from my kid mind. I'd crease the pages, handle the covers w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sonny Assu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

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