Sonny Assu
| Sonny Assu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 9, 1975[1] Richmond, British Columbia, Canada[1] |
| Nationality | We Wai Kai First Nation |
| Education | Emily Carr University of Art and Design |
| Known for | painting, printmaking, installation art, sculpture |
| Movement | Kwakwaka'wakw art |
| Website | http://sonnyassu.com |
Sonny Assu (born 1975 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Ligwilda'xw Kwakwaka'wakw contemporary artist.[2]
Assu was given a suburban upbringing by his grandparents in North Delta, British Columbia, and didn't learn of his own Kwakwaka'wakw heritage until he was eight years old. He studied painting at Kwantlen College and then at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, where he combined his interests in pop art with traditional drum-making and cedar bark weaving.[2]
A work of Assu spoofing the Coca-Cola logo and replacing it by the words "Enjoy Coast-Salish Territory" is in the Museum of Anthropology at UBC,[2][3] and he also has works in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Sonny Assu". National Gallery of Canada. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 Thom, Ian M. (2009), "Sonny Assu", Challenging Traditions: Contemporary First Nations Art of the Northwest Coast, Douglas & McIntyre, pp. 12–15.
- ↑ Mayer, Carol Elizabeth; Shelton, Anthony (2009), The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Douglas & McIntyre, p. 37, ISBN 9781553654155.
- ↑ National Gallery of Canada: Sonny Assu, retrieved 2014-08-12.
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