About

Sonny Assu (Ligwilda’xw of the Kwakwaka'wakw Nations) has been recognized for his mashups of Indigenous iconography and popular culture. Through a variety of mediums including sculpture, painting, prints, large-scale installations and interventions Assu’s work maintains a profound connection to past traditions while speaking to pertinent issues of our time.
Assu’s work is included in numerous major public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), Museum of Anthropology (Vancouver), and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Selected Works

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Sonny Assu

Who Will Say It's Done?

2023

Acrylic paint, acrylic ink, acrylic medium, Marvel comic book pages on panel

  • 49" x 84"
Sonny Assu

Live from the 'Latch

2012

Archival pigment print

  • 29" x 33"
  • Edition 42/67
Sonny Assu

Sante Fe 10

2023

Acrylic on paper

  • 29" x 33"
Sonny Assu

Santa Fe 12

2023

Acrylic on paper

  • 29" x 33"
Sonny Assu

Embraced by the Ancestors

2022

Wool and cotton Jacquard tapestry

  • 52" x 96"
  • Weaver: Sophia Borowska
Sonny Assu

Betamax

2023

Wool and cotton Jacquard tapestry

  • 42" x 72 1/2"
  • Weaver: Sophia Borowska
Sonny Assu

Tempest

2023

Wool and cotton Jacquard tapestry

  • 41 1/2" x 65 1/2"
  • Weaver: Sophia Borowska
Sonny Assu

Peer-to-Peer

2023

Wool and cotton Jacquard tapestry

  • 42" x 75 1/4"
  • Weaver: Sophia Borowska

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