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Artist Bio:
Julia Rose Sutherland (She/They) is a storyteller, interdisciplinary artist, and assistant professor at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada. She is a half-settler and half-Indigenous and is a citizen of the Mi’kmaq (Metepenagiag Nation).
Sutherland earned their MFA in studio arts (Interdisciplinary) from the University at Buffalo (2019) and a BFA (craft and new media) from Alberta College of Art + Design (2013). With a foundation in craft, new media, and sculpture, Sutherland's work spans diverse media and thematic concerns, exploring identity, cultural memory, and the politics of representation.
Notable solo exhibitions include “NISSING” at The New Gallery in Calgary (2023-24), “TIME OF ACQUIRING LEARNING” at The New Gallery (2022), “Flesh Economics” (after hours) WAAP Gallery (2020) and “Ango'tg” at CEPA Gallery in Buffalo (2019). Their work has also been featured in group exhibitions such as “In Parallel” at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery (2023), “LAND BACK” at the Contemporary Native Art Biennial in Montreal (2022), and “Bodies In Conflict” at The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington (2021).
Sutherland's art has been included in key exhibitions like”_other tongues part I communication” at Onsite gallery, (2024) “DesignTO Festival, Future Matters” (2024), “Art Toronto” (2023 & 2021, “In parallel” at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery (2023), “Bodies In Conflict,” The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington (2021) and “Touching Earth and Sky.” Mackenzie Gallery, Regina, SK (2021). She has also participated in international exhibitions and performances, including “I am my body, I am my memory” in Paris (2020), “Brought to Light: The Epidemic of Violence against Native and Indigenous Women.” at K Art, Buffalo, NY (2021) and “All Together, Amongst Many: Reflections on Empathy,” BEMIS Centre, Omaha (2021).
She has been recognized through several awards and grants, including the Art Rights Truth: Conversations with Reports_ Collaboration with the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR). University of York, the Canada Council for the Arts Grant for Small-Scale Activities (2024 and 2021) and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (2021). Sutherland was recently an artist-in-residence at Headlands Center for the Arts (2024) and has previously held residencies at the BEMIS Center for Contemporary Arts (2021), Women’s Center of Calgary AIR (2020), Tsinghua University in Beijing (2018) and Headland Center for the Arts (2024).
Sutherland’s work have been featured in publications such as Room Magazine (2024), Esse Magazine (2022) and were featured on the cover and interviewed for the book “Trauma-Informed Pedagogy: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the Classroom” (2022), and they were also the winner of SAAG (Southern Alberta Art Gallery) 2019 Writing prize. She actively engages in public dialogue through lectures, workshops and panels, including recent talks at the University of Toronto (2024), Emerson College (2023) and Weber State University (2022).
Julia Rose Sutherland (She/They) is a storyteller, interdisciplinary artist, and assistant professor at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada. She is a half-settler and half-Indigenous and is a citizen of the Mi’kmaq (Metepenagiag Nation).
Sutherland earned their MFA in studio arts (Interdisciplinary) from the University at Buffalo (2019) and a BFA (craft and new media) from Alberta College of Art + Design (2013). With a foundation in craft, new media, and sculpture, Sutherland's work spans diverse media and thematic concerns, exploring identity, cultural memory, and the politics of representation.
Notable solo exhibitions include “NISSING” at The New Gallery in Calgary (2023-24), “TIME OF ACQUIRING LEARNING” at The New Gallery (2022), “Flesh Economics” (after hours) WAAP Gallery (2020) and “Ango'tg” at CEPA Gallery in Buffalo (2019). Their work has also been featured in group exhibitions such as “In Parallel” at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery (2023), “LAND BACK” at the Contemporary Native Art Biennial in Montreal (2022), and “Bodies In Conflict” at The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington (2021).
Sutherland's art has been included in key exhibitions like”_other tongues part I communication” at Onsite gallery, (2024) “DesignTO Festival, Future Matters” (2024), “Art Toronto” (2023 & 2021, “In parallel” at the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery (2023), “Bodies In Conflict,” The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington (2021) and “Touching Earth and Sky.” Mackenzie Gallery, Regina, SK (2021). She has also participated in international exhibitions and performances, including “I am my body, I am my memory” in Paris (2020), “Brought to Light: The Epidemic of Violence against Native and Indigenous Women.” at K Art, Buffalo, NY (2021) and “All Together, Amongst Many: Reflections on Empathy,” BEMIS Centre, Omaha (2021).
She has been recognized through several awards and grants, including the Art Rights Truth: Conversations with Reports_ Collaboration with the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR). University of York, the Canada Council for the Arts Grant for Small-Scale Activities (2024 and 2021) and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (2021). Sutherland was recently an artist-in-residence at Headlands Center for the Arts (2024) and has previously held residencies at the BEMIS Center for Contemporary Arts (2021), Women’s Center of Calgary AIR (2020), Tsinghua University in Beijing (2018) and Headland Center for the Arts (2024).
Sutherland’s work have been featured in publications such as Room Magazine (2024), Esse Magazine (2022) and were featured on the cover and interviewed for the book “Trauma-Informed Pedagogy: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the Classroom” (2022), and they were also the winner of SAAG (Southern Alberta Art Gallery) 2019 Writing prize. She actively engages in public dialogue through lectures, workshops and panels, including recent talks at the University of Toronto (2024), Emerson College (2023) and Weber State University (2022).