https://juliarosesutherland.com juliarosesutherland Mon, 21 Dec 2020 01:07:23 +0000 https://juliarosesutherland.com en https://juliarosesutherland.com/Home-Page Thu, 10 Jan 2019 19:37:44 +0000 juliarosesutherland https://juliarosesutherland.com/Home-Page https://juliarosesutherland.com/Bio Mon, 19 Feb 2018 04:15:10 +0000 juliarosesutherland https://juliarosesutherland.com/Bio <img width="5472" height="3648" width_o="5472" height_o="3648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/350d3a853e09825c89da54f840a703ee2ce4b65a75cdbc18c0eab6c954f8d6dc/IMG_9831.jpg" data-mid="222182061" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/350d3a853e09825c89da54f840a703ee2ce4b65a75cdbc18c0eab6c954f8d6dc/IMG_9831.jpg" />Photo credit: Jasmine Jones JRS or Julia Rose Sutherland juliarosesutherland.com@gmail.com @Julia.rose.sutherland (Instagram) 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 &amp; 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). https://juliarosesutherland.com/Index Fri, 18 Dec 2020 01:48:16 +0000 juliarosesutherland https://juliarosesutherland.com/Index https://juliarosesutherland.com/Elisgnuet Mon, 21 Dec 2020 01:07:23 +0000 juliarosesutherland https://juliarosesutherland.com/Elisgnuet “Elidqunet” (Braid/Weave) 2020 <img width="3456" height="4666" width_o="3456" height_o="4666" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fcb8004731dfb7b91609c3b7bd2833d1d94f1df23d367bea4c8e1b631025e18c/sugar-braids-2.jpg" data-mid="92732718" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fcb8004731dfb7b91609c3b7bd2833d1d94f1df23d367bea4c8e1b631025e18c/sugar-braids-2.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img width="2684" height="1061" width_o="2684" height_o="1061" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f93552db3bed09b4cf73db1aa32396d8cc216967a0fc1f9dc6669b4c5b27dfe/TEAS---MAG-install-_DBH9832ShelleyNThirzaCJuliaRSfgedits.jpg" data-mid="207414283" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f93552db3bed09b4cf73db1aa32396d8cc216967a0fc1f9dc6669b4c5b27dfe/TEAS---MAG-install-_DBH9832ShelleyNThirzaCJuliaRSfgedits.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="4862" width_o="3456" height_o="4862" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3728ee782a89d812d0e583553e8850849c327dd3cf841b15b5edfcd001d53617/001.-MAC-Braid.jpg" data-mid="128708360" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3728ee782a89d812d0e583553e8850849c327dd3cf841b15b5edfcd001d53617/001.-MAC-Braid.jpg" /> <img width="3557" height="5120" width_o="3557" height_o="5120" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9dda86c36b8175e995eb2b98353a29ef4f1126d55657b9528f60b98d5827ab1/003.-MAC-Sugar-braid-1.jpg" data-mid="128708426" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9dda86c36b8175e995eb2b98353a29ef4f1126d55657b9528f60b98d5827ab1/003.-MAC-Sugar-braid-1.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="4666" width_o="3456" height_o="4666" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5d71b00f638d86676de1acba8347d45da9b7dba12e660f0aeab15ce230455116/002.-MAC-Sugar-braid-.jpg" data-mid="128708417" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5d71b00f638d86676de1acba8347d45da9b7dba12e660f0aeab15ce230455116/002.-MAC-Sugar-braid-.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="2623" width_o="4500" height_o="2623" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6eb56d4b9ce0afd1790370023769cfb5c7e6ea2396d0401d1d84d2f4272671b7/braids.jpg" data-mid="128708262" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6eb56d4b9ce0afd1790370023769cfb5c7e6ea2396d0401d1d84d2f4272671b7/braids.jpg" /> <img width="4500" height="2623" width_o="4500" height_o="2623" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6eb56d4b9ce0afd1790370023769cfb5c7e6ea2396d0401d1d84d2f4272671b7/braids.jpg" data-mid="128708262" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6eb56d4b9ce0afd1790370023769cfb5c7e6ea2396d0401d1d84d2f4272671b7/braids.jpg" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/59a25ebbaa4b04f24baad7d1596ccc30c99ef3277b953ad11be19da97f4cd6bc/_MG_1659.jpg" data-mid="207414462" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/59a25ebbaa4b04f24baad7d1596ccc30c99ef3277b953ad11be19da97f4cd6bc/_MG_1659.jpg" /> “Elidqunet” (Braid/Weave) 2020&nbsp; Hand pulled cotton and twine&nbsp; Photo &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://juliarosesutherland.com/Npuinu-Corpse-2019 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 01:52:46 +0000 juliarosesutherland https://juliarosesutherland.com/Npuinu-Corpse-2019 &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Npuinu ên·pu·i·nu- "Corpse" 2019 <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/713a98f0cdff013e879cd223ecd19fbbbcde8b4e6c8ab779a0ac3f1d41278151/_MG_0435.jpg" data-mid="41466355" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/713a98f0cdff013e879cd223ecd19fbbbcde8b4e6c8ab779a0ac3f1d41278151/_MG_0435.jpg" /> <img width="4343" height="3162" width_o="4343" height_o="3162" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f137a4f221a6bf4efe0f364a2a82dd507883e4166d71c7d62400ac1c71fd72c8/IMG_9282.JPG" data-mid="54986249" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f137a4f221a6bf4efe0f364a2a82dd507883e4166d71c7d62400ac1c71fd72c8/IMG_9282.JPG" /> <img width="4096" height="2721" width_o="4096" height_o="2721" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4fcf3ccbc40879b2beb8dad6bd995e9d7957986cb58e7982221e8636110be1bd/74604649_1540390149435075_1379196608146571264_n.jpg" data-mid="54976676" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4fcf3ccbc40879b2beb8dad6bd995e9d7957986cb58e7982221e8636110be1bd/74604649_1540390149435075_1379196608146571264_n.jpg" /> <img width="1778" height="1185" width_o="1778" height_o="1185" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e4d6c17d99f036c0ac1ff1e8565fb1fe78d39b8f120dab7764e7ba384df4ff4/75614224_3066998859981298_270626022464946176_n.jpg" data-mid="54976724" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e4d6c17d99f036c0ac1ff1e8565fb1fe78d39b8f120dab7764e7ba384df4ff4/75614224_3066998859981298_270626022464946176_n.jpg" /> <img width="1500" height="1000" width_o="1500" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e3f48f3e12fa91944a4b8f4a80972ce6ac1e1b336a5adbe71d9b5e0c92dc013/75561565_475440069755049_7152742653908484096_n.jpg" data-mid="54976691" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e3f48f3e12fa91944a4b8f4a80972ce6ac1e1b336a5adbe71d9b5e0c92dc013/75561565_475440069755049_7152742653908484096_n.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5797d4164b766ecd7dc0a4efd9bb1e65f801700931ad67e86541297d8272de0d/76688985_501181353802886_5051232103916634112_n.jpg" data-mid="54976780" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5797d4164b766ecd7dc0a4efd9bb1e65f801700931ad67e86541297d8272de0d/76688985_501181353802886_5051232103916634112_n.jpg" /> Npuinu ên·pu·i·nu- "Corpse" 2019 
Npuinu -ên·pu· I ·nu- "Corpse" (Mi'kmaq), is a full-body cast made internally of refined cooked sugar that is transformed into hard rock candy. Sugar is an essential and controversial substance within the exploration into trauma and sublimation within indigenous communities because it is directly linked to the framework of colonial/ post-colonial impact. It's the most addictive substance globally, making the capitalistic world go round, grasping one from the taste, chemical reactions and holding you with addiction. Sugar is a staple resource in the history of the slave trade and represents the loss of traditional lifestyles and spirituality, links to the human body's direct commodification, and taking over territory for resources. This Sugar body sculpture explores the trauma and social issues rooted in genocide, racism, rape culture, and spiritual restrictions through the colonization of North America; tied with a cannibalistic and antagonistic material, this work is meant to create an eerie, thought-provoking area of contemplation for the viewer. To reflect on the loss of traditional lifestyles, I choose sugar as a medium for this artwork. Firstly, sugar is a staple resource in the history of the slave trade and is directly linked to the commodification of the human body and taking over territory for resources. Secondly, it is the most addictive substance globally, allowing capitalism to keep devouring society in a cannibalistic way. Shown at CEPA Gallery (Underground), Buffalo, NY. Documentation of image 1 done by Mark&nbsp;Snyder https://juliarosesutherland.com/Mawiejig Sat, 19 Dec 2020 19:45:05 +0000 juliarosesutherland https://juliarosesutherland.com/Mawiejig Mawiejig <img width="3888" height="2592" width_o="3888" height_o="2592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/996bcd6402aa61399b63dcc30ab4e87086d44d60c5686df5061dd47d29f4629a/_MG_27752.JPG" data-mid="92644476" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/996bcd6402aa61399b63dcc30ab4e87086d44d60c5686df5061dd47d29f4629a/_MG_27752.JPG" /> <img width="919" height="960" width_o="919" height_o="960" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/98d0d649d5c9629f81426c3f0121391f05cabf9f9313ada4967e3f917a717af9/84956530_2826623800731993_8831753852198846464_n.jpg" data-mid="92644480" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/919/i/98d0d649d5c9629f81426c3f0121391f05cabf9f9313ada4967e3f917a717af9/84956530_2826623800731993_8831753852198846464_n.jpg" /> Mawiejig gather together https://juliarosesutherland.com/Sugulegag-Su-gu-le-gahk-Rotten Tue, 04 Aug 2020 01:44:14 +0000 juliarosesutherland https://juliarosesutherland.com/Sugulegag-Su-gu-le-gahk-Rotten Sugulegag (Su-gu-le-gahk) “Rotten” 2019 <img width="4668" height="1974" width_o="4668" height_o="1974" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2cd415841427fea5a48008f9d5c8ad8f0f4c2cbb68a46e716f84a807e0a7ebf/t1.jpg" data-mid="79050974" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2cd415841427fea5a48008f9d5c8ad8f0f4c2cbb68a46e716f84a807e0a7ebf/t1.jpg" /> <img width="1580" height="2573" width_o="1580" height_o="2573" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ee2cac1d9784d760a84573b72f951beba2108218e57b60a168933e6cfdd914c/t3.jpg" data-mid="79050875" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ee2cac1d9784d760a84573b72f951beba2108218e57b60a168933e6cfdd914c/t3.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/959e3a3ffb50ecc254082b99b3f2416c1055f5aadd9dfdba748d77f491239b60/t2.jpg" data-mid="79050943" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/959e3a3ffb50ecc254082b99b3f2416c1055f5aadd9dfdba748d77f491239b60/t2.jpg" /> Sugulegag (Su-gu-le-gahk) “Rotten” 2019 10 x 72 x 6 in. (Size varies depending on installation and space) Refined sugar, tongue compressors Sugulegag transforms body-cast tongues into edible sugar popsicles, an offering to the audience. The work cheekily asks the viewer to integrate the violence inherent in losing or forcing the removal of language to Indigenous populations. It is a compelling exploration of complex themes related to language, representation, and the consumption of indigenous Peoples. Utilizing the body, this work is a potent commentary on the importance of the mother tongue, down dynamics within the dominant cultures of North America, cultural appropriation, shedding light on the commodification of Indigenous Peoples, both physical and theoretical. The symbolism of the tongue, a powerful instrument of communication, becomes a focal point, prompting reflection on the silencing and misrepresentation of Indigenous voices. The transformation of tongues into edible forms introduces a culinary metaphor, blurring the boundaries between art, culture, and consumption, metaphorically mirroring how Indigenous cultures are often consumed and appropriated by mainstream society. The concept may serve as a means of empowerment and agency, allowing Indigenous women to reclaim control over their representation.&nbsp; https://juliarosesutherland.com/ANGO-TG-Taking-Care-Of Thu, 31 Jan 2019 02:22:58 +0000 juliarosesutherland https://juliarosesutherland.com/ANGO-TG-Taking-Care-Of <img width="1351" height="2100" width_o="1351" height_o="2100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c50e9263f3ba55960d86f8b2f72926e62e8209899261eadf77f1837806678bbf/hand.jpg" data-mid="37567868" border="0" data-scale="63" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c50e9263f3ba55960d86f8b2f72926e62e8209899261eadf77f1837806678bbf/hand.jpg" /> ANGO’TG “ Taking Care Of” &nbsp; 2019 Ambered Sugar Cast + Photo https://juliarosesutherland.com/Maple-2018 Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:23:26 +0000 juliarosesutherland https://juliarosesutherland.com/Maple-2018 <img width="2592" height="1728" width_o="2592" height_o="1728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af450f21973d2aa7cdb88b758f701e1538f788c014cbe275a388d3551ed8e61b/IMG_8043.JPG" data-mid="34205477" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af450f21973d2aa7cdb88b758f701e1538f788c014cbe275a388d3551ed8e61b/IMG_8043.JPG" /> <img width="2592" height="1728" width_o="2592" height_o="1728" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb9ec7f6d6a6541fe89aa3ee8fa373583ef39e7a07b4bca45e8a816fab7d9bf1/IMG_8028.JPG" data-mid="34205367" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb9ec7f6d6a6541fe89aa3ee8fa373583ef39e7a07b4bca45e8a816fab7d9bf1/IMG_8028.JPG" /> Maple 2018 Refined Ambered Sugar + Maple syrup Exploring notions of diabetes, heart disease and addiction through casting the body in refined sugar, maple syrup. Reconstructing and re-contextualizing these processed sugar productions and connecting the ties to colonialism, loss of traditional lifestyle and trauma sublimation through drugs, alcohol abuse and poor and uninformed eating/ diet habits. https://juliarosesutherland.com/Gesipatl-Iga-latl-Pain-and-Release Mon, 18 Nov 2019 21:11:19 +0000 juliarosesutherland https://juliarosesutherland.com/Gesipatl-Iga-latl-Pain-and-Release Pain and Release “Gesipatl Iga’latl” 2019 <img width="1024" height="576" width_o="1024" height_o="576" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a79ccf87c1c98df7ece70f75c0aec3136fabe9bfee32ad9d9cc7c42e00d7577/Rough.00_11_47_12.Still001.jpg" data-mid="54977870" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a79ccf87c1c98df7ece70f75c0aec3136fabe9bfee32ad9d9cc7c42e00d7577/Rough.00_11_47_12.Still001.jpg" /> <img width="1024" height="576" width_o="1024" height_o="576" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef49e636d541d952006e075c8d0b9680edba5b26fe96b56cd32347b2bb561c4c/Rough.00_10_30_04.Still006.jpg" data-mid="54978074" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ef49e636d541d952006e075c8d0b9680edba5b26fe96b56cd32347b2bb561c4c/Rough.00_10_30_04.Still006.jpg" /> <img width="1024" height="576" width_o="1024" height_o="576" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bea030dccfb774f32927c5e04ca650ead207fa252207d1c479678b8b3ac25b5b/Rough.00_09_53_19.Still005.jpg" data-mid="54978149" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bea030dccfb774f32927c5e04ca650ead207fa252207d1c479678b8b3ac25b5b/Rough.00_09_53_19.Still005.jpg" /> <img width="1024" height="576" width_o="1024" height_o="576" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24702b5cd9afa98c9f125eab9111cb412614fb583b49fc5d66e9fb49d50d14fc/Rough.00_11_01_06.Still002.jpg" data-mid="54978144" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24702b5cd9afa98c9f125eab9111cb412614fb583b49fc5d66e9fb49d50d14fc/Rough.00_11_01_06.Still002.jpg" /> Pain and Release “Gesipatl Iga’latl” 2019 Video excerpt, Stills and Live Performance “Gesipatl Iga’latl” (Pain and Release). A performance and video piece that deals directly with lateral violence and alternative healing praxis is done through endurance among Indigenous peoples of North America.This work is subverting the history of traditional Mi'kmaq craft (with the use of porcupine quills). I embellish and puncture my skin by recreating the gestures of the cross “The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit.” Documentation by Erik Sirke