The Studio of Sonny Assu

Buh-buh-Billy and the Chiefs! on Flickr.The home stretch!...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:30:09 -0800

Buh-buh-Billy and the Chiefs! on Flickr.

The home stretch! @VanArtGallery #beatnaiton

Drop the Needle or Let your Bak’was Slide on Flickr.I...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:40:14 -0800

Drop the Needle or Let your Bak’was Slide on Flickr.

I brought my turntable to the studio today to digitize some the inspiration vinyl I’m referencing in Billy and the Chiefs: Hits of the potlatch.

Billy and the Chiefs: The Hits of the Potlatch (progress) on...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:15:22 -0800

Billy and the Chiefs: The Hits of the Potlatch (progress) on Flickr.

The latest studio shot of my work for the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Studio progress for Billy and the Chiefs: The Hits of the Potlatch @VanArtGallery...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:13:00 -0800

Studio progress for Billy and the Chiefs: The Hits of the Potlatch @VanArtGallery http://flic.kr/p/bjqHer

Review of A Stake in the Ground @ArtMur in @cdnartmagazine http://ow.ly/8Hwa1

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:23:41 -0800

Review of A Stake in the Ground @ArtMur in @cdnartmagazine http://ow.ly/8Hwa1

Studio Progress - Beat Nation @ the VAG, a set on Flickr. In...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:12:00 -0800

Studio Progress - Beat Nation @ the VAG, a set on Flickr.

In preparation for Beat Nation at the Vancouver Art Gallery, I was asked to post the progress on the new work I’ll be creating for this exciting exhibit. Two an a half weeks to paint 67 drums. Late nights, coffee and rocking out in the studio, what more could a boy ask for?

Taken with Instagram at sonnyassu.com

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:35:06 -0700

Taken with Instagram at sonnyassu.com

Artist talk, Wednesday Jan 19th

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:03:26 -0800

Satellite Gallery presents Sound of Conversation—a public event in conjunction with the exhibition No Windows, curated and organized by graduate students in the Departments of Art History, Critical and Curatorial Studies, and Anthropology at UBC.

This eclectic evening of conversation presents cultural workers from a variety of backgrounds sharing intriguing stories from their careers, and exploring encounters they have experienced within institutions and their systems, processes, and frameworks. Sound of Conversation includes Sonny Assu (artist),Dana Claxton (artist), Mo Salemy (curator and artist), Teresa Bockhold(Feng Shui practitioner), Amanda Gibbs (Director of Audience Engagement, Museum of Vancouver), Heidi Reitmaier (Director & Curator of Education & Public Programs, Vancouver Art Gallery), and Victor Wang (independent curator and artist). Each speaker will have 7 minutes to astound, transform, and ignite your imagination.

Join us for this evening of dynamic dialogue on Wednesday, January 19 from 7 to 9 pm at Club 560. Before the event, we invite you to explore the No Windowsexhibition from 6 to 7 pm upstairs at Satellite Gallery. Free admission.

Well lookie who finally showed.

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:53:54 -0700

Blogging, so 2007. Haha.

After a successful recent solo exhibit, I’m back at it in the studio. Stay tuned for random progress shots and be on the lookout at sonnyassu.com for recent additions.

New painting studio shot.

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:49:38 -0700

New painting studio shot.

testing out a tumble

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:26:01 -0800

Testing this thing out