Rolande Souliere

Michipicoten's Prodigy of Gold

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construction safety vest, cotton stuffing, thread, twine, household sponges, 74cmx60cmx50cm (approximate), 2024-2025

Working across installation, painting, sculpture, olfactory and public art, Rolande Souliere’s practice explores the interconnectedness and complexities involved in systems and how these have impacted Indigenous people in personal and collective histories. Recent exhibitions include City of Toronto Public Art Commission; 52 Artists 52 Actions (travelling) at Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach, QLD; Battle of the Majestic Beings (2024) at Wil Aballe Art Projects, Vancouver, Canada; Frybread as Fok (2024) at Emily Carr University Gallery, Vancouver, Canada and Scents of Movement, Scents of Place (2022) at Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Souliere lives in Sydney, Australia, and is from Michipicoten First Nation