Residencies
Artist in Residence
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun
During his open studio residency at Libby Leshgold Gallery Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun will continue to work on his Fire painting series. The series builds on his deep consideration of ongoing political, cultural and environmental issues.
This production residency marks the beginning of a partnership between Libby Leshgold Gallery and Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art to support the production and presentation of three artists from the Pacific Northwest at the Asia Pacific Triennial 2027 in Brisbane, Australia. The artists include Whess Harman (Carrier Wit’at), Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun (Cowichan, Hul’q’umi’num Coast Salish; and Okanagan, Syilx), and Marianne Nicolson (Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw, Musga̱maḵwDzawada̱’enux̱w First Nations).
biographies
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun Lets’lo:tseltun is of Cowichan (Hul’q’umi’num Coast Salish) and Okanagan (Syilx) descent and is one of the most outspoken and influential contemporary artists in Canada. Yuxweluptun presents his ideas through hard-hitting, polemical, but also playful artworks that now span a forty-year career. Yuxweluptuns’ works offer brutal critiques of issues such as land title, residential schools, and the destruction of the environment, making him a crucial voice in contemporary art. He lives and works on unceded, traditionaland ancestral xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories.
acknowledgements
This project is supported by the BC Arts Council.
