About

Encouraged by friend and fellow artist, Laina Geetah, Susie Seeta Saila
began creating art in 2018 and quickly gained attention for her unique
artistic voice. When working on a new drawing, Saila starts with a motif
and looks to explore every iteration of it. Her compositions often include a
combination of various subjects; a landscape in an owl’s wing, an egg used
for the body of a bird, or an ulu owl, all of which create a fresh perspective
to established subjects. She is drawn to vibrant colours, patterns, and
repetition, and she has a strong graphic sensibility.
Saila was born in 1998 in Ottawa, …