Halfbreed Deputy, Kim Gullion Stewart, 2021
Two Beaded Pieces Acquired by the Newberry Library in Chicago, Ill
The Newberry Library in Chicago, Ill. recently acquired a second piece of work from artist, Kim Gullion Stewart for its permanent collection. Making and Remaking History shipped out to join Halfbreed Deputy (pictured above) in the library’s Special Collections in September of this year.
newberry.org, Sept. 2024
They Make a Well Beaten Path, Kim Gullion Stewart, 2019
Artist’s Beadwork Chosen for National Display
“Kim Gullion-Stewart, a former longtime local resident, will have her art in the collection at the Canadian Indigenous Art Centre in Gateneau Quebec.”
Christine Hinzmann, Prince George Citizen, Dec., 2020.
Ken Gullion, the artist’s father as a comic book hero in this acrylic painting by Kim Gullion Stewart, 2017
How Pop Culture Stereotypes Shaped Métis Artist’s Self-identity
“Growing up, Kim Stewart knew she had some Indigenous background, but she had little sense of what that meant. So, she and her brother pieced together her own ideas through comic books, movies and other pieces of pop culture..”
Andrew Kurjata, CBC News, April, 2018.
Kim painting an 6ft fibreglass bottle in her studio, 2009
CNC Arts Instructor Unveils Coke Bottle for Olympics
“Kim Stewart, commissioned by Coca-Cola to do an art piece for the games, unveiled a unique Coke bottle Thursday in Vancouver. The fibreglass replica, standing six feet high, is red and white with black ravens flying up through a bubbly, floral world…”
Bernice Trick, Prince George Citizen, January, 2010.
Portrait of Kim by Nevada Christianson, 2022
Métis Speaker Series Podcast, “Discovering Being Métis” - Kim in conversation with host, Darian Kovacs.
“In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, we are joined by Kim Gullion Stewart, Métis visual artist, Educator, Consultant, and Independent Art Researcher, born in Athabasca, Alberta. In this session, Kim discusses her passion for visual art and connections to her Métis heritage. Explore what it means to Kim to be a Métis artist, her journey of creating from childhood to now, and why it's important to support Métis artists.”
Métis Speaker Series Podcast, host Darian Kovacs, released July 24, 2023.
Detail, They Make a Well Beaten Path, counter mapping piece, 2019
Editorial Illustration included in Award-Winning ‘Land Back’ Issue of Briarpatch Magazine.
“In my art practice, the pieces I create add depth and emotional meaning to concepts or ideas that are difficult to express in any other way.”
Illustration for article: Land as a Social Relationship, Gold Winner -Briarpatch Magazine, June 11, 2021.
Global Wars, Kim Gullion Stewart, 2017
Show Review: Kim Stewart: INJUN-uity or Growing Up Pop
“Over the past few years, Stewart has accumulated an archive of images and objects that signify “Indian-ness.” She shows a particular interest in comic books from the 1950s and ’60’s.”
Michael Turner, Preview Magazine, July, 2018.
Completed Art Bottle with solar powered lamp
Coke Olympic Art Bottles feature Canadian Artists like Kim Stewart
“I love these specially-designed Olympics art bottles by Kim Stewart. According to the artist, Coke commissioned aboriginal Canadian artists to create designs for a limited-edition series of giant art bottles. As Kim Stewart is a Canadian Metis, it's only natural that her design featured Metis designs and aboriginal stories.”
Marissa Brassfield, Trendhunter e-zine, February 2010.
Stamp artwork by Kim Gullion Stewart, released Sept 2022
New Stamps Showcase Artists’ Vision for Future of Truth and Reconciliation
“When I’m creating my work, I’m very aware of the fact that artwork is a way in. It’s often a way in for people to open up conversation, to talk about things that are difficult, but to also talk about things that are joyful, and also to talk about things that could be solutions for the future,” [Kim] says.
“Truth and reconciliation is important to all people because it allows us to become community again, instead of an us and them, instead of a me, we become a we.”
canadapost.ca, Sept 28, 2022.
Métis Artist Kim Gullion Stewart
2021/22 Salt Spring National Art Prize Finalist
The Salt Spring National Art Prize is pleased to announce the finalists for the Finalist Exhibition running from Friday, Sept. 24 to Monday, Oct. 25, 2021. We wish to introduce to you one of our finalists, Kim Stewart from Kamloops, BC.
@ssartprize, Instagram, 2021
Stretching a deer hide on the Aboriginal Gathering Place patio, 2018
Artist Kim Stewart Brings Traditional Tanning to ECU (Emily Carr University)
“Métis artist Kim Stewart spent the first week of October in residence at the Aboriginal Gathering Place, welcoming the entire Emily Carr community to join her in the process of traditionally tanning a deer hide.”
Michelle Cyca, Emily Carr University News, October 4, 2018.
Opening night at Two River’s Gallery in Prince George, BC, 2018
Kim Stewart: INJUN-uity or Growing up Pop
“Métis artist Kim Stewart from Prince George explores stereotypes of Indigeneity and examines how representations of it in popular media influenced her own sense of self.”
Galleries West Magazine, April 2018.