Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
1957 -
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun is a Canadian First Nations artist who integrates elements of Northwest Coast design, Coast Salish cosmology, Western landscape painting and Surrealism in his multimedia works. Born in Kamloops in 1957, Yuxweluptun explores issues such as environmentalism, land ownership and critiques of Canada’s First Nations peoples.

Yuxweluptun graduated from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECUAD) in 1983. While studying at ECUAD, Yuxwelupton developed his cutting-edge style, in which he uses large-scale paintings to comment on issues in Indigenous communities. His personal and socio-political experiences ultimately act as markers for their political, environmental and cultural issues.

Many of his pieces show elements of Surrealism, such as similarities to the melting objects in Salvador Dali's paintings. Generally, Yuxweluptun's paintings are described as "provocative;" for example, his multimedia piece Residential School Dirty Laundry shows a cross made out of children's underwear with red paint to represent blood, and references the treatment of First Nations children in the Canadian Residential School system.

Although he has worked interchangeably between mediums, his ability as an artist to explore different styles is apparent in one of Yuxweluptun's earlier pieces, the 1984 work Haida Hot Dog. In this particular work, Yuxwelupton’s comments on the commodification of Haida artwork by using a Pop Art style.

Yuxweluptun's work has been included in numerous international group and solo exhibitions, such as INDIGENA: Contemporary Native Perspectives in 1992. He was the recipient of the Vancouver Institute for the Visual Arts (VIVA) award in 1998. In 2016, the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia exhibited Yuxwelupton’s works.

In 2016, His exhibition Unceded Territories took place at the University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology.
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Indian Residential School, Leaving the Shallow Graves and Going Home by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun sold for $157,250
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Indian Residential School, Leaving the Shallow Graves and Going Home
72 x 96 in, 182.9 x 243.8 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $125,000 - $175,000 CDN
Sold for: $157,250 CDN (premium included)
Indian Residential School, Leaving the Shallow Graves and Going Home on Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Untitled by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun sold for $55,250
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Untitled
42 x 36 in, 106.7 x 91.4 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CDN
Sold for: $55,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, December 02, 2020
Untitled Portrait in Suit by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun sold for $52,250
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Untitled Portrait in Suit
68 x 49 in, 172.7 x 124.5 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $35,000 - $55,000 CDN
Sold for: $52,250 CDN (premium included)
Contemporary Canadian: Property from an Important Vancouver Collector on Thursday, March 25, 2021
4 Directions of the North West Coast by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun sold for $40,250
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
4 Directions of the North West Coast
72 x 72 in, 182.9 x 182.9 cm
acrylic on canvas (quadriptych)
Estimate: $35,000 - $45,000 CDN
Sold for: $40,250 CDN (premium included)
Summer Select on Thursday, July 29, 2021
Suit Portrait by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun sold for $31,250
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Suit Portrait
63 1/2 x 41 in, 161.3 x 104.1 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000 CDN
Sold for: $31,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Thursday, November 28, 2024
Portrait of a One Percenter - Transformation by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun sold for $25,000
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Portrait of a One Percenter - Transformation
71 3/4 x 47 1/2 in, 182.2 x 120.6 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 CDN
Sold for: $25,000 CDN (premium included)
West: Modern & Contemporary Works by B.C. Artists on Thursday, March 29, 2018
North West Coast Colour by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun sold for $22,500
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
North West Coast Colour
36 x 55 in, 91.4 x 139.7 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CDN
Sold for: $22,500 CDN (premium included)
First Nations West on Thursday, February 24, 2022
In the Morning by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun sold for $22,230
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
In the Morning
31 1/4 x 60 in, 79.4 x 152.4 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000 CDN
Sold for: $22,230 CDN (premium included)
Spring 2013 - 1st Session on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Untitled by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun sold for $20,000
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Untitled
30 1/4 x 67 in, 76.8 x 170.2 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $12,000 - $16,000 CDN
Sold for: $20,000 CDN (premium included)
Back to School: Vancouver School of Art on Thursday, September 30, 2021
Wild Horses Out on the Range by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun sold for $17,500
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun
Wild Horses Out on the Range
54 1/4 x 66 in, 137.8 x 167.6 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000 CDN
Sold for: $17,500 CDN (premium included)
First Nations & Inuit Art on Thursday, February 27, 2020