Morgan Asoyuf
Morgan Asoyuf is a Ts'msyen artist from Prince Rupert, British Columbia. She is Eagle Clan from the Lax Kw’alaams community. A multidisciplinary artist, Asoyuf works primarily in goldsmithing, jewelry, gem-setting, and engraving.
Artwork
Asoyuf has apprenticed with Haida mixed-media artist Richard Adkins and Tsimshian multidisciplinary artist Henry Green. She also attended the Vancouver Metal Art School, where she studied under German metalworker Gerold Mueller.In 2019, Asoyuf exhibited the photography series Royal Portrait, a series contemplating Indigenous northwest coast ideals and featuring "frontline activists working on issues like climate justice, missing and murdered Indigenous women, and protesting the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline." The portraits depicted community leaders and activists wearing Asoyuf's fine jewelry, predominantly headdresses, including frontlets, aigrettes, and crowns, made of mixed materials. The exhibit was shown at the Bill Reid Gallery in Vancouver from October 2019 until January 2020.
Asoyuf's work has also been showcased during Vancouver Fashion Week in 2019.
Published books
Black and White: Visual Stimulation For Babies is a board book of high-contrast images "designed to stimulate brain growth and visual development in young babies" using traditional Pacific Northwest Coast imagery.Learning My Rights with Mousewoman is a board book geared to preschool-aged children that uses the legendary figure of "Mousewoman" to introduce children to the concept of inherent rights.