Rylee Taje

Rylee Taje (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist currently studying and working at Emily Carr University of Art + Design on the lands that are stewarded and loved by the the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She is working to obtain her bachelor’s in Critical + Cultural Practices with a minor in Curatorial Studies. Rylee grew up in amiskwaciwâskahikan on Treaty 6 territory, and is a member of Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation through her maternal line.

Rylee works primarily in painting, and has a strong adoration for printmaking, beading, and drawing. Rylee’s work acts as a visual journal which inquires into personal stories and themes of care, family lines, and connection. A recurring relation in her work is the strawberry, which symbolizes the heart and tenderness. She often wonders what it means to encompass the strawberry when it comes to her responsibility as an Isga (Nakota Sioux) community member.