Susie Seeta Saila

B: December 20, 1998
Kinngait, Nunavut

Susie Seeta Saila was born in Ottawa, Ontario on December 20, 1998. Her parents are Mary Saila and Toonoo Sharky. She has a twin sister, four brothers and another sister, Ooloosie Saila. Susie comes from an artistic family, her father Toonoo Sharky is a well known sculpture and late grandfather Mikisiti Saila was also a sculptor. Her grandmother Sita Saila is also a graphic artist. Susie started to draw in 2018 and was compelled to experiment to see how far would they go. Saila’s drawings of local wildlife and landscapes are full of pattern work and colour. One of Saila’s landscapes was featured on the front cover of Inuit Art Quarterly’s Winter 2021 issue.