Sus Cho – Randall Bear Barnetson

Sus Cho - Randall Bear Barnetson is a Transgender, Two Spirit, multidisciplinary Northwest Coast Indigenous artist. Sus Cho is a member of the community of Nadleh Whut’en, the Dakelh nation, and of the Duntem’yoo Bear clan. The Artistic practice of Sus Cho interprets matters of mental health and wellbeing, identity, culture, and spirituality, through the framework of Northwest Coast Indigenous art forms. Sus Cho was born and raised in the urban Indigenous community of the Downtown Eastside in “Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada”. East Van is the Unceded Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Coast Salish peoples. Sus Cho is a grateful guest of these communities that have sustained her Being. Within Coast Salish territory is Vancouver’s YVR international airport, from which Bear received the Emerging Indigenous Artist of the Year award in 2022. Sus Cho spent her upbringing and professional career serving with missions on the 100 block of Hastings providing essential services to community members of the Downtown Eastside throughout her lifetime. Upon leaving frontline community engagement Sus Cho completed her Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts at Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2024. Sus Cho now has a full time studio practice in East Vancouver.  

Artist Instagram: @sus_cho_art