Salomée Souag is a muralist, designer and creative from Switzerland who holds her Peruvian and Algerian ancestors closer to her heart, her community and her work. She currently lives in Portland & prides herself in her multi-cultural identity and encourages others to step outside of the box society has created for them.

Salomée (AKA Sola) has shifted from the corporate advertising world to fully immersing herself in the push for a revolution. In her consistent and continuous evolution and artistic practice, she curates revolutionary work to give power to the people, the youth and artists. By taking up space in all forms, whether through projection mapping and large scale painting, wheat pasting and installations, or workshops for BIPOC artists and the next generation, Souag’s bold and powerful work encourages everyone to break down boundaries and borders, and to imagine expression.

“Art and design are able to change perspectives; one wall at a time, one poster at a time, one message at a time. Expression is a weapon for change, we the creatives can fight all that is of hatred in the world. The system wants us to be oppressed and complacent, to not question everything. With art we are able to fight against that by bringing all perspectives to the surface and creating a culture that pushes for equality and justice.”

For work inquiries and future collaborations please email  salomee.x.souag@gmail.com
Grants and Awards

2019
Adobe Live Creative Cloud Winner
Weiden and Kennedy LatinX Exhibition Selected Designer
Portland State University Scholarship


2020
Portland Street Art Alliance Ladies Up Selected Muralist
Portland In Color Selected Design
Mana Contemporary Project 270 Get Out the Vote Initiative selected artist


2021
Save Art Space Billboard Exhibition Selected Artist
Regional Arts and Culture Council Behavioral Health Resource Center selected muralist
Regional Arts and Culture Council Make|Learn|Build Grant
Oregon Arts Commission Artist Relief Award Grant
City of Portland Community Healing with Art Intiative Award for Billboard Exhibition
Amplifier #Vaccinated initiative selected artist


2022

Oreogn Artist Foundation Artist Resilience Program grant
Art Immersions (AIP) Fellowship Award
Planned Parenthood Public Art FISK Program Selected Artist
Behance Illustrator and Street Art Awards
Seeding Justice Fiscal Sponsorship
Soho House Womens History Month Panellist


2023

Carnation Contemporary My Private Property Selected Artist
Regional Arts and Culture Council Holgate Library Selected Muralist
Low-Income Housing Project  Powell Selected Artist
Regional Arts & Culture Council’s Public Art Purchase
Soho House Portland Muralist


Exhibitions

Expression Against Oppression
Public Art Billboard ExhIbitIon 2021

Heron Arts
 Foundation Group Exhibition 2022

Carnation Contemporary
 My private property group Exhibition 2023

Nationale
Fruit of my Past Solo Exhibition 2023

Mooni Mexico City
 Selected Works in Gallery 2023

Press and Articles

Residencies

2023

Casa Lu Mexico City

Texere Tule, Oaxaca

Tranquilo Puerto Escondido

Grana B&B Oaxaca Centro


2024

Hangar Lisbon

Hektor Canary Island

Somos Berlin


Teaching and Community Engagement

2020- Present

Vancouver School of Art 
Revolutioary Art Practice Teacher

Wonderfolk
Mentor and Mural Workshop Lead

Color Outside the Lines 
Mentor and Mural Workshop Lead

NAYA
Muralist Mentor

Living School of Art  
Community Building Workshop and Mural Painting

Cada Casa
Revolutionary Practice Youth Workshop

Regional Arts and Cuture Council Community Engagement
Print Making Workshop All Ages