From August 2-5, Feheley Fine Arts participated for the first time at Seattle Art Fair. Exhibiting the best of modern and contemporary art, the fair showcased up to 100 galleries from Canada, the United States and overseas. Our booth exhibited both emerging and established artists from Cape Dorset and Baker Lake, each presenting their individual perspectives of life in the … Read More
Spectacular Beings
June 16 to July 15, 2018 – As the board members of the Inuit Art Foundation were in town, Feheley Fine Arts hosted a private reception of our latest exhibition, Spectacular Beings, on June 14th. The show features enchanting, surreal and somewhat grotesque drawings, spanning over sixty years, from Kenoyuak Ashevak to Tim Pitsiulak. Depictions of whimsical creatures and captivating … Read More
Ningeosiak Ashoona: Form and Balance
One of the few remaining female sculptors practising in Kinngait, Ningeosiak Ashoona (b. 1979) continues to expand the tradition of sculpture through a contemporary vernacular. Taught to hunt from an early age by her father, celebrated sculptor Qaqqaq Ashoona (1928-1996), her experience on the land has grounded her knowledge of Arctic animals. This exhibition showcases Ashoona’s artistic mastery over serpentinite … Read More
Spectacular Beings
Forward In the early 1960’s, pencils and papers were distributed to the fledgling artists of Cape Dorset with the aim of developing an arts and crafts program in the community. Some people took up the challenge with gusto and bravado while others approached the sheets of paper with doubt and trepidation. Looking for guidance, they were simply instructed to ‘draw … Read More
Pudlo Pudlat: Unseen
On April 28, 2018, Feheley Fine Arts opened Pudlo Pudlat: Unseen, an exhibition of Pudlat’s drawings that have never been viewed by the public before. Set in and around his home of Kinngait (Cape Dorset), these unique works were created between 1976 and 1992, and feature themes of transformation, imagined landscapes, and technological changes that were taking place within Pudlat’s … Read More
Recent Drawings by Ningiukulu Teevee
Recent Drawings by Ningiukulu Teevee opened on March 17th, 2018 at Feheley Fine Arts—an exhibition showcasing twenty-seven of Teevee’s latest portraits on paper. The exhibition includes a variety of works on paper. Several portraits are drawn in pastel on thick black paper, a combination Teevee uses to boldly carve out her subjects. Juxtaposing these works, Teevee also uses ink and … Read More
“Art on Paper” New York 2018
March 8th – 11th marked Feheley Fine Art’s second year participating in the New York based art fair, Art on Paper. Located at Manhattan’s Pier 36, this year the fair exhibited top modern and contemporary paper-based art from 80 international galleries. This year, we chose to display the work of mid-career artist Ningiukulu Teevee, and emerging artists Padloo Samayualie and … Read More
Recent Drawings by Ningiukulu Teevee
Ningiukulu Teevee was born May 27th, 1963 in Cape Dorset. Her father was Joanasie Salomonie (deceased), a community leader, well known for his sense of humour and compassion. Over the course of her career, Teevee has established herself as one of the most unique and playful artists to emerge from the Kinngait Studios. Intelligent and versatile, the work of Teevee … Read More
Annie Pootoogook: Cutting Ice – Book Launch
On February 8th Feheley Fine Arts hosted the book launch of Annie Pootoogook: Cutting Ice, a book to accompany the retrospective exhibition of Annie Pootoogook’s career, of the same title, held at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection from September 2nd, 2017 to February 11th, 2018. This show examined the life and career of Pootoogook as a creative catalyst within Canada’s … Read More
Fantastic Transformations: Artworks by Qavavau & Tukiki Manumie
On February 3, 2018, Feheley Fine Arts opened its latest exhibition titled Fantastic Transformations. The exhibition features drawings on paper by Qavavau Manumie alongside sculptures and drawings by his brother, Tukiki Manumie. Born six years apart to a family of artists, Qavavau (born 1958) and Tukiki (1952-2017) each developed distinct artistic styles. Tukiki is best known for his serpentinite sculptures and … Read More
Champagne & Shortbread
On December 2nd we held our annual show of small sculptures, Small Sculptures by Great Artists, alongside Antler, Bone, Stone: Recent Sculpture from Igloolik. In these two exhibitions, small-scale works of art from master carvers such as Bart Hanna, Toonoo Sharky, and Kiakshuk, to name a few, are stunning. To celebrate the opening and the upcoming holidays, we themed the … Read More
Book Signing with Germaine Arnaktauyok
On November 25th Feheley Fine Arts had the privilege of hosting a book signing for Germaine Arnaktauyok’s new book, Inuit Spirit. Inhabit Media has worked collaboratively with Arnaktauyok to produce this adult colouring book with text explaining the traditional Inuit imagery. Accompanied by Neil Christopher, publisher and managing partner at Inhabit Media, this event included a discussion of the book … Read More