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
Kinngait Memories – John Hartman in Cape Dorset
On November 18th we opened our latest show, Kinngait Memories – John Hartman in Cape Dorset, a unique collaboration with Nicholas Metivier Gallery. Hartman, who was present, gave a talk about his experience working in Cape Dorset, to help elucidate some of the themes and ideas found in this show. The exhibition examines the work created by Hartman while he … Read More
John Hartman: Kinngait Memories
In November 1989 I spent a month in Cape Dorset, as a visiting artist and guest of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative. It was a wonderful experience for me. I loved the barren landscape, the strong and clear forms of the surrounding mountains. I was captivated by the hunters who were dragging their boats with skidoos across the harbour ice … Read More
Art Toronto 2017
This October marked 18 successful years of Feheley Fine Arts’ participation at Art Toronto. This year, our booth exhibited the works of seven talented Inuit artists: the late Annie Pootoogook, Tim Pitsiulak, and Janet Kigusiq; established artists Ningiukulu Teevee, and Shuvinai Ashoona; and emerging artists Padloo Samayualie and Ooloosie Saila. For the 6th time, a work from our booth was … Read More
Padloo Samayualie: North & South
On October 20th, Feheley Fine Arts opened Padloo Samayualie’s first solo exhibition, North & South. The artist was present at the well-attended reception for the exhibition, which features 31 drawings in coloured pencil and ink. After a short introduction by Patricia Feheley, Samayualie spoke about her work. Many of the drawings in this show were inspired by her time in … Read More
Padloo Samayualie: North & South
(Digitized catalogue below) Padloo Samayualie is a multi dimensional artist. She studied jewellery making at Arctic College, participated in a drawing workshop in Banff in 2001, and later took part in an Animation Workshop in Cape Dorset. Like many of the artists of Cape Dorset, Padloo comes from an earlier generation of scuptors and graphic artists. She is the granddaughter … Read More