Fusion: Collaborative Drawings

Exhibition opened May 25, 2023 The notion of collaboration has existed at the Kinngait Studios since its inception. In the late 1950s, the concept of printmaking was introduced involving two players—artist and printer—to work in tandem to produce a graphic. Fast forward to 2022: Johnny Pootoogook, Shuvinai Ashoona, and Quvianaqtuk Pudlat each collaborate on a single drawn composition titled Head … Read More

Rarities: Coveted Cape Dorset Prints

Exhibition opened May 25, 2023 Where were you in 1962 when Parr’s compelling stonecut Man and Whale was released in the Annual Cape Dorset Print Collection? Would anyone then have predicted that the young co-operative art studio in a small Arctic hamlet would go on to become the longest continuously-running print studio in Canada? Today, prints from the annual collections … Read More

The Inuit Parka

The Inuit parka holds great cultural and historical significance. Made from animal hides and fur, or a combination of both, the parka is a coat expertly designed to keep the wearer warm in the extreme cold weather of the Arctic. While its design has evolved over time, the parka is more than just a piece of clothing; it is a … Read More

Post-Fair: Plural 2023

We are back from this year’s Plural contemporary art fair (formerly Papier) and are feeling better than ever. It was great to return to the Grand Quay in the art-loving city of Montreal. The newly renamed art fair featured an impressive lineup of galleries from across Canada, including fresh faces from Vancouver and Halifax. Witnessing the fair’s growth over the … Read More

Saimaiyu Akesuk: Radiant

Exhibition opened April 13, 2023 “I used to doodle when I went to Arctic College and Ningiukulu Teevee was encouraging me to draw. In fact, she took a doodle I did to the co-op to show them that I was drawing. When I started, I sometimes thought my grandfather [Latcholassie Akesuk] was helping me because when I could not decide … Read More

The Inuit Seal Hunt

  “We have the right to hunt. We have the right to use renewable resources to feed our families. We have the right to survive.” – Tanya Tagaq [1] Seal hunting has been an important part of Inuit lifeways for centuries. A deeply rooted cultural practice, it provides an essential source of country food for communities in the North, and … Read More

Graphite: Early Drawings from Kinngait

Exhibition opened March 16, 2023 Thirty years ago, almost to the day, the seminal exhibition Strange Scenes: Early Cape Dorset Drawings opened at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario. Curated by Susan Gustavison and Jean Blodgett, the show marked the first public exhibition that placed a focus on the early graphite drawings of the late-1950s and early-1960s. Blodgett … Read More

Feheley at Outsider Art Fair in New York

Feheley Fine Arts is proud to announce our participation in the Outsider Art Fair in New York City (March 2 – 5, 2023). The Outsider Art Fair has appeared annually in both New York City and Paris since 1993, exhibiting galleries that show artists not formally trained or who are practicing their art outside of convention. The Outsider Art movement … Read More

The Language that Lies Between

On October 25th, 2022, a collaborative mural by Niap (Nancy Saunders) and Olinda Reshijabe Silvano from Lima, Peru was unveiled on the wall of Kerr Hall West at Toronto Metropolitan University.   Curated by Gerald McMaster, the 12-by-8-meter mural titled “Paisajes de Nosotros (Landscape of Us)” is part of the multi-stage Arctic/Amazon project coordinated by Wapatah: Centre for Indigenous Visual … Read More

Johnny Pootoogook: Nocturne

Exhibition opened January 19, 2023 Amid the quiet darkness of evening or night, light finds its way through. It illuminates the green exterior wall of the Peter Pitseolak High School, and glows through the windows of buildings near the Water Point Area. It also naturally occurs in the aurora borealis as a green or blue glow dancing across the sky. … Read More

Michael Massie introduces his show “Stories in Silver & Stone”

Feheley Fine Arts was thrilled to present Michael Massie’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, Michael Massie: Stories in Silver & Stone, in November 2022. The exhibition featured a selection of 11 never-before-seen works including the artist’s signature silver teapots, and narrative-driven stone works. From sleek, angular silhouettes, to delicate creatures modeled from reality, Massie’s sculptures transcend the conventional limits … Read More

Michael Massie talks about his show “Stories in Silver & Stone”

In November 2022, Feheley Fine Arts was thrilled to present Michael Massie’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, Michael Massie: Stories in Silver & Stone. Massie’s work is unlike that of any artist. From sleek, angular silhouettes, to delicate creatures modeled from reality, his sculptures transcend the conventional limits of Inuit art and design. We were proud to showcase Massie’s … Read More