The theme of migratory camp life, when hunters and their families would follow the animals with the seasons, comprises many images in Inuit art. Migratory and semi-migratory hunting camps were a way of life for Inuit living in the Canadian Arctic up until the mid-twentieth century when many began to move into permanent settlement communities. Today, camping during the spring, … Read More
Elisapee Ishulutaq: Prints & Drawings
This exhibition presents a selection of primarily prints and two oil stick drawings by Elisapee Ishulutaq (1925–2018), one of Pangnirtung’s most celebrated artists and respected cultural leaders. Known for her narrative-driven images, Ishulutaq’s work reflects the northern experience she knew. Her pieces in this show celebrate the seasonal hunting camp lifestyle that the artist lived in for the first half … Read More
Mark Igloliorte: Katinngak
Feheley Fine Arts is excited to share Mark Igloliorte’s solo exhibition “katinngak”, now on view at Gallery 1C03 at The University of Winnipeg. The exhibition includes sculptural pieces such as Nipakittuk (Quiet) (2021), a wall-mounted installation of twenty vibrantly spray-painted skateboards marked with Inuktitut words. The sculptures sit in dialogue with Igloliorte’s earlier video works, contrasting between static and dynamic … Read More
Quvianaqtuk Pudlat: Experimentals
Deviating from his coloured pencil and ink drawings, this special presentation of a new series by Quvianaqtuk Pudlat features, for the first time, brush drawings completed in ink. Through this new medium, Pudlat transforms his usually naturalistic and meticulously drawn images of Arctic wildlife into abstract and expressive compositions. His black ink images are set boldly against iridescent backgrounds of … Read More
Twelve by Twelve
We are pleased to present the group exhibition Twelve by Twelve, featuring 12 stellar works by 12 great Inuit artists. Expertly selected by Pat Feheley herself, these works represent the breadth and diversity in style and subject presented by artists from the Canadian North. Artists in the show come primarily from Kinngait, Nunavut, with the exception of Niap who was … Read More
Ooloosie Saila: Surging Skies
Feheley Fine Arts is pleased to present an exhibition of recent drawings by Kinngait artist Ooloosie Saila, the artist’s second solo show at the gallery. Completed between late-2019 and 2021, this body of work builds on the subjects of Saila’s earlier drawings, taking them to new levels of form, colour, and detail. Vibrantly coloured and dynamically composed, Saila’s drawings visualize … Read More
Interview of Artist, Brian Dedora about his Exhibition “Read this Foto”
Brian Dedora has lived a life gilded in gold, primarily as a master framer and gilder, but also as a writer, poet, artist, and photographer. His show, Read this Foto, took place at Feheley Fine Arts during the month of May, 2022 in conjunction with Scotiabank’s Annual CONTACT Photography Festival. Dedora’s seminal exhibition included a culmination of works made over … Read More
Gilded Martinis & Grayscale: Feheley Hosts Brian Dedora’s “Read this Foto” Party
On the evening of May 19, 2022, Feheley Fine Arts celebrated Brian Dedora’s seminal exhibition Read this Foto, showcased in conjunction with the annual Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. An intimate group of guests were in attendance, including close friends of the artist and the gallery. Vibrantly-coloured calla lilies placed throughout the gallery sat in contrast to Dedora’s black-and-white photographs. The … Read More
Shuvinai Ashoona at the 2022 Venice Biennale
Congratulations to Shuvinai Ashoona on her epic installation of drawings on view at the 2022 Venice Biennale. She was also awarded one of two special mentions for the Biennale’s Official Awards, alongside American artist Lynn Hershman Leeson. On Ashoona’s work, the jury commented: “Shuvinai Ashoona reveals in her drawings and paintings a profundity of indigenous Inuk cosmogonies. An existence in … Read More
Themes in Inuit Art: Sedna
Often depicted as a mermaid-like being, the mythical sea spirit Sedna figures frequently in Inuit art. Across the Arctic exist a great number of different names for the legendary figure, including Taleelayo (“the one down on the sea bottom”) and Nuliajuk (“mother of all the beasts”). Her appearance in legends and mythology reflect the fact that for thousands of years, … Read More
Brian Dedora – Read This Foto
Feheley Fine Arts is thrilled to present the exhibition Read This Foto, featuring photographic works by Toronto-based artist Brian Dedora. On view from May 3 – 21, 2022, this exhibition is in conjunction with the annual Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival. Dedora’s analogue photography practice asks: “How is narrative made?” Through the use of dissonance, disruption, and misalignment, his intention in … Read More
Thin Ice: Drawings by Qavavau Manumie
Thin Ice, a solo exhibition of primarily new drawings by Qavavau Manumie, explores contemporary issues of climate change in the Arctic. Based in Kinngait, Nunavut, Manumie is a long-time observer of environmental shifts in his home community and how it increasingly affects the land, animals, and people of the circumpolar north. In keeping with his signature playful and illustrative drawing … Read More