Celebrating Kudluajuk Ashoona

Artist Kudluajuk Ashoona began drawing in 2011 when her daughter, Nicotye Samayualie, invited her to the art studio where she regularly worked. From there, Kudluajuk went on to pursue a career in the graphic arts for nearly ten years, working primarily in drawing and sometimes printmaking. Feheley Fine Arts is pleased to present the exhibition Celebrating Kudluajuk Ashoona, where the … Read More

Exhibition: Celebrating Kudluajuk Ashoona

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In memory of artist Kudluajuk Ashoona (1958–2019), this exhibition features drawings by the artist and her renowned daughters Padloo and Nicotye Samayualie. Works reflect each artist’s knack for capturing the extraordinary in the ordinary in their depictions of family life, daily activities, the local townscape and the South Baffin landscape.

SNAPSHOT

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Kudluajuk Ashoona
Kinngait (Cape Dorset) 2014
Lithograph
20 1/4 x 26 in.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

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Kudluajuk Ashoona
Kinngait (Cape Dorset) 2015
Lithograph
15 1/2 x 15 in.

HIS & HERS

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Kudluajuk Ashoona
Kinngait (Cape Dorset) 2015
Etching & aquatint
15 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.

NORTHERN EXPOSURE

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Kudluajuk Ashoona
Kinngait (Cape Dorset) 2014
Lithograph
30 x 22 1/8 in.

The Co-op: Drawings from Cape Dorset

The Co-op is a group exhibition of drawings by the Cape Dorset artists celebrating 60 years of the Kinngait Studios. Commonly referred to as the Co-op (as part of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative), the studios have been intimately involved in the lives of the Cape Dorset artists since 1959. They are also the longest continuously running printmaking studios 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

Exhibitions & Events

Current Exhibition Transformations July 16 – August 8, 2026 View Exhibition 1 event found. Views Navigation Event Views Navigation List List Month Today Upcoming Upcoming Select date. July 2026 Sun 26 July 16 – August 8 Online Exhibition: Transformations Feheley Fine Arts 65 George Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Our latest exhibition, Transformations, is now open and on display at Feheley … Read More

Fifteen Years: A Snapshot of Kinngait Drawing (2000-2015)

First Generation Drawing on paper was initially introduced in Cape Dorset in the late 1950s, to produce images that could later be used for prints. However, approaching the twenty-first century, a number of elders embraced the idea of drawing as a finished art form, rather than as a step in the printmaking process. Among these artists were Kananginak Pootoogook, Kenojuak … Read More

A New Perspective

(Digitized catalogue below) Since 2001, Feheley Fine Arts has introduced and provided continued exposure to the exciting new works by graphic artists in the drawings studio of the Cape Dorset Co-operative.  Also known as the Kinngait Studios, it has nurtured and encouraged artists who are now recognized as international talents, including Annie Pootogook, Shuvinai Ashoona, Jutai Toonoo, Itee Pootoogook, Tim … Read More

Art Toronto 2014

This year marks the fifteenth consecutive year of Feheley Fine Arts‘ participation in Art Toronto, since its inauguration in 2000. Last year, David Balzer wrote the following for the Canadian Art website. “The best contemporary drawing in Canada is coming out of Cape Dorset, and at Feheley Fine Arts’ booth you will find a fine cross-section of established and emerging … Read More