Feheley Fine Arts held the exhibition Drawing Attention: Recent work by Tim Pitsiulak from November 5 – 30, 2011 at 14 Hazelton Avenue, the gallery’s previous location. The exhibition featured new works by Tim Pitsiulak (1967–2016) completed in his preferred medium of coloured pencil and ink on paper. Many of the works were large scale depictions of Pitsiulak’s signature subjects … Read More
Drawing Attention: Recent Work by Tim Pitsiulak
(Digitized catalogue below) Tim Pitsiulak has come to represent the archetype of the contemporary Inuit artist. His style is highly individual, yet infused with influences from his culture’s traditional past and complex present-day life. Born and raised in Kimmirut, Nunavut, Tim moved to the community of Cape Dorset around 2001. His parents, Temela and Napatchie Pitsiulak were carvers. His aunt, … Read More
Dorset Large: Large-scale Drawings from the Kinngait Studios
(Digitized catalogue below) The phenomenon of large scale drawings coming out of the community of Cape Dorset has attracted much interest by collectors and museums in the past few years. The initial offering of large format paper to the arctic community of Cape Dorset has been relatively recent. William (Bill) Ritchie, Studio Manager of the Kinngait Studios in Cape Dorset, … Read More
Itee Pootoogook: An Arctic Lens
(Digitized catalogue below) Although Itee Pootoogook is an emerging graphic artist, his career began many years ago. He was a carver in the 1970s and in the 1980s sold his first drawing to Terry Ryan, then manager of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative. It has not been until the last five years that Itee has focused his work as a … Read More
Ohotaq Mikkigak: Drawings
For many years, we have come to expect beautiful, lyrical compositions from Ohotaq Mikkigak. As an artist, Ohotaq has completed hundreds of drawings in a realistic style that is informed by his knowledge of the land and his experience of living in Cape Dorset. These endearing drawings have a strong design sense, usually feature birds and people, and have often … Read More
William Noah Solo Show
As a mature and established artist, William Noah provides perspective and life experience through his work. At first glance the Baker Lake artist’s drawings and paintings depict vast landscapes and camp settlements in the Arctic. Peel back the textured layers and pertinent and political messages are revealed. “I draw my true life,” Noah says of his work. The beautiful rolling … Read More
Ningiukulu Teevee: New Drawings
This has been a very productive year for Ningeokuluk Teevee. She expanded her creative pursuits, writing and illustrating her first children’s book, Alego. This is a beautiful story that invites readers to join Alego, a young Inuit girl, on her adventures. This publication is already receiving praise and Teevee is nominated for the 2009 Governor General’s Literary award in the … Read More
Shuvinai Ashoona: Drawings
Cape Dorset, known as Kinngait in Inuktitut, is located near the southern tip of Baffin Island. A recent study made the remarkable discovery that Kinngait is Canada’s most artistic municipality, with nearly one-quarter of its labour force engaged in art making. Most Canadians will never visit this remote community, but the work of its artists is held by the Museum … Read More
First Solo Show: Tim Pitsiulak
Tim Pitsiulak proudly identifies himself as a hunter and an artist. This same combination has informed works of art by generations of Inuit artists. However, as all aspects of life in the Arctic, the face of both of these activities has changed greatly in recent times. Modern boats and motors, rifles, and skidoos are a part of today’s hunting life. … Read More
Arrived: Drawings by Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok and Mary Ayaq Anowtalik
For Arviat artists, Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok and Mary Ayaq Anowtalik, many decades of sculpting culminated in a reputation of excellence in carving. Several years ago, both artists undertook a new medium – drawing. They have now emerged as important graphic artists. The works of art in this exhibition build on the collection of experimental drawings that first introduced the artists’ … Read More
Breaking Ground: New Oil Stick Drawings from Cape Dorset
This exhibition “breaks ground” in a number of ways. First, the medium of oil stick is still a very recent innovation for Inuit artists. It was introduced in Cape Dorset in the late 1990s by Montreal-based artist Ludmilla (Mewa) Armata, who coaxed some remarkable work from senior artists such as Mayureak Ashoona and Sheojuk Etidlooie. The materials remained in the … Read More
Qavavau Manumie: A Dialogue with the Artist
I first encountered the work of Cape Dorset artist, Qavavau Manumie, in the early 1990s when I saw a remarkable image entitled, NASA Graveyard. This drawing, done in 1989, was the first truly contemporary Inuit work I had seen in that it depicted the televised launch (and subsequent crash) of the Challenger at Kennedy Space Center. The concept of an … Read More