Shuvinai Ashoona‘s extraordinary large-scale drawing Curiosity includes all of the elements for which the artist is best known. She depicts Kinngait from above where various creatures and absurdly placed animals walk and swim through the community. In signature fashion, Ashoona masterfully merges the real with the imagined: bowhead whales swim through the cemetery behind the Anglican church while tentacle monsters … Read More
Art Toronto 2020
As so many events this year, Art Toronto has gone virtual. We are thrilled to present a group of drawings from the Kinngait Studio artists including Shuvinai Ashoona, Ooloosie Saila, and Ningiukulu Teevee, to name a few. We are also featuring fantastic sculptural and mixed-media works by artists who come from across the Canadian Arctic, including Michael Massie (Nunatsiavut), Mark … Read More
Wild – Drawings by Quvianaqtuk Pudlat
Kinngait-based artist Quvianaqtuk Pudlat only began his artistic career in 2017 and has already taken the art world by storm. In 2018, Feheley Fine Arts introduced his dynamic drawings to great success. We are pleased to present his second solo featuring both large and small-scale drawings that expand on his earlier depictions of Arctic wildlife. Pudlat’s intimate knowledge of animals, … Read More
Wild: Drawings by Quvianaqtuk Pudlat
As in nature, it is difficult to find a straight line in the drawings of Kinngait artist Quvianaqtuk Pudlat. Instead, his marks curve, twist and undulate across the page like slow rolling tides. Pudlat only took up drawing in 2017 but has quickly earned a reputation as a formidable artist with a unique approach to subjects. Through a deft hand, … Read More
Themes in Inuit Art: Mother and Child
We’re overjoyed that our own Elyse recently welcomed a baby girl into the world! In honour of the new mom and baby, we decided to take a look at one of the most common subjects depicted in Inuit art—the Mother and Child. From early sculptures of Inuk mothers cradling children or keeping babies warm in their hoods, to the many … Read More
Qavavau Manumie: Layers
(Digitized catalogue below) Born in Brandon, Manitoba, Qavavau Manumie (b. 1958) has lived in Kinngait (Cape Dorset) for most of his life. He is known for his intricate compositions in ink and coloured pencil, as well as his skills as a meticulous printmaker. Manumie’s work demonstrates a range of styles from the naturalistic, to the more illustrative, to the abstract. … Read More
Annie, Unscripted
During this rare time of being homebound, I, like many, have taken some time to look back at old travel memories. I was reminded of the time I spent with artist Annie Pootoogook, who I had the great fortune of knowing and travelling with over a number of years. We went to Scotland, Germany, Switzerland, Calgary, Montreal as well as … Read More
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
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
PERSPECTIVE: Seattle Art Fair 2019
An art fair is a whirlwind, for visitor and exhibitor alike. Unpacking and building our booth and hanging the art is always a race against. Once the booth is installed and the doors are open, it’s a real joy to make new connections. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as exposing the uninitiated to the depth of Canadian Inuit art. It’s … Read More
Seattle Art Fair 2019
BACK FOR MORE. Feheley returns to the Seattle Art Fair for the second year. Building on our successful foray last year, Feheley has expanded its presence at this year’s Fair. Last year, there was such a positive reaction to both our historic and contemporary Inuit artists that this year we have expanded the size of our exhibit space. As one … Read More
Itee Pootoogook’s Photographic Memories
Artist Itee Pootoogook (1951–2014) was known as Kinngait Studios’ most meticulous draftsman. Born in Lake Harbour (Kimmirut), Pootoogook moved with his family to Cape Dorset (Kinngait) as a young child in the late-1950s. Like many, he was born into an artistic family: established carver Paulassie Pootoogook was his father and artists Kananginak, Eegevudluk, and photographer Peter Pitseolak, were his uncles. … Read More