We’ve hosted drum dances and throat singing and many other forms of Inuit performance. But never a live tattooing session. It took someone with the force of personality of Niap – aka Nancy Saunders – to make it happen within our walls. Niap herself is on a roll. It seems like everything she imagines is becoming reality. She has several … Read More
Niap: Ivalu
Feheley Fine Arts is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of works on paper by Niap (b. 1986), entitled Ivalu. Meaning ‘sinew thread’, Ivalu consists of a series of ink drawings on which the artist sewed tattoos on female bodies, women’s hands and family portraits with either wax thread or sinew, in the traditional manner of Inuit tattooing. The … Read More
Papier 2019 to be the Biggest Ever
There’s lots of change coming to the annual Papier show of contemporary art in Montreal. The most dramatic shift is the fair’s location, from its previous home at the Arsenal Contemporary Art venue, to the Grand Quay in the old Port of Montreal. The site is a new cruise ship terminal that opened in 2017. It more than doubles the … Read More
Ooloosie Saila: Horizons
Feheley Fine Arts is pleased to present the first solo exhibition of drawings by Ooloosie Saila (b. 1991), entitled Ooloosie Saila: Horizons. A rising star, Saila is at the forefront of a new generation of artists emerging in Kinngait (Cape Dorset). The exhibition features her concentrated colour-pencil landscape drawings and whimsical portraits of owls. Working in the Art Studios in … Read More
Quvianaqtuk Pudlat – An Emerging Talent
His story is almost as compelling as his art. Quvianaqtuk Pudlat – Quvi to his friends – has broken through with his drawings and prints. And Inuit art lovers have certainly taken notice. Quvi’s talent and craft are on display in his striking compositions and impeccable drawing skills. What’s equally remarkable for a new graphic artist is that he’s only … Read More
Quvianaqtuk Pudlat: Drawings
Feheley Fine Arts is proud to present newcomer to Kinngait Studios, Quvianaqtuk Pudlat (b. 1956). Although Pudlat has created sculptures in the past, he is now focused on graphic arts; he has successfully been featured in the 2017 and 2018 Cape Dorset Print Release. We are pleased to showcase a curated selection of his impressive drawings in Quvianaqtuk Pudlat: Drawings. … Read More
Kenojuak Ashevak
A cultural ambassador for the art of Canada, Kenojuak Ashevak was an award-winning artist exhibited worldwide. Born in 1927, she was an early participant at the graphics studio in Kinngait and quickly established herself as the most successful artist from the Arctic; her works are instantly recognizable. Among her many honours and achievements, she received two honourary doctorates and was … Read More
Seattle Art Fair 2018
From August 2-5, Feheley Fine Arts participated for the first time at Seattle Art Fair. Exhibiting the best of modern and contemporary art, the fair showcased up to 100 galleries from Canada, the United States and overseas. Our booth exhibited both emerging and established artists from Cape Dorset and Baker Lake, each presenting their individual perspectives of life in the … Read More
Spectacular Beings
June 16 to July 15, 2018 – As the board members of the Inuit Art Foundation were in town, Feheley Fine Arts hosted a private reception of our latest exhibition, Spectacular Beings, on June 14th. The show features enchanting, surreal and somewhat grotesque drawings, spanning over sixty years, from Kenoyuak Ashevak to Tim Pitsiulak. Depictions of whimsical creatures and captivating … Read More
Spectacular Beings
(Digitized catalogue below) Forward In the early 1960’s, pencils and papers were distributed to the fledgling artists of Cape Dorset with the aim of developing an arts and crafts program in the community. Some people took up the challenge with gusto and bravado while others approached the sheets of paper with doubt and trepidation. Looking for guidance, they were simply … Read More
Pudlo Pudlat: Unseen
On April 28, 2018, Feheley Fine Arts opened Pudlo Pudlat: Unseen, an exhibition of Pudlat’s drawings that have never been viewed by the public before. Set in and around his home of Kinngait (Cape Dorset), these unique works were created between 1976 and 1992, and feature themes of transformation, imagined landscapes, and technological changes that were taking place within Pudlat’s … Read More
Recent Drawings by Ningiukulu Teevee
Recent Drawings by Ningiukulu Teevee opened on March 17th, 2018 at Feheley Fine Arts—an exhibition showcasing twenty-seven of Teevee’s latest portraits on paper. The exhibition includes a variety of works on paper. Several portraits are drawn in pastel on thick black paper, a combination Teevee uses to boldly carve out her subjects. Juxtaposing these works, Teevee also uses ink and … Read More