On September 14th, Feheley Fine Arts opened their latest show by the renowned Inuit sculptor, Abraham Anghik Ruben, titled Gathering of Spirits. The opening reception was well attended by friends of the gallery and members of the public. The intimate event allowed visitors to mingle and speak with Ruben personally. After an introduction by Patricia Feheley, Ruben gave a thoughtful … Read More
Napachie Pootoogook “True North” Exhibition
Feheley Fine Arts held the exhibition Napachie Pootoogook: True North in May 2014. The exhibition featured a fantastic selection of black ink pen drawings by Kinngait artist Napachie Pootoogook (1938–2002), completed in the mid-1990s. Napachie was the mother of artist Annie Pootoogook and her artistic influence became wonderfully evident in these particular drawings. On May 3, 2014, the gallery hosted … Read More
“Still Life”: Jutai Toonoo’s Artist Talk
On Saturday, April 5, Feheley Fine Arts hosted an artist talk with Jutai Toonoo to discuss his latest exhibition of still life images. The intimate conversation included stories about the origins of many of Toonoo’s drawings, his experiences, and how the news and social issues within the northern community have served as inspiration for his artwork. Toonoo’s drawings often involve … Read More
Tim Pitsiulak “Looking Back, Looking Forward” Opening Reception
Feheley Fine Arts opened the exhibition Tim Pitsiulak: Looking Back, Looking Forward in Fall 2013 which featured extraordinary large-scale drawings by Pitsiulak. The body of work provided an original perspective on Inuit stories while also representing the northern wildlife and environment. Sarah Milroy joined Pitsiulak at the opening reception where the two discussed Pitsiulak’s life as a hunter-artist and later … Read More
Sarah Milroy Talks about Itee Pootoogook’s “Itee’s Kinngait”
Feheley Fine Arts held the exhibition Itee’s Kinngait from September 21 – October 10, 2013. The show featured new drawings by Kinngait artist Itee Pootoogook (1951–2014), based on photographs taken by his colleagues Bill Ritchie and Tim Pitsiulak. Pootoogook’s coloured pencil and ink drawings were completed in a photorealist style, emulating the medium of his original source material. As part … Read More
Reception for Jutai Toonoo: Body Contemplation
Feheley Fine Arts held the exhibition Jutai Toonoo: Body Contemplation from April 21 – May 12, 2012. The show featured drawings by Kinngait artist Jutai Toonoo (1959–2015) completed in the oil pastel medium, as well as a number of stone sculptures. Works in the show centred on the theme of the human body and portraiture. The artist travelled from his … Read More
Marie Bouchard Talks about The Bouchard Collection
In 1986, Marie Bouchard and her husband, Jim McLeod, moved to Baker Lake from Winnipeg. By the late 1980s, the first generation textile artists – including Marion Tuu’luq, Ruth Qaulluaryuk, Elizabeth Angrnaqquaq and Mary Kuutsiq – lacked the necessary supplies and support to create work. Over the next decade, Bouchard provided encouragement, supplies, financial support and marketing assistance, resulting in … Read More
DORSET NOW – Feheley Fine Arts Reopening Show at 65 George Street.
After moving to our new gallery location at 65 George Street, Toronto, Feheley Fine Arts held an inaugural reopening exhibition. The group exhibition was called Dorset Now, and ran from February 21 – March 24, 2012. It featured works of contemporary Inuit drawings by the leading artists of the Kinngait Studios, including Shuvinai Ashoona, Itee Pootoogook, Tim Pitsiulak, Jutai Toonoo, … Read More
Drawing Attention: Recent Works by Tim Pitsiulak
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
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