Outsider Art Fair Panel Discussion 2026

At the 2026 Outsider Art Fair in New York, Feheley Fine Arts was invited to curate the fair’s featured booth. We presented From the North, a thoughtfully conceived exhibition tracing the history of artmaking in the North from the 1950s to the present day. Through a selection of significant artworks, the exhibition highlighted the traditions of innovation, resourcefulness, and imagination … Read More

Darcie Bernhardt in Conversation with Patricia Feheley

Artist Darcie Bernhardt in conversation with gallery director, Patricia Feheley, for Bernhardt’s solo exhibition “From the Peel to the Arctic Ocean“. Together they provide in depth discussions into each painting, providing context for Bernhardt’s reimagining of their memories from home. Expanses of negative space convey the ephemeral and ever-changing quality of one’s memory, as they transmit from one generation to … Read More

“Kenojuak Ashevak: To Make Something Beautiful” Collector’s talk

Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak, over her lifetime, became a national and international art star; Companion of the Order of Canada, and the holder of two honorary degrees, as well as the subject of several books and films. She was born in a camp near Kinngait in 1927. The exhibition, Kenojuak Ashevak: To Make Something Beautiful features incredibly rare and coveted … Read More

Patricia Feheley talks about “Rarities & Fusion”

In May 2023 the gallery was thrilled to present a double-feature exhibition event showcasing two stellar shows: Rarities – Coveted Cape Dorset prints; and Fusion – Collaborative Drawings. At the opening reception on May 27, Pat Feheley spoke on the importance of collaboration at the Kinngait Studios and its integral existence since the very first printmaking experiments in the late … Read More

Patricia Feheley, C.M.

In December 2021 we were thrilled to announce Patricia Feheley, C.M. as a new appointee to the Order of Canada – one of the country’s highest civilian honours. Pat was recognized for her long-standing contributions to the Canadian art scene, particularly her promotion of Inuit art and culture. Pat has been involved with Inuit art since childhood. She visited Kinngait, … Read More

Patricia Feheley talks about “Curiosity” by Shuvinai Ashoona

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

Celebrating Sixty Years of Printmaking in Cape Dorset

The year 2019 marked the 60th anniversary of the legendary Kinngait Studios. In celebration, Feheley Fine Arts held the exhibition 60/60 which featured an unbelievable collection of prints from Kinngait (Cape Dorset). The show included one print from each year since the studio’s inception. 60/60 ran simultaneously alongside the 60th annual Cape Dorset Annual Print Release, visually exploring, in chronological … Read More

“Ways of Seeing” – A night Devoted to Inuit Art and Arctic Conservation.

A strong concept makes for a memorable evening. Feheley Fine Arts was the location for a very special event on October 19th in support of the World Wildlife Fund Canada. When the WWF first approached us about serving as a venue for a fundraising event, we were immediately taken with the idea of bringing together arctic conservation with Inuit art. … Read More

Inuit Art at Masterpiece London

This week Pat Feheley travelled to London, England for Masterpiece London. The annual international art fair features 150 exhibitors showcasing art from all eras—antiquity to 2019. Masterpiece’s variety makes it one of London’s most anticipated art events of the year. RBC, principal sponsor of Masterpiece London, welcomed works by contemporary Inuit artists to be featured in this year’s RBC lounge. … Read More

Ulukhaktok – Ready for its Revival.

By Pat Feheley March 2019 We flew into Ulukhaktok  with a mixture of excitement and uncertainty. What were we going to find in this small, isolated Inuit settlement in the northwestern part of the Canadian Arctic? What awaited us in Ulukhaktok? Known then as Holman Island, Ulukhatok used to be a thriving printmaking centre from the early 1960s through till … Read More

Revitalizing Ulukhaktok’s Graphic Arts

Back in 1961, the community of Ulukhaktok (formerly Holman) began producing art. While the effort lasted almost four decades, it unfortunately served as a cautionary tale about what happens when strings are being pulled from outside the community, without sufficient local involvement. Instead of focusing on the development of the artistic talent that was clearly present, the push was to … Read More