My Father told me when I started carving that I should make things very unique – make things that catch the eye. I’m going to try to keep on doing traditional things in my carving because some kids are forgetting about the traditions and the carvings would probably help them. Our traditions are still important; we need to keep our … Read More
Toonoo’s Legacy
(Digitized catalogue below) Sometimes one moment can become the axis around which a whole universe spins. The world remembers 1969 as the year of Woodstock’s quest for harmony and the first moon walk that became a celebration of man’s technological advancements. Meanwhile, in the Arctic the I were making their own advances, navigating the treacherous journey from traditional camps to … Read More
Contemporary Coral Harbour
Coral Harbour, or Salliq, is located on Southampton Island in northwest Hudson’s Bay. In 1902, all of the original population of the area, the Sallirmuit, died from disease brought by European whalers. Since that time, the Coral Harbour area has gradually been settled by Inuit from Baffin Island, Arctic Quebec and mainland Keewatin. This migration created a community whose fabric … Read More
The Discrete Collector
(Digitized catalogue below) The Art of Collecting Over the past decade, Feheley Fine Arts has been proud to feature several exhibitions of Inuit art from significant private collections, including the Klamer Family, Jack Butler and Sheila Butler, and Terry Ryan. However — for a multitude of personal reasons — sometimes collectors prefer to remain anonymous. While we work diligently to … Read More
Material Culture: The Art of Mayureak Ashoona
(Digitized catalogue below) “These are all about history – what has been going on. They are memories; the whole truth about all of life for those who forget about their history; to make sure that the young people know what really happened; to work both sides, from the past to the future; to communicate with people in the South because … Read More
Cross-Currents: Cape Dorset in the 1960s
(Digitized catalogue below) Foreword by Terry Ryan My recollections of Cape Dorset during the notable decade of the 1960s unlike the frenetic sixties here in the Southern Hemisphere, was of a place only slowly awakening from a long period of relative tranquility. Our Federal Government of that time had only recently shown an expressed interest in things north of 60 … Read More
Spirit of the Walrus
The walrus is among the most popular and recognizable subjects of Inuit art. In realistic depictions or mythological compositions, the walrus is a recurrent and powerful spirit. Walruses are massive mammals, larger than the polar bear, living on the ice across the eastern Canadian Arctic. The name, walrus, is from the Danish hvalros (sea cow). For centuries, the Inuit have … Read More
Material Matters: The Media of Inuit Art
(Digitized catalogue below) Introduction Artists worldwide grapple with the materials they use to translate ideas into physical form and the Inuit are no exception. Some begin with the flat surface of a page on which to build up an image from inspired marks, while others work to free their subject from an existing substance such as stone. The materials chosen … Read More
The Ryan Collection: Early Cape Dorset Sculpture
(Digitized catalogue below) Foreword The world is by now familiar with the art of Cape Dorset, but few know the man behind the scenes who has facilitated and furthered this international success. Forty years have passed since Terry Ryan’s first visit to Cape Dorset in 1958. His arrival in the north coincided with a period of dramatic change in the … Read More
Old Friends: Selections from the Klamer Family Collection of Inuit Art
(Digitized catalogue below) Harry and Marcia Klamer began collecting Inuit art in 1961. Over thirty years they acquired one of the largest and most admired collections in the world. It is a rich and varied treasure created by several generations of great Inuit artists and assembled through the enthusiasm and love of these two remarkable collectors. In 1978 the Klamers … Read More