(Digitized catalogue below) After a nationwide touring solo exhibition, a feature in the Berlin Biennial, winning the Gershon Iskowitz Prize, and a subsequent retrospective at the Art Gallery of Ontario; Feheley Fine Arts is pleased to present an exhibition of stellar new drawings by Shuvinai Ashoona. Aptly titled Kinngait Visions, the exhibition brings together twenty-two recent works by the artist … Read More
Mark Igloliorte in conversation with Heather Igloliorte.
The new works on view in Mark Igloliorte’s solo exhibition Anittâ! – Above All Negations utilize the nuances of colours and text as a driver for exploring Indigenous knowledge. These particular explorations are rooted in language, as well as personal and cultural imagery including Igloliorte’s signature skateboards. A skater himself, the artist likens the act of practicing on his board … Read More
Interview with Niap on her Show “Silavut”
Niap’s second solo show at Feheley Fine Arts, “Silavut,” presents work celebrating light; an expansive light, one which is unique to the North and at times can last months on end. In parallel, the work also speaks to a lightness in spirit, one so nourishing after a time of darkness and isolation. To mark the closing of Niap’s sold-out show, … Read More
Darcie Bernhardt – Akisuktuaq
Feheley Fine Arts was pleased to present Darcie Bernhardt’s first solo exhibition at the gallery in June, 2021. The exhibition’s title Akisuktuaq is an Inuvialuktun word which, when translated to English, means “striking a shiny object with its rays.” Evocative of sparkle, light, and shine, Bernhardt’s paintings convey Akisuktuaq—from the medium they are primed with, to their play on highly … Read More
New Works by Annie Taipana
Feheley Fine Arts is pleased to present a selection of eight textile works by artist Annie Taipana. Born in Hanningajuq (Garry Lake) in 1931, Taipana moved to Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) in 1972 where the first Inuit sewing shop had been recently established. Qamani’tuaq in the 1970s was a hub for Inuit women working in the art of wall-hangings: artistic powerhouses … Read More
Darcie Bernhardt: Akisuktuaq
(Digitized catalogue below) I am from Tuktuyaaqtuuq in the Northwest Territories, where the Arctic Ocean and streams were my playground and coated with snow. This has allowed me to create work about both the harsh conditions and the gentle flowers of the land. I find inspiration in the voices of elders, the flowers of the boreal environment and the roots … Read More
Johnny Pootoogook: Views from Home
(Digitized catalogue below) Drawing can serve as a vehicle for memory. Some artists use drawing to recollect moments from the past, while others utilize the medium to investigate feelings or even re-imagine events. The use of memory as a source of reference, rather than the commonly used photograph or preliminary sketch, leaves space for the artist’s interpretation—leeway for creativity and … Read More
Life by the River: William Noah (1943–2020)
(Digitized catalogue below) Feheley Fine Arts is honoured to present Life by the River: William Noah (1943–2020), an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) artist, William Noah. This exhibition marks the first since Noah’s passing in July 2020. During the gallery’s previous solo for the artist held in 2010, Noah and his wife and daughter, Martha and … Read More
Artist of the ‘90s: Sheojuk Etidlooie
“I started out drawing by accident at the Church Christmas games. That’s when I learned that I could draw, and ever since then I have gained confidence. I have to think about a drawing for a while before I start to make it. My drawings are from me, they are my own but it is not easy to make them. … Read More
One Foot in The Spirit World: Sculpture by Maudie Okittuq
What if a seal could fly, a walrus could walk on hind legs, or a loon could burrow underground? These actions seem absurd but are routine in the world revealed to us by Maudie Okittuq. For her, the unusual is commonplace, the bizarre is familiar, and the grotesque is beautiful. Okittuq was first recognized with a solo exhibition nearly forty … Read More
Oscar Cahén exhibition postponed
Due to the rise of Covid-19 cases in Ontario and throughout the country, we have made the decision to postpone the forthcoming exhibition Discovering Oscar Cahén (1916-1956). The exhibition was scheduled to open Thursday, November 26th in Centre Space at Feheley Fine Arts, and will be postponed until further notice. As Ontario’s leading medical experts rightly continue to advise us … Read More
The Warrior by Oscar Cahén
On November 11, 2021, we are very excited to bring to you for the first time ever, the works of Canadian abstract painter and illustrator, Oscar Cahén. In collaboration with our friends at TrépanierBaer Gallery, the exhibition Discovering Oscar Cahén (1916-1956) will showcase a phenomenal selection of paintings and illustrations by the Painters 11 co-founder. Among them will be the … Read More