New and upcoming exhibitions, collections and portfolios of art from Arctic Canada and the Pacific
Northwest Coast of Canada and the United States.
SMALL TREASURES 2010
Opening: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2010
Saturday, January 23 - Friday, February 12, 2010
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A new year means that it is time for our annual Small Treasures exhibition and 2010 marks our seventh. Small Treasures is an appropriate title as a great many of these works beg to be picked up and handled and, regardless of size, they certainly are to be treasured. The sculptures have been gleaned from a variety of sources and their small scale harkens back to a period when the Inuit first began making carvings.
We have acquired exquisite modern works made by leading sculptors and are also pleased to present some older works which have come from private collections. This is a great opportunity to make them your new treasures.
Included in this year’s selection we have a lovely small John Kavik carving as well as a more generously proportioned example by his son, Thomas Ugjuk. There are delicate posing birds by Napachie Sharky exquisite transformative works by Padlalik Shaa. This is one of the largest Small Treasures exhibition we have ever mounted and we believe there is something for every taste and every budget.
Please join with us in celebrating Small Treasures 2010.
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JENNIFER WALDEN
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS
December 5, 2009
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"I am an artist who is inspired by my immediate environment. The north is a
place of endless beauty with a raw and wild side to it. I try to capture
that in my art by using vivid colours and dynamic texture. What drives me is
trying to capture a mood or a feeling in paint. The subjects of the
paintings become a vehicle to express an emotion. Living in the north gives
me an endless pool of inspiration to draw from. The landscape is harsh, raw
and stunning. It lends itself perfectly to the raw emotion I try to infuse
in my work."
- Jennifer Walden
Jennifer Walden
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Jennifer Walden began focusing on a career as an artist while attending high school in Tamil Nadu in southern India. She studied Art at McMaster University in Hamilton, then earned a degree in Theatre and Set Design from the University of Ottawa. Jennifer’s distinctive style explores Northern life through people, wildlife and topography. Her contemporary expressionistic paintings are rich in texture and vibrant colour. String and rope are blended with acrylic media to create the deep and dynamic three dimensional relief that is her signature.
Recently Walden’s art has had territorial recognition. While attending the 2008 Great Northern Arts Festival she was awarded the title of “Most Promising Emerging Artist in 2 Dimensional Media”. In March 2009, she was recognized by Northwest Tel as the winner of the 2009 Phone Directory Cover Art Contest for the NWT. The 2009 / 2010 NWT phone book has Walden’s painting “Herd Migration” on the cover.
Jennifer lives and works in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
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HEAT
Works in Glass
Featured
November 21 - December 11
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Just like the art of the Northwest Coast, glass blowing has been around for thousands of years. It is only recently that the two have come together with spectacular results.
We are excited to share with you an exhibition of blown, cast, sand blasted, etched and stained glass works made by some of the Northwest Coasts premiere First Nations artists.
Our collection is graced by works by Northwest Coast artists Joe David, John Marston, Luke Marston, Andy Everson, Dale Campbell, Alano Edzerza, Susan Point, Mark Preston, Lyle Wilson, and Don Yeomans plus one work by Inuit artist, Kenojuak Ashevak.
It is exciting to see artists exploring new mediums, especially when the outcomes are as stunning as we see today. We invite you to join us in celebrating these artists and their contemporary vision.
FOUR NEW PRINTS
GERMAINE ARNAKTAUYUK
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LET'S PLAY!
ISACI ETIDLOIE
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Born in 1972, Isaci Etidloie began carving at the age of 7. With skills passed on to him from his artistic family and with a single minded determination, Isaci found his own voice, creating a myriad of sculptures that defy what many would consider to be “Inuit” art.
In this collection we see him approaching sports, including traditional Inuit sports such as the High Kick game, which would have played an integral part in making the young fit to survive in one of the world’s most unforgiving environments. But perhaps more surprisingly, he has also focused on “Western” sports such as skiing, swimming, gymnastics and golf. We see people playing basketball, baseball and of course, hockey. Each sculpture is rendered in exquisite, fine detail, carved mainly in serpentine stone sometimes with the addition of caribou antler.
Though of an age where his life experience has been vastly different than that of his ancestors, Isaci has heard the old ways described by his parents and grandparents.
Consequently, we have a delicate sculpture of Sedna, the mother of all the creatures in the sea, a Shaman Drum Dancer, a woman stretching a seal skin and other works illustrating a more traditional Inuit life.
Celebrating 50!
Dorset Fine Arts is pleased to offer a commemorative poster to celebrate their 50th Anniversary Print Collection.
Featuring Mayoreak Ashoona’s last great loon, Tuulirjuak, the poster is printed by a Green Certified printer on acid-free “Mohawk” cover stock, manufactured with “Green-e” certified electricity by renewable wind power.
The poster measures 23” x 39” and retails for $39.95. Quantities are limited.
This is an excellent way to share in the celebration!
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FEATURED ACQUISITION
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QAJAQ
KAYAKS FROM THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
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QAJAQ (KAYAK)
The Inuit Gallery presents qajaqs by Maligiaq Padilla. Constructed in cedar and fir and lashed together with synthetic sinew, they are sleek, elegant works of art. The gallery is displaying a full size racing qajaq (approx. 20 ft.) hanging from the ceiling. It is constructed from beautiful red cedar with Alaskan yellow cedar ribs. The gallery also presents a limited number of model Qajaqs, each measuring approx. 6 ft. in length, valued at $2,000 CAD. Each one is signed by the artist and could also be ordered with a sturdy manmade skin that would render it seaworthy. The artist uses a ballistic nylon skin with a varathane finish. It’s lightweight, more flexible than fiberglass, and waterproof.
Sleek and elegant in appearance, these qajaqs are a desired piece of sculptural artwork in there own right.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Maligiaq Padilla, whose name in Greenlandic means "following waves growing up” prefectly compliments him. In 1994, at the age of 12, Maligiaq entered the Greenland National Qajaq Championships, winning all four events. The same year he built his first qajaq with his grandfather. Maligiaq is the only person in history to win four Greenland National Kayaking Championships, winning his first title at 16.
He has recently turned his many years of qajaqing and the building skills that he learned from his grandfather, towards art in the form of scale model qajaqs and also recreating a 400 year old qajaq from recently discovered remnants. He has recreated this artifact back into it’s original form in full sized dimensions for 2 museums in Greenland In 2005 he was commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute Museum to build a Qajaq of his design during the Arctic Peoples Celebration in Washington DC, the Qajaq is part of the Smithsonian collection.
Many more accomplishments athletically and in Qajaq art are sure to come from Maligaq, but his recent creations of Qajaq history and art are available today at the Inuit Gallery.
PRIDE
Andy Everson
Comox / Kwakwaka'wakw
Giclee
Edition of 75
$190.00 CAD
I was born in Comox B.C. in 1972 and named Nagedzi after my grandfather. Chief Andy Frank. My cultural interests lay with both my K'omoks and Kwakwaka'wakw ancestries and are expressed through dancing, singing, and even the completion of a Master's degree in anthropology. I feel that my artwork stands on par with these other accomplishments. Although I began drawing Northwest Coast art at an early age, my first serious attempt wasn't until 1990 when I started designing and painting chilkat-style blankets for use in potlatch dancing. From these early self-taught lessons I have tried to follow in the footsteps of my Kwakiutl relatives in creating bold and unique representations that remain rooted in the age-old traditions of my ancestors.
We’ve all worked hard through the night. Many times, I’ve been obsessed with my artwork or compelled by time to finish a paper that I’ve had to pull an all-nighter. We’ve battled through the desire and then the need for sleep to write that last paragraph or polish up a design. Some have had to work night shifts or painted or trimmed their houses to prepare for their imminent move. Others have driven all night to reach their destination. For all of us, we have witnessed that most beautiful miracle of dawn breaking and a new day starting and pride in what you have accomplished.
This print is dedicated to those that deserve to take pride in the work they do. It is for those volunteers who selflessly put themselves forward and do the jobs that most people would expect to get paid for. It is for those individuals who stand lonely on the street corners for a cause. It is for those that mark off a course and register people for races great and small. It is for those that show compassion by visiting the sick and the dying that they may or may not know. It is for those students and scientists that toil endlessly knowing that there is a cure for cancer and they will find it. When that beautiful dawn breaks, the world will be a better place. I am confident that everyone who has contributed will look back and take pride in what they have accomplished.
We are determined to contribute in our small way to finding a cure for cancer. As such, partial proceeds from the sale of this print will be directly donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. “Pride” is available exclusively through the Inuit Gallery in Vancouver, BC.
