TUNIRRUSIANGIT: KENOJUAK ASHEVAK AND TIM PITSIULAK
Tunirriangit: Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak This summer the AGO celebrates the power of Inuit art by bringing together two extraordinary artists – Kenojuak Ashevak and her nephew Timootee [...]
A Look Back: Nanooq’s Origin
Nanooq Inuit Art has its origin with the Westdale Gallery, one of Canada’s earliest Inuit art commercial galleries. Westdale Gallery was founded in 1959 by Julius Lebow, a Paris trained [...]
Northern Lights in Toronto
Fueled by tales of the extraordinary displays of green, blue and pink hues dancing in the sky above – catching a glimpse of the Northern Lights is a top experience for many people. The best [...]
Terry Ryan – The Godfather of Inuit Art
After a lengthy illness, Terry Ryan passed away on August 31, 2017. He was a creative and influential force when, in the mid-1960s, as the international market for furs and seal skins softened [...]
TIM PITSIULAK
“I am a hunter and I know the land and animals of the north. I am particularly inspired by the bowhead whale, because nobody really knows much about them. My inspiration to be an artist [...]
SAIMAIYU AKESUK
“When I went down to the litho shop to sell my first drawing, I was very nervous wondering whether they would buy it or not. My first drawing was an image of my late grandfather’s [...]
NINGIUKULU TEEVEE
“A couple of years ago I made Shaman Revealed, a drawing that was based on the Kiviuq legend of a woman turning into a fox. I wanted to show how people could change from one thing to another but [...]
57th Annual Cape Dorset Print Collection
Since 1959 the Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection has showcased the best and brightest Inuit art from West Baffin Island. More than a half century of printmaking has developed the technical [...]
Amy Prouty
Nanooq Inuit Art is pleased to introduce you to Amy Prouty. Amy is finishing her MA in Art History at Carleton University with a thesis on contemporary drawings from Kinngait and their [...]
PROFESSIONAL FRAMING AND THE VALUE IT PROVIDES.
Unlike other assets, art is unique for it is displayed and not locked away in a vault. The display of art is subject to the art collector’s personal tastes in their desire to [...]
Holiday Adventure to Canada’s Capital City
VISIT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA IN OTTAWA THIS HOLIDAY SEASON For those who seek a joyful adventure this holiday season, a trip to the nation’s capital may be just what you [...]
Progress. The new Inuit Art Centre in the Winnipeg Art Gallery receives some great news!
In our blog post of September 15, 2015, we made reference to an ambitious plan to construct a new Inuit Art Centre at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Yesterday, it was [...]