NINE WORKS BY SEVEN ARTISTS
Cape Dorset Prints, Spring 2008
July 3 - August 3

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50 years after the first experiments with Inuit printmaking got underway in Cape Dorset, a new generation of northern artists is looking to present-day cultural realities rather than the romantic past for inspiration and subject matter. This summer the Marion Scott Gallery proudly presents a new portfolio of these unconventional contemporary images. Published by Kinngait Studios, Cape Dorset's renowned printmaking atelier, Nine Works by Seven Artists showcases the unique expressions of a diverse and talented group of emerging and mid-career artists.

Ranging in age from 39 to 56, all of the featured artists belong to the first generation of Inuit never to have experienced first hand the traditional nomadic life on the land. Each has grown up instead within the context of the developing modern community of Cape Dorset, with its multitude of northern and southern Canadian cultural influences. As a result, their images offer a unique set of perspectives on the intersection between cultural tradition and contemporary life in today's North.

Comprised mainly of lithographs and etchings with aquantint, the collection features works by Arnaqu Ashevak, Shuvinai Ashoona, Siassie Kenneally, Kavavaow Mannomee, Itee Pootoogook, Ningeokuluk Teevee and Jutai Toonoo. While some of the artists have had their work featured in Cape Dorset's annual fall print collections, this is the first time that they are being featured as a group and given their own platform.


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