Dream/Image/Real: Six Inuit Artists
April 9 – June 4, 2022
Marion Scott Gallery is pleased to present Dream/Image/Real: Six Inuit Artists. Opening Saturday, April 9 and extended until June 4, the spring exhibition brings together images by Kenojuak Ashevak, Shuvinai Ashoona, Myra Kukiiyaut, Qavavau Manumie, Jamasee Pitseolak and Kananginak Pootoogook. Featuring both works on paper and sculptures in stone, the presentation explores the relationship between what is real and what is imagined, a duality that takes on special significance in the often dream-like expressions of the six featured artists, all of whom are widely regarded as leading voices of their respective generations.
Kenojuak Ashevak
Angakuit Qaijut (Emerging Spirits), 2010, sugarlift etching & aquatint, hand-coloured by Harold Klunder (triptych), 47.5 x 39.75 in., (paper; per sheet)
Shuvinai Ashoona
untitled (figure with fruit, tools, buildings & ship), 2008, coloured pencil & ink on paper, 40 x 13.25 in.
Shuvinai Ashoona
Untitled (Fantastical Creatures), 2021, coloured pencil, graphite & ink on paper, 50.25 x 72 in.
Shuvinai Ashoona
untitled (fantastical creatures with onlooking children), 2021, coloured pencil, graphite & ink on paper, 23 x 15 in.
Shuvinai Ashoona
untitled (fantastical creatures), 2021, coloured pencil, graphite & ink on paper, 23 x 15 in.
Myra Kukiiyaut
untitled (composition of seal & sea life), 1979, coloured pencil, graphite & ink on paper, 11 x 15 in.
Qavavau Manumie
Untitled (Bird’s Nest Composition), 2002, coloured pencil & ink on paper, 26 x 20 in., $1,850
Qavavau Manumie
untitled (composition of bird heads), 2008, coloured pencil, graphite & ink on paper, 20 x 26 in.
Qavavau Manumie
untitled (composition of sea life & stick figures), 2008, coloured pencil, graphite & ink on paper, 20 x 26 in.
Qavavau Manumie
Untitled (Composition of Stick Figures & Seated Person), 2008, coloured pencil, graphite & ink on paper, 20 x 26 in., $1,850
