Surreal: Eight Artists in the Fantastical Tradition

Marion Scott Gallery is pleased to announce Surreal: Eight Artists in the Fantastical Tradition. On view from October 14 through November 20, 2011, the group exhibition will explore the fantastical visions and contemporary sensibilities of eight leading Inuit artists from the Canadian Far North. The show will include drawings, prints and sculptures.

Arnaqu Ashevak

Droplet I … etc., 1995, coloured pencil on paper, 26 x 20 in.

Arnaqu Ashevak

Polar Bear with Cubs, 1996, pencil on paper, 26 x 20 in.

Arnaqu Ashevak

untitled (landscape), 2008, oilstick on paper, 30 x 22 in.

Shuvinai Ashoona

untitled (worlds & clams), 2010, coloured pencil & ink on paper, 96 x 48 in.

Shuvinai Ashoona

untitled (mother earth), 2010, coloured pencil & ink on paper, 48 x 51 in.

Shuvinai Ashoona

untitled (mother clam holding the world), 2009, coloured pencil & ink on paper, 25 x 18 in.

Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq

Bird People, 2008, stonecut & stencil, 24.5 x 39 in. (paper)

Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq

Fear of the Dark, 2009, stonecut & stencil, 18 x 21 in. (paper), SOLD

Abraham Iksiraq

Dark Call, Light Path, 2009, stonecut & stencil, 26 x 20 in. (paper)

Qavavau Manumie

untitled (global warming), 2010, coloured pencil, ink & graphite on paper, 48 x 73 in.

Qavavau Manumie

untitled, 2011, coloured pencil & ink on paper, 26 x 50 in. 

Jessie Oonark

My Hands Are Like Birds, 1984, stonecut & stencil, 24.75 x 37 in. (paper)

Jamasee Pitseolak

High Heel Shoe, 2011, stone, 3.25 x 4.5 x 2.5 in.

Nick Sikkuark

untitled (surreal landscape), 2010, coloured pencil & graphite on paper, 23.5 x 17.75 in.

Nick Sikkuark

untitled (surreal scene with spirits), 2007, coloured pencil on paper, 9 x 12 in.

Nick Sikkuark

untitled (spirit pouring rain over kayaker), 2005, coloured pencil on paper, 16 x 12 in.