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Inuk artist Itee Pootoogook is one of Canada’s most exciting contemporary artistic voices of the moment.
Known for his clean lines and realistic representations of contemporary Inuit life, Pootoogook’s work has been compared to Canadian icons like Alex Colville and Christopher Pratt.
Though Pootoogook’s works have been featured in the annual Cape Dorset print collection, he’s best known for his drawings.
Starting Saturday, September 21, a selection of these works will be exhibited at Feheley Fine Arts, a Toronto gallery.
“They have a stillness and a serenity that is extraordinary,” says gallery owner Pat Feheley. “Even when there’s action… there’s a serenity, almost a dignity, to the works.”
To find out more about Itee Pootoogook and what his work can teach us about Canada’s North, Eye on the Arctic’s Eilís Quinn spoke to Pat Feheley from her Toronto Gallery.
ListenThe exhibition runs from September 21 to October 19.
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