C U R R E N T E X H I B I T I O N S
Patrick Lundeen
The Cube
January 13 to April 6, 2024
Curated by Craig Willms
Through Bluto’s Cave: Allegory of the Man Cave, Patrick Lundeen transforms The Cube into a man-cave that, rather than providing respite from reality, challenges the tropes of masculinity and manhood. Bluto is the consummate villain, bully, and the arch-nemesis of the cartoon and comic strip character Popeye the Sailor Man. In his video and sound installation, Lundeen reimagines Bluto as the malevolent mascot for the contemporary masculine archetype.
Davidialuk Alasua Amittu // Kenojuak Ashevak // Pitseolak Ashoona // Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut // Ada Eyetoaq //Vital Makpaaq // Henry Napartuk // Martha Noah // Pudlo Pudlat // Jamasie Teevee
Central Gallery
January 20 to April 6, 2024
Sleeping in Skins: Life in Inuit Nunangat brings together a selection of prints and one beaded front-piece by Inuit artists, drawn from the Gallery’s collection. These works were gifted to the Gallery by Mary and Glenn Martin 17 years ago. The presentation of ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᒃ Double Vision has offered an opportunity to revisit Arctic Treasures: The Mary and Glenn Martin Collection, an exhibition featuring this collection at the Kamloops Art Gallery in 2007.
Jessie Oonark, Janet Kigusiuq, and Victoria Mamnguqsualuk
Central Gallery
January 20 to April 6, 2024
Curated by Candice Hopkins
Double Vision is centred on the practice of Jessie Oonark (1906–1985) and two of her daughters, Janet Kigusiuq and Victoria Mamnguqsualuk. Although Oonark only began drawing and working with wool at the age of 59 once she moved to Qamani’tuaq (meaning “Where the River Widens,” also known as Baker Lake in Nunavut), she is arguably one the most influential Inuit textile makers. Eight of her children became artists: Victoria Mamnguqsualuk, Josiah Nuilaalik, Nancy Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq, Miriam Qiyuk, Peggy Qablunaaq Aittauq, Mary Yuusipik Singaqti, William Noah, and Janet Kigusiuq. Together they formed the cornerstone of artistic production in the community of Qamani’tuaq.