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Mona Ohoveluk

Settlement: Holman / Ulukhaktok

(1935) — W2-111

Ohoveluk, Mona http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Holman/english/artists/index.php3#c12 1935-1992 Ohoveluk is the granddaughter of Christian (Charlie) Klengenberg.1 She grew up at Rymer Point, south of Read Island. As the mother of seven children, she created her drawings late at night when her children were asleep.2 Drawings by Mona Ohoveluk have served as the inspiration for prints by Holman printmakers from 1968 until 1991. Most of the 47 prints made from her drawings were printed by others, although she printed 17 works over the years. Okheena remembers that Ohoveluk encouraged her to use her imagination. Many of her works are animated and figures are involved in energetic activity. From an interview with Mary K. Okheena by Darlene Coward Wight, Holman, May 2000 1See biographical entry for Elsie Klengenberg. 2 Holman Eskimo Co-operative, 1968 print catalogue.

Exhibitions

  • 50 Inuit Prints, Canadian Arctic Producers in coordination with the Hudson's Bay Company Inuit Art Marketing Service, held at Simpson's
  • A Woman's Vision, Art Space Gallery
  • Alaska Eskimo Dolls/Inuit Prints, Provincial Museum of Alberta, sponsored by the Alaska State Council on the Arts
  • Bears of the North, Snow Goose Associates
  • Contemporary Inuit Drawings, Muscarelle Museum of Art College of William and Mary
  • Eskimo Games: Graphics and Sculpture/ Giuochi Eschimesi: grafiche e sculture, National Gallery of Modern Art
  • Eskimo Sculpture, Eskimo Prints and Paintings of Norval Morrisseau, Art Association of Newport
  • Games of the Inuit, Northern Images
  • Holman Island Whalebone Sculpture, Enook Galleries
  • Holman Prints *68, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *69, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *70, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *73, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *75/76, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *77, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *79, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *80/81, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *82, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *83, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *85, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *87, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *88, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *90, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints *91, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints (printmaker) *77, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints (printmaker) *82, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints (printmaker) *86, (annual collection)
  • Holman Prints (printmaker) *87, (annual collection)
  • Holman Recent Sculpture, Canadiana Galleries
  • Images of the Far North, Arctic Artistry (held at the Erie County Fairgrounds)
  • Inuit Art From the Glenbow Collection, Glenbow Museum
  • Inuit Art on the Mezzanine: New Acquisitions, Winnipeg Art Gallery
  • Inuit Games and Contests: The Clifford E. Lee Collection of Prints, University of Alberta
  • Inuit Graphics and Drawings from 1959-1990, Arctic Artistry
  • Inuit Graphics from the Past, Arctic Artistry
  • Inuit Graphics Through the Year: Rare Prints from the Arctic, Arctic Artistry
  • Inuit Survival, Enook Galleries, Waterloo, Ontario Presented at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery
  • Inuit Traditions in Graphics: 1961-1987, Arctic Artistry
  • Northern Exposure: Inuit Images of Travel, Burnaby Art Gallery
  • Polar Vision: Canadian Eskimo Graphics, Jerusalem Artists' House Museum
  • Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical Symbolism in Eskimo Art, Canadian Arctic Producers and the National Museum of Man
  • Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical Symbolism in Eskimo Art, Arts and Learning Services Foundation (this is a duplicate of the C.A.P. and National Museum of Man exhibition of 1976-1981)
  • The Bond Between Mother and Child, The Arctic Circle
  • The Contemporary Eskimo Prints and Sculpture, Amon Carter Museum of Western Art
  • The Prints Never Seen: Holman, 1977-1987, Albers Gallery of Inuit Art
  • The Story Tellers of Holman Island: A retrospective exhibition of rare stonecut prints from 1968 - 1979, The Arctic Circle
  • The Way We Were - Traditional Eskimo Life, Snow Goose Associates

Collections

  • Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth
  • Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
  • Clifford E. Lee Collection, University of Alberta, Edmonton
  • Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City
  • Glenbow Museum, Calgary
  • Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet
  • Klamer Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
  • Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Sudbury
  • McMaster University Art Gallery, Hamilton
  • McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg
  • Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife
  • University of Alberta, Edmonton
  • Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg

Publications

  • BAKER LAKE JEWELERS LEARN NEW SKILLS — Creating rings and earrings from brass, copper and silver, Author: Bremer, Ronna, Publication: (Title and date in Inuktittut) (1995)

Exhibitions

50 Inuit Prints

Canadian Arctic Producers in coordination with the Hudson's Bay Company Inuit Art Marketing Service, held at Simpson's


A Woman's Vision

Art Space Gallery


Alaska Eskimo Dolls/Inuit Prints

Provincial Museum of Alberta, sponsored by the Alaska State Council on the Arts


Bears of the North

Snow Goose Associates


Contemporary Inuit Drawings

Muscarelle Museum of Art College of William and Mary


Eskimo Games: Graphics and Sculpture/ Giuochi Eschimesi: grafiche e sculture

National Gallery of Modern Art


Eskimo Sculpture, Eskimo Prints and Paintings of Norval Morrisseau

Art Association of Newport


Games of the Inuit

Northern Images


Holman Island Whalebone Sculpture

Enook Galleries


Holman Prints *68

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *69

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *70

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *73

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *75/76

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *77

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *79

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *80/81

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *82

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *83

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *85

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *87

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *88

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *90

(annual collection)


Holman Prints *91

(annual collection)


Holman Prints (printmaker) *77

(annual collection)


Holman Prints (printmaker) *82

(annual collection)


Holman Prints (printmaker) *86

(annual collection)


Holman Prints (printmaker) *87

(annual collection)


Holman Recent Sculpture

Canadiana Galleries


Images of the Far North

Arctic Artistry (held at the Erie County Fairgrounds)


Inuit Art From the Glenbow Collection

Glenbow Museum


Inuit Art on the Mezzanine: New Acquisitions

Winnipeg Art Gallery


Inuit Games and Contests: The Clifford E. Lee Collection of Prints

University of Alberta


Inuit Graphics and Drawings from 1959-1990

Arctic Artistry


Inuit Graphics from the Past

Arctic Artistry


Inuit Graphics Through the Year: Rare Prints from the Arctic

Arctic Artistry


Inuit Survival

Enook Galleries, Waterloo, Ontario Presented at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery


Inuit Traditions in Graphics: 1961-1987

Arctic Artistry


Northern Exposure: Inuit Images of Travel

Burnaby Art Gallery


Polar Vision: Canadian Eskimo Graphics

Jerusalem Artists' House Museum


Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical Symbolism in Eskimo Art

Canadian Arctic Producers and the National Museum of Man


Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical Symbolism in Eskimo Art

Arts and Learning Services Foundation (this is a duplicate of the C.A.P. and National Museum of Man exhibition of 1976-1981)


The Bond Between Mother and Child

The Arctic Circle


The Contemporary Eskimo Prints and Sculpture

Amon Carter Museum of Western Art


The Prints Never Seen: Holman, 1977-1987

Albers Gallery of Inuit Art


The Story Tellers of Holman Island: A retrospective exhibition of rare stonecut prints from 1968 - 1979

The Arctic Circle


The Way We Were - Traditional Eskimo Life

Snow Goose Associates

Public Collections

Amon Carter Museum of Western Art

Fort Worth


Canadian Museum of Civilization

Hull


Clifford E. Lee Collection, University of Alberta

Edmonton


Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City


Glenbow Museum

Calgary


Inuit Cultural Institute

Rankin Inlet


Klamer Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario

Toronto


Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre

Sudbury


McMaster University Art Gallery

Hamilton


McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Kleinburg


Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Yellowknife


University of Alberta

Edmonton


Winnipeg Art Gallery

Winnipeg

Publications

BAKER LAKE JEWELERS LEARN NEW SKILLS

Creating rings and earrings from brass, copper and silver

Author: Bremer, Ronna
Publication: (Title and date in Inuktittut) (1995)

Artwork

Title Last Sold At Auction
WINGS POWER 2007-06 (June 2007)
CHILDREN WRESTLING 2019-04 (April 2019)
DETERMINED ATTACK 2009-04 (April 2009)
DOG PACKING; HUNTING WHITE WHALE; SEA GODDESS 2012-05 (May 2012)
ESKIMO WESTERM ARCTIC 2018-09 (September 2018)
FIGHT 2010-05 (May 2010)
FISHING WITH SPEAR AND LURE 2017-06 (June 2017)
HAUNTED BY SPIRITS 2021-06 (June 2021)
KILALOGAK, 1978 2024-01 (January 2024)
MUSK OXES 2009-04 (April 2009)
SALVAGE 2010-05 (May 2010)
SNARE 2010-10 (October 2010)
SUMMER TRAVELLING 2011-01 (January 2011)
WINGS POWER 2017-04 (April 2017)

Recent Auction Results

KILALOGAK, 1978
Estimate: 150 — 300
Sold: Jan 2024 — Sold For: $159.90
HAUNTED BY SPIRITS
Estimate: 200 — 400
Sold: Jun 2021 — Sold For: $264
CHILDREN WRESTLING
Estimate: 100 — 200
Sold: Apr 2019 — Sold For: $252
ESKIMO WESTERM ARCTIC
Estimate: 200 — 400
Sold: Sep 2018 — Sold For: $120
FISHING WITH SPEAR AND LURE
Estimate: 200 — 400
Sold: Jun 2017 — Sold For: $204
WINGS POWER
Estimate: 150 — 200
Sold: Apr 2017 — Sold For: $108