Toonoo
Settlement: Cape Dorset / Kinngait
(1920-1966) — E7-1111
www.feheleyfinearts.com Toonoo (1920 - 1969) Toonoo, born in 1920, was one of the first individuals from Cape Dorset to achieve individual recognition as an artist as early as the 1960s. A renowned hunter, he raised his family in the traditional manner until his premature death in 1969. This is one of few works in stone by the artist who was also know for his careful work on antler and ivory. -------------------
Exhibitions
- ART ESKIMO, Galerie de France
- By the Light of the Qulliq: Eskimo Life in the Canadian Arctic, Smithsonian Institution, A travelling exhibition of Inuit art from the Feheley Collection
- Cape Dorset, Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Cape Dorset - Selected Sculpture from the Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg Art Gallery
- Contemporary Canadian Eskimo Art, Gimpel Fils
- Eskimo Carvings and Prints from the Collection of York University, Art Gallery of York University
- Eskimo Carvings: Coronation Exhibition, Gimpel Fils
- Inuit Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Power, University of Michigan Museum of Art
Collections
- Art Gallery of York University, Downsview
- Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
- Glenbow Museum, Calgary
- National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- Toronto-Dominion Bank Collection, Toronto
- Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg
Exhibitions
ART ESKIMO
Galerie de France
By the Light of the Qulliq: Eskimo Life in the Canadian Arctic
Smithsonian Institution, A travelling exhibition of Inuit art from the Feheley Collection
Cape Dorset
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Cape Dorset - Selected Sculpture from the Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Contemporary Canadian Eskimo Art
Gimpel Fils
Eskimo Carvings and Prints from the Collection of York University
Art Gallery of York University
Eskimo Carvings: Coronation Exhibition
Gimpel Fils
Inuit Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B. Power
University of Michigan Museum of Art
Public Collections
Art Gallery of York University
Downsview
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hull
Glenbow Museum
Calgary
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa
Toronto-Dominion Bank Collection
Toronto
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg
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