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Dear friends,
Please visit us in person or online to see our new acquisitions. Of course, we can only highlight a fraction of our selections in newsletters and on the website. If you are looking for a particular artist, subject or community, please contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
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Views from the North:
Drawings from Cape Dorset
Through February 28, 2014
For the first time, Alaska on Madison presents an exhibition of original one-of-a-kind drawings from Cape Dorset. Views from the North: Drawings from Cape Dorset is on view through February 28.
Cape Dorset drawings have evolved from being merely the starting point for prints to being fully realized works. Through their drawings, the younger generation of artists is grappling with current issues, like global warming and the relationship between traditional ways and 21st century reality.
The seasonal variations in the landscape are a dominant theme, with ice coming (Nicotye Samayualie's The beauty of the fall weather) and going (Itee Pootoogook's Ice in Spring and Tim Pitseolak's Ice Breakup) and staying (Tim Pitsiulak's majestic "Ukiatsaami Malijua" (Mallik Mountain)). Qavavau Manumie and Nujalia Quvianaqtuliaq offer views of the land at varied times and seasons. Shuvinai Ashoona contributes two fantasy globe-scapes featuring multiple worlds, some familiar and some unfamiliar. Papiara Tukiki presents a herd of caribou in the landscape. Ningeokuluk Teevee is represented by real and spirit birds. And Jutai Toonoo covers all bases, with a portrait, a landscape and a haunting Raven over mountains in shades of blue.
You can preview the exhibit here.
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Rare Bella Coola Carpenter Mask
This exquisite nineteenth century Bella Coola mask depicts one of the four carpenters who created the world and all its beings. The four supernatural brothers were created at the beginning of time by the supreme spirit, Ahlkuntam, and given the task of ordering the world. The oldest and most powerful brother was named Yula'timot (He Who Completes Any Task with a Single Smoothing Motion) and is credited with creating fire. The second brother brought rain and was called MaLapa'litsek (He Who Completes Any Task with a Single Stroke of his Adze). The creator of trees, MaL'ape'exoek (He Who Completes Any Task with Two Strokes of his Adze) was the third brother. IL'iLu'lak (He Who Completes Any Task in a Single Day), the fourth brother, created the world. |
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We can help you build your library
 We have a selection of books that will enhance your appreciation of your collection. They include cornerstones like George Swinton's seminal "Sculpture of the Inuit," Leslie Boyd Ryan's comprehensive "Cape Dorset Prints: A Retrospective," Aldona Jonaitis' excellent survey "Art of the Northwest Coast," and Alan Wardwell's definitive "Ancient Eskimo Ivories of the Bering Strait." They also include a number of published collections and more specialized books. For a complete list, click here. |
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About Us
Alaska on Madison is a gallery of indigenous art of Alaska and Canada run by collectors for collectors. We feature Inuit art of the twentieth and twenty-first century Canadian Arctic, two-thousand-year-old objects from the Old Bering Sea cultures, and nineteenth century art from the Northwest Coast peoples and Yup'ik Eskimos. Our collection ranges from museum-quality works to more modest but still excellent works for private collectors, whether novice or sophisticated.
Baffled by syllabic signatures? Learn how to interpret them by using our guide, Deciphering Inuktitut Signatures, and our Inuit Artist Search Tool.
Regular gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday 1:00 - 6:30 pm, but please check with us first if you are planning to arrive late in the day (see personal note above).
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