Kenojuak: From Drawing to Print

May 31 to November 30, 2008

Opening at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection on May 31, 2008, the exhibit, curated by McMichael’s Assistant Curator, Shawna White and entitled, Kenojuak: From Drawing to Print, examines Kenojuak’s involvement with the Cape Dorset printing program by comparing a selection of Kenojuak’s drawings to their subsequent prints. 

Kenojuak Ashevak , b. 1927
Drawing for print Blue Owl , 1966/1969
felt-tip pen on paper
51.3 x 66.2 cm
Collection of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative Ltd., on loan to the McMichael Canadian Art Collection
CD.40.662
Reproduced with the permission of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, Cape Dorset, Nunavut

Joe Fafard

June 28 to September 14, 2008

Curated by Terrence Heath, Joe Fafard's sculptures are revealed together for the first time. Featuring loans from private and public institutions, his larger than life statues, some two dimentional, parades his growing talent over 40 years with his signature cows, horses and caricatures. Discover Saskatchewan’s iconic artist Joe Fafard.

Organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the MacKenzie Art Gallery

Joe Fafard , b.1942
Silvers, 1999
bronze, patina, edition 5/7
90.8 x 119.2 x 25.5 cm
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Purchased 2000
40369
Photo©NGC