ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ
uummaqutik
essence of life
As of November 8, 2024
Françoise Oklaga (1924-1991), Naming the Children after Grandmother, 1986, stencil, 35/50, printmaker: Hattie Amit’naaq, 57.2 x 76.7 cm (sheet), 55.7 x 73.1 cm (image). MMFA, gift of Moira Swinton and Bernard Léveillé in memory of George Swinton. © Public Trustee of Nunavut, estate of Françoise Oklaga. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion – Level 1
The new presentation of the Inuit art collection will open in November 2024! Displayed in brightly lit modernized galleries that double the Museum’s exhibition space dedicated to Inuit art, the presentation brings together an extensive variety of works – prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculptures and installations – some of which are recent acquisitions. With ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik, the MMFA wishes to make Inuit artistic and cultural heritage more accessible to all audiences.
ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik was conceived in collaboration with Inuk artist and curator asinnajaq, and invites us to meditate on the rhythms of life that are particular to the circumpolar territories known together as Inuit Nunangat.
Jessica Winters (1996-), Lichen (Hopedale 1), 2023, acrylic on canvas. MMFA, purchase, the Paradis family fund in memory of Claude Paradis. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona (1986-), Ilakka (My Extended Family), 2023, partially glazed clay, slip, painted decoration. MMFA, purchase, the Frothingham Bursary Fund. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Darcie Bernhardt (born in 1993), Jijuu’s Patterns, 2023, oil, fluorescent pigments and rabbit skin glue on canvas, 152.6 x 152.7 cm. MMFA, purchase, the Museum Campaign 1998-2002 Fund. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Lucassie Echalook (born in 1942), Untitled (Four Women Covering a Kayak with Seal Skin), about 1973, steatite, 21.5 x 56.7 x 45.5 cm. MMFA, gift of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. Photo MMFA, Christine Guest
Siku Allooloo (1986-), Sapajuji (Protector), 2021, wool, cotton, dye, sealskin, glass beads, pearls, abalone shell, caribou hide. MMFA, in process of acquisition. Photo Frank Piccolo, courtesy of Art Windsor-Essex
