He was later criticised for framing Inuit works as an advanced form of folk art and failing to give the artists the same due as their European counterparts. Other colonial undertones, like the ...

"The art is faithful to its folk origins, but glows with the sophistication ... and the Sedna [a deity in Inuit mythology]still sings to me," Mr. Ekoomiak wrote. Sadly, his youth spent among ...

Fishermen See Amad and the Flying Horse was painted by Ida Bagus Bala in 1931, and is inspired by a Muslim folk tale well known ... primitivism are raised by Inuit art. Government artist James ...

A new museum for the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s leading collection of Inuit art opens on Saturday in a project shaped by Inuit. By Ian Austen Winnipeg sits far from the territory of the Inuit.

"The older folk are looking at who ... and that is the essence of art. For me that is a gift, to be able to really observe her working." Inuit artist Elisapee Ishulutaq shares a laugh with the ...

An Eskimo printmaker will demonstrate the art of woodcuts at the Midwest premiere of the annual collection of Holman Island Inuit Indian prints from 1 to 5 p.m. next Sunday at the Print Mint ...

More than beavers or maple leaves, Inuit art says "Canada" around the world, one of the reasons an inukshuk -- a human-shaped Inuit trail marker -- will appear on everything from toques to coffee ...

Canada Goose may be a luxury parka brand, but it has big ambitions when it comes to acquiring Canadian art. Walruses appear frequently in the folklore of the Inuit people, who have inhabited ...

He was later criticised for framing Inuit works as an advanced form of folk art and failing to give the artists the same due as their European counterparts. Other colonial undertones, like the ...

It’s a fitting title for a new exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts focused on the power of songs and music in Inuit art. “TUSARNITUT! Music Born of the Cold,” opening on Nov. 10 ...