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Unflinching of eye, and unwavering in the clarity of his artistic statements, artist Bill Nasogaluak has developed a highly distinctive canon of images encompassing subjects as diverse as shamanism and Inuit mythology, Western Renaissance traditions, climate change, depression, and the impacts of industry in the North.

A self-taught artist with a passion for both Inuit and Western art history, Nasogaluak is an accomplished painter, sculptor, and instructor whose prescient artworks have been garnering notable curatorial attention in recent years. [1] Held in important private and public collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, we are pleased to be able to offer ten diverse works by the artist (see lots 1 through 10 of this sale).

Startling in its directness, Seal Stuck in an Oil Drum by artist Bill Nasogaluak is an image of profound contrasts, if not outright paradox. Expertly crafted, and smooth of surface, a seal emerges from the side of a gently curving oil drum that appears almost organic in mottled stone. The distorted canister rhymes with the arcing body of the seal–perhaps frolicking, perhaps ensnared.


For important related works by the artist in the collection of the AGO, see the ongoing exhibit “Bill Nasogaluak”, Click here to read more.


References:

1. Art Gallery of Ontario, “Bill Nasogaluak” 2021-Ongoing, Click here to read more.

2. Prnewswire, “Bill Nasogaluak: Shapeshifter” FFA, January 2020. Click here to read more.