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SHUVINAI ASHOONA, 'Kaliviqtaq (Jumping High),
Etching & Aquatint, Released October 2025, Ed.50
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Questions regarding admission to listed Kinngait (Cape Dorset) art exhibitions: direct to the host venues.
Update, August 22, 2026 - U.S.A. Applies +50% Tariff to Canadian Art Imports
IMPORTANT UPDATE effective AUGUST 22, 2026, 12:01 AM ET (10:01 MT) specifically for our clients in the U.S.A. acquiring work from us (shipping/importing Canadian art from Canada to U.S.A.).
Today the United States Government announced a new set of tariffs will be applied to selected imports from Canada (now includes original Canadian fine art, which was previously exempt) commencing 12:01 a.m. E.S.T. on August 22, 2026.
At this time it is unknown how long these tariffs will be in effect (temporarily or permanently). As a result, if you acquire work from us (effective immediately) and import it into the U.S.A. a new 50% tariff charge (of the declared value of the item) will be charged by the U.S.A.(usually paid by the client as part of the delivery process to the courier, in addition to any applicable shipping/handling/other import costs).
We will update this notice if/when the situation changes.
Please note, in the coming days, we may elect to place some/all of our online inventory temporarily to ‘out of stock’ (or temporarily hidden from online view) and release it only upon availability check/request (to prevent anyone from the U.S.A. ordering work from us online who may not yet be aware of this new extra 50% tariff charge that will be applied to their order). Thank you.
REFERENCES:
LINK TO FULL LIST OF INCLUDED ITEMS SUBJECT TO 50% TARIFFS, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 22, 2026 AT 12:01 ET (10:01 MT):
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ANNEX-I-3.pdf
Where to Learn More About / View Kinngait Art Near You? Q4 2025 -2026
PUDLO PUDLAT: LIFE IS ART (National Touring Exhibition), 2025/26
A new solo tour (national, Canada) 'PUDLO PUDLAT: LIFE IS ART' kicked off in eastern Canada in 2025 (on view July 12 - October 4, 2025) at the English Harbour Arts Centre, Trinity Bay, NL. The exhibition presents a retrospective of Pudlo Pudlat's work from 1968 - 1980, highlighting his contribution to the early development of Inuit art.
In conjunction with the tour, a new special release lithograph (of his 1987 work 'Nunaliit (Community)') was released 'from the archives' in 2025 and is currently available (subject to change) for acquisition from Postma Fine Art.
A MATTER OF TIME / CRYING OVER SPILT TEA
Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, July 18, 2025 - July 5, 2026
'Curated from works in the WAG-Qaumajuq’s permanent collection, this exhibition spans various periods, art historical movements and mediums, featuring work by Shuvinai Ashoona. a matter of time explores the concept of spiral time and Western notions of linear time'.
SHUVINAI ASHOONA AT BIENAL DE SÃO PAULO
Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, September 6, 2025 - January 11, 2026
'Ashoona’s participation in São Paulo follows her inclusion in a number of other celebrated biennials, including Venice and Gwangju'.
EXPEDITION TO THE WORLD'S OCEANS
at Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany, October 2, 2025 - April 6, 2026.
Works by Kinngait artists Ningiukulu Teevee and Oviloo Tunnillie are on view in Expedition to the World’s Oceans, an exhibition examining the relationships between humanity, sea life, and climate change through a global lens.
SHUVINAI ASHOONA AT SHANGHAI BIENNALE
at the Power Station of Art | Shanghai, China, November 8, 2025 - March 31, 2026.
'The 15th Shanghai Biennale, titled Does the flower hear the bee? and led by Chief Curator Kitty Scott, features a number of works by Shuvinai Ashoona. The biennial features spectacular drawings that display a range of Ashoona’s signature themes, including societal changes and the relationship between humans and the environment'.
WINTER COUNT: EMBRACING THE COLD
at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, November 26, 2025 - March 22, 2026.
'Notable Kinngait artists, including Kenojuak Ashevak, Pitseolak Ashoona, Itee Pootoogook and Pudlo Pudlat are featured in a new National Gallery of Canada exhibition celebrating winter and exploring tradition, identity and heritage'. From the National Gallery: 'Named for the pictorial records used by Indigenous nations from the Plains like the Lakota, Winter Count reflects on themes of survival, adaptation and kinship, portraying winter as a transformative force that shapes human experience'.
New Acquisitions: Selections from the Dr. Ronald M. Haynes Collection
at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, December 18, 2025 - April 12, 2026.
'Featuring 22 works by 16 Inuit artists, this is the second of two installations showcasing newly acquired (by the AGO) artworks from the Dr. Ronald M. Haynes Collection. Included in the display are works on paper by renowned artists Pitseolak Ashoona ... and Pudlo Pudlat ...'
ENTWINED at Contemporary Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, December 5, 2025 - March 15, 2026
'Unfolding over several spaces of Contemporary Calgary’s iconic building, 'Entwined' brings together works by nineteen artists and collectives from the Prairies and beyond to consider our relationship as humans with the land and all forms of life'... It is a group exhibition - note work from Qavavau Manumie will be on view. 'Qavavau Manumie’s sensitive drawings reference Inuit legends highlight the interspecies dependencies that sustain contemporary life'.
Where to Learn More About / View Kinngait Art? Selected Past Exhibitions
HOLDING PATTERNS: THE LONG VIEW
McIntosh Gallery, London, Ontario, Canada
September 25, 2025 - December 6, 2025
WORLDS ON PAPER: DRAWINGS FROM KINNGAIT / DREAMING FORWARD: CONTEMPORARY DRAWINGS FROM KINNGAIT
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada
March 8, 2025 - August 24, 2025
NORTHERN LIGHTS: INUIT PRINTS, DRAWINGS & CARVINGS, 1950 - 1990
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, Connecticut, USA
February 8, 2025 - May 4, 2025
THE PRINTMAKER’S MATRIX: PROCESS, IMAGE, AND INNOVATION
Varley Art Gallery of Markham, Markham, Ontario, Canada
January 25, 2025 - May 4, 2025
AN INUIT ART COOPERATIVE IN CANADIAN GREAT NORTH
Centre Culturel Canadien, Paris, France
October 2, 2024 -January 17, 2025
OMALLUO: PICTURES FROM MY LIFE
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Qaumajuq | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
April 27, 2024 - December 28, 2025
NINGIUKULU TEEVEE: STORIES FROM KINNGAIT
Canada House, London, UK
February 7, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Ningiukulu Teevee: Stories from Kinngait was presented by The High Commission of Canada and the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq at Canada House, London, UK and will be exhibited at WAG-Qaumajuq in spring 2026.
The Perimeter, London, UK
January 24, 2024 - April 26, 2024
SAIMAIYU AKESUK X CANADA GOOSE AT ART BASEL MIAMI 2023
QAVAVAU MANUMIE AT BUSAN BIENNALE, 2022
SHUVINAI ASHOONA AT LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, 2022