floyd kuptana in museumS & GallerIES, 1993 - 2024
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Floyd Kuptana’s works have been displayed in venues such as the National Gallery in Ottawa, the Art Gallery of Ontario, New York Museum of Art and Design, the Winnipeg Art Gallery's Qaumajuq, Toronto's Museum of Contemporary Art and more.
Floyd's sculptures are regularly displayed in exhibitions in Canada and Europe.
See the overview below!
In Exhibitions
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2024
August 28 – September 14, 2024
Exhibition The Private Series, Danobeitia Collection
at Feheley Fine Arts
1 sculpture by Floyd Kuptana listed for sale.
Title: TRANSFORMATION
(Paulatuk, Stone)
dimensions: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 14 in.
Febrary 3rd - April 20th 2024
Shamans - Between the Worlds
Mediators between the human and spiritual worlds appear in various forms.
Museum Cerny, Contemporary Circumpolar Art
Floyd Kuptana
Title: Spirit Being, 2001
Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada
Steatite, metal, antler
H43 x L40 x T29 cm
Provenance: Maslak-Macleod Gallery
FLoyd Kuptana
Shaman Dancing on the Moon, 2007
Paulatuk, Northwest Territories/Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Stone, metal, antler
H48 x W45 x 25D cm
Provenance: John Bohm Montreal, QC
Untitled (Skull), 2000 stone, bone, 27 x 15 x 7 cm; Collection of the Winnipeg Art GAllery, Gift of the Eric Sprott Family, 2017-m23
(S001-2017)
Photo Credit: Ernest Mayer
Apr 1, '23 - March 17, '24
Winnipeg art gallery
Inuit Sanaugangit Art Across Time
Curated by Dr. Darlene Coward Wight and Jocelyn Piirainen
Totem (Sculpture )
Photo credit: Severin Nowacki
(S002-2007)
2.2.–17.9.2023
Extended until March 17, 2024!
North American Native Museum (NONAM, ZURICH)
Sedna. Myth and Change in the Arctic 2.2.–17.9.2023
Extended until March 17, 2024!
20 years ago the sea goddess Sedna made her first appearance at NONAM. Now she is back - as the main character of the anniversary exhibition about art, culture and climate change in the Arctic. With the Cerny Inuit Collection, NONAM is celebrating 20 years in the Seefeld and 60 years as a museum.
Location: North American Native Museum (NONAM) Zurich, Switserland
2023
24 May 2023 – 23 Jun 2023 Gallery Arcturus
EXHIBITION “Stilled Moments” and “Looking for Sky” – CONTACT Photography
Sculptures by Floyd Kuptana
September 27th through October 22nd, 2023
32st KASC Annual exhibition https://youtu.be/ydiA5dYNT_0
Title: WOODLAND
ACRYLIC PAINITNG, 30” x 36” via @floydkuptanastudio
2022
March 24th - End of April 2022
"Diversity or sameness"27 May 2022 - ....
"STILL WITH US / from another world / Daniel meets Floyd" at Gallery Arcturus, Toronto, 27 May 2022 - present..... through June 2022
Floyd Kuptana : From another world Celebrating Floyd Kuptana, 1964 -2021.
Works by an innovative artist working in, and confidently expanding, northern and Inuit art traditions.
Works in stone, paint, pastel and paper. An exhibit in multiple galleries on several floors.September 2022
Daniel [Hanequand] meets Floyd [Kuptana]December 2022 - January 2023
“What is given” and "Being seen" - Retrospective of works by Floyd Kuptana [1964-2021] and artists from the Permanent Collection, December 2022 - January 2023
2021 May 25th Floyd Kuptana †
2020
Art Toronto 2020
Feheley Fine Arts
As so many events this year, Art Toronto has gone virtual. We are thrilled to present a group of drawings from the Kinngait Studio artists including Shuvinai Ashoona, Ooloosie Saila, and Ningiukulu Teevee, to name a few. We are also featuring fantastic sculptural and mixed-media works by artists who come from across the Canadian Arctic, including Michael Massie (Nunatsiavut), Mark Igloliorte (Nunatsiavut), and Floyd Kuptana (Inuvialuit). In addition to the virtual fair, we are excited to physically re-create our Art Fair booth in the gallery. During the fair, the installation will be viewable during our regular hours.
Bear-Man Shaman Mask, 2011
Brazilian soapstine, metal, antler
34 x 19 x 10 in.
(86.4 x 48.3 x 25.4 cm)
This pieces was also in the travelling exhibition:
"Changing Hands"
ART WITHOUT RESERVATION 3
Jun 26, 2012–August 16, 2014
Travelling exhibition overview images
November 29 - December 29 2020 TANE ART GALLERY , Toronto
"Floyd Kuptana : Painter, Sculptor"
A large number of paintings were on display in this exhibitiion. The owner, Shalom Sadikov, has shared several photographs from that exhibition.
Several have been sold since, but in November 2024 at Gardner Galleries will offer the remaining paintings, in two auctions.
2019
..... - June 20, 2019
"Floyd kuptana Gallery ": work in stone, bone and on paper / Gallery Arcturus
Until June 20, 2019
2018
10 March 2018 – 6 January 2019
"The Artist's Mirror: Self Portraits" at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, 10 March 2018 – 6 January 2019
"A stand-out self-portrait in the exhibition is this sculpture by Inuit artist Floyd Kuptana. It is important to view this self-portrait from a variety of angles. The playful stone sculpture smiles, when viewed from one angle, and sticks out his tongue when viewed from another: The humour in this self-portrait masks a much more serious exploration of self, on a variety of levels. Kuptana created this self-portrait with traditional ideas as well as modern ones. The multiple faces and angles reflect shamanic beliefs about transformation. Yet, the idea of multiple personalities, within one self, is also associated with modern psychology."
Floyd Kuptana, "Self-Portrait," 2007
Brazilian soapstone ;
24.4 x 17.94 x 16.13 cm.
(Library and Archives Canada; e010751990) MIKAN 3922914
Floyd Kuptana, "Self-Portrait," 2007 (Library and Archives Canada; e010751990)
Floyd Kuptana, "Self-Portrait," 2007 (Library and Archives Canada; e010751990)
Floyd Kuptana, "Self-Portrait," 2007 (Library and Archives Canada; e010751990)
16th March - 6th June 2018
Mask (2007) by Floyd Kuptana (accompanied by "Shaman´s Mask" by David Piqtoukun, also from the Museum Cerny collection)
When art mirrors science (Museum Cerny Inuit Collection), 2018
curated & organised by the Museum Cerny.
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15th - 23rd June 2018
When art mirrors science (Polar2018, Davos, Switzerland), 2018
Polar2018, Davos, Switzerland
Exhibition: When Art Mirrors Science from the 15th - 23rd of June 2018,
Mask (2007) by Floyd Kuptana accompanied by "Shaman´s Mask" by David Piqtoukun
curated & organised by Museum Cerny.
Production Year: 2007
Location: Paulatuk, Northwest Territories/Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Materials: Steatite, eye material, antler, hair
Dimensions:H82 x B42 x T18 cm
16th of March 'til the 10th of June 2018
The Swiss Camp exhibition was also at Museum Cerny. Contemporary circumpolar art from the 16th of March 'til the 10th of June 2018
![Untitled [Shaman A05] steatite, bone, other stones 15 x 12 x 6 in Permanent Collection Gallery Arcturus (on display since 2016) Public Inuit Art Map: NO. 351](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/jPLNRJeQChqUlAjwDYqxAEUQBsXKJCWvh5pe97plI97hJas5Sw3sSkEdtruTL0u_4UxdzsylnLB6CJo7MF-w6XM=w1280)
Untitled [Shaman A05]
steatite, bone, other stones
15 x 12 x 6 in
Permanent Collection Gallery Arcturus
(on display since 2016)
Public Inuit Art Map: NO. 351
April 13 - May 4, 2018
FEROCIOUS JOY
Artists Together --
Floyd Kuptana and 'that woman' (a.k.a. artist deborah harris)
Exhibit on from April 13 - May 4, 2018
Floyd Kuptana and deborah harris
have been collaborating together for many years.
His sculptures have inspired her drawings, collages and paintings -- which have in turn inspired Floyd to expand his talents into drawing and painting.
This show documents their creative conversation.
2017
1st of September 'til the 19th of November 2017
The mask was integrated in the Swiss Camp exhibition from the 1st of September 'til the 19th of November 2017 at Focus Terra, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
Production Year: 2007
Location: Paulatuk, Northwest Territories/Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Materials: Steatite, eye material, antler, hair
Dimensions:H82 x B42 x T18 cm
December 2 - 31 2017
Deck the Walls VIII
Opening Reception: December 2, 1-4pm
Madrona Gallery, Victoria
Madrona Gallery celebrates the holidays with our 8th annual Deck the Walls group exhibition, showcasing the diversity of work from the Madrona stable of artists. This show includes new works by Meghan Hildebrand, Sean Yelland, Morgana Wallace, Claude Langevin, Halin de Repentigny, Rick Bond and others, alongside Important Inuit and Historic Canadian works.
Bird Transformation
Floyd Kuptana
5.5 x 4.5 x 3
Soapstone
2016
28. October 2016 - 31. January 2017
The 2016 Annual Meeting of the Inuit Art Society was held October 28-30 at the Kenosha Public Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
In addition, the museum held a concurrent exhibition of Inuit art provided by IAS members. That exhibit continued through the end of January 2017. Mike Foor-Pessin along with society members Lou Jungheim, Thalia Nicas and Richard Mohr, published the exhibition catalog, “Tunnganarniq: Sharing Our Inuit Art Treasure.”
On display were FOUR pieces by Floyd Kuptana:
“Father and Son” c. 2000, stone, copper, bone, iron, 19.5” x 9.5” x 4.5”. (in the catalogue)
“Drum Dancer,”or "Drummer" c. 1999, stone, 19” x 7” x 6”
(in the catalogue
"Bobbing Walrus Transformation"
Town: Paulatuk/Toronto, Year: 2008, H: 11" W: 11" D: 7"
(not in the catalogue, identified from exhibition photo)
Unidentified work by Floyd Kuptana
(not in the catalogue, identified from exhibition photo)
7. - 9. October 2016
Switzerland at the Arctic Circle Conference 2016, Reykjavik, Iceland
Breakout Session: "Human Face of Climate Change in the Arctic: Insiders’ and Outsiders’ Perspectives "
organised by EDA, Schweiz
The mask was integrated in the "Swiss Camp" exhibition installation at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik.
2015
Travelling Exhibition....:
March 13, 2016 - March 20, 2016
Linked: When Contemporary Art Creates Awareness About Climate Change (Black Box/ White Space, Neuchatel, Switzerland)November 29th, 2015 until February 29th, 2016
At the Musée océanographique de Monaco20. Januar – 28. Februar 2019
"LINKED: When Contemporary Art Creates Awareness About Climate Change and other issues ..."
In Fram Centre in Tromsø, Norway from January – February, 2019, in collaboration with the Canadian Embassy
Musée océanographique de Monaco
"Linked: When contemporary art creates awareness about climate change"
From November 29th, 2015 until February 29th, 2016
From November 29th, 2015 until February 29th, 2016 at the Musée océanographique de Monaco, the Cerny Inuit Collection presents the exhibition “Linked: when contemporary art creates awareness about climate change” creating a dialogue on climatic change joining the discussion at the climate conference in Paris. Artworks from the Arctic have joined together with a stone igloo by Mario Merz, a drums installation by Alessandro Sciaraffa and alpine impressions painted by Aloïs Lichtsteiner. The impressive works of these ostensibly disparate artists communicate the shared concern to Nature’s frailty and the human dimension in our environment. The exhibition also includes scientific documentaries related to this discussion.
2014
March 21 - May 10, 2014
Exhibition Museum Cerny
Connections, Exposed to the Changing Climate
Object: Sedna lamenting the loss of sea ice / Sedna lamenting the loss of sea ice (Sculpture )
(To be checked )
2014 Spirit of the Red Pines Exhibition, June 13 - July 5, Art on Main, North Bay, Ontario ("Sunrise on Ma'iingan").
Gray, Patricia, Karstad, A., Mather, V. (Editors), Spirit of the Red Pines: Art to save the old-growth forests of Wolf Lake, Friends of Temagami.
May 24, 2014-August 17, 2014
EXHIBITION University of Michigan Art Museum,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3, Contemporary Native Art from the Northeast and Southeast
Photo Instagram by @librarychick14
(Enhanced with Topaz Photo AI)
Feb 7–Apr 27, 2014
EXHIBITION Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3, Contemporary Native Art from the Northeast and Southeast
Source: Chazen Museum of Art Facebook
Photo: Eric Baillies, 2014
2013
August 15, 2013-December 31, 2013
Exhibition Museum of Contemporary Native Arts Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3, Contemporary Native Art from the Northeast and Southeast
Source: Chazen Museum of Art Facebook
Photo: Eric Baillies, 2014
March 10, 2013-June 2, 2013
Exhibition McMichael Canadian Art Collection,
Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada
Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3, Contemporary Native Art from the Northeast and Southeast
2012
"Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 3"
Travelling exhibit of The Museum of Arts and Design, New York City, 26 June - 21 October 2012
Bear-Man Shaman Mask, 2011
Brazilian soapstine, metal, antler
34 x 19 x 10 in.
(86.4 x 48.3 x 25.4 cm)
Photo credit: Brad van der Zanden, Feheley Fine Arts
Jun 26, 2012–August 16, 2014
Travelling exhibition overview + images
Exhibition itinerary:
Museum of Arts and Design, New York,
New York, United States
June 26, 2012-October 21, 2012Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, United States
November 18, 2012-Febriary 10, 2013McMichael Canadian Art Collection,
Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada
March 10, 2013-June 2, 2013Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
August 15, 2013-December 31, 2013Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, Unites States
February 7, 2014-April 27, 2014University of Michigan Art Museum,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
May 24, 2014-August 17, 2014
Bear Spirit Dance, 2000
Stone, antler
18 1/4 x 17 x 5 in.
(46.4 x 43.2 x 12.7 cm)
Courtesy of Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Photo credit: Brad van der Zanden, Feheley Fine Arts
March 21 - April 21, 2012
'Disintegrating : moving towards and away from coherence'
Employing works from the permanent collection, by artists - Peter Chung, Paul Saari, Dan Walsh, Andrea Maguire, FLOYD KUPTANA, William Caldwell, Camie Geary-Martin, Ed Drass
Exhibition on view from March 21 - April 21, 2012
Gallery Arcturus; The Foundation for the Study of Objective Art. Toronto, Canada.
2011
"Art Toronto" Feheley Fine Arts Booth, Toronto, Ont. Canada.(No further info yet)
Dancing bear
27th September - 12th November 2011
"Floyd Kuptana ... sculpted from stone and spirit" at Gallery Arcturus, Toronto, 27 September - 12 November 2011
New and recent work by Floyd Kuptana will be on view at Gallery Arcturus in Toronto starting Tuesday, September 27. The exhibit includes sculpture in soapstone; some inset with metal, brass, bone – or other stones – as well as original paintings in acrylic.
Kuptana carves figures transforming between animal and human. He says, “What I see in the stone, I make. And that’s it.” ArtToronto
...... - July 31st 2011
Make sure you visit the Maslak McLeod Gallery before Jul 31 to see Floyd Kuptana's exhibit: "Breaking with Tradition" http://ow.ly/5HiP9 (See tweet from Waddingtons)
2010
"North Meets South" (Group exhibition) Feheley Fine Art Gallery, Toronto, Ont. Canada.(No further info yet)
NEW INFO per 23.10.2024
From: "Floyd Kuptana in 2-D" presentation by Richard D. Mohr, 2017.
"Both of Kuptana's paintings of 2010 were supposed to be shown that December in a pop-up exhibit
that the Gallery Arcturus mounted at a satellite space it ran for several years on Queen Street East called City Gallery. But because the nails in its coffee-table substrate were viewed as a public hazard, the first painting was removed from the show before the opening.
So this halfpainting was Kuptana 2-D' s world premiere.
Floyd Kuptana and Eron Boyd, “Primal Gesture II” 2010
Acrylic on particle board affixed to recycled, framed oil landscape 12 x 24”
December 2010 - .....
"Primal Gestures"
Luke Gilliam working in City Art curated the show Primal Gesture, which included his works as well artists he responded to.
Other contributors were Sunjye, Inuit sculptor Floyd Kuptana, Jamie LaTrobe, Eron Boyd and deborah harris.
The film footage in this video was provided by Jamie LaTrobe. The music is Sibelius - 5 Pieces Op. 75, performed by Chris Breemer.
4 sculptures by Floyd were on display and Luke Gilliam created several paintings inspired by Floyd's work.
September 24 - 26, 2010
Exhibition:
"Inuit Without Ice" (lifefair, Zurich)
Location; lifefair, Zurich
Object
2009
November 19th - December 26st, 2009
"Expression and Tradition" Group exhibition at
Guilde canadienne des métiers d´art / Canadian Guild of Crafts
2008
The iconic "Ballroom Dancer" (2005), appeared on the frontpage of Inuit Art Quarterly, Spring 2008 23-1
Floyd Kuptana Steatite and marble 9.5 × 6 × 2 in
COURTESY SPIRIT WRESTLER GALLERY
Photo: Kenji Nagai, courtesy of Spirit Wristler Gallery
FLOYD KUPTANA (CANADIAN, 1964-2021)
UNTITLED (BLACK TIE). ACRYLIC ON CANVAS; SIGNED VERTICALLY RIGHT
45.5 x 34 in — 115.6 x 86.4 cm Estimate $800-$1,000. Realised: $2,091
Remarkable is the painting of the iconic sculpture "Ballroom Dancer" from 2005 that was on the cover of IAQ Spring 2008 23-1 (Check it out on the His Life page)
It is very unusual to see a painting of one of his sculptures, by Floyd himself. I am not aware of any other.
According to the info from Waddington Discovery Art department, it comes from a person who knew Floyd personally, adn regularly bought his paintings. Floyd was then living in an apartment in the Parliament St. area n Toronto. There is no date given, but estimated to be no more than maybe 5 years old.
Sept. 18th - October 31st 2008
"Floyd Kuptana and Movement Toward a New Vision", a solo exhibition at Maslak McLeod Gallery, Toronto. Shown: Sedna Answering Prayers, 2008
The image in the advert (Inuit Art Quarterly, Fall 2008 23.3)
"Sedna Answering Prayers" is on display at Gallery Arcturus since 2011!
steatite, antler
20 x 29 x 12 in
Permanent Collection
Feb. 20th - March 31 2008
"Floyd Kuptana" Maslak McLeod Gallery, Toronto (no further information yet)
The image is an unidentified sculpture by Floyd.
2007
???? Checking ....???? "Burning Cold" exhibition. (during Whitehorse Winter Games 2007)
Catalogue: Marsden, Scott. Burning Cold : A National Exhibition of Emerging Artists from across Canada's North and South = Une exposition nationale rassemblant les jeunes talents du Nord et Sud canadiens. Whitehorse, YT: Yukon Arts Centre, 2007.
news item : https://www.gallerieswest.ca/news/cultural-exchange/
..... in an exhibit called “Burning Cold” at the Ottawa Art Gallery on display through August 30 2009
Saturday, June 30, 2007 — Sunday, November 18, 2007
national gallery of canada
"INUIT SCULPTURE NOW"
This exhibition presents 25 sculptures made since the 1990s to look at some of the current ideas and often very subtle changes that have come to play in the artists’ approaches to their subjects and the media in which they work. Drawn from Canadian private and public collections, as well as the National Gallery’s collection, Inuit Sculpture Now features the work of sixteen artists: Manasie Akpaliapik, Arnaqurk Ashevak, Isaci Etidloi, Mattiusi Iyaituk, Floyd Kuptana, Robert Kuptana, Michael Massie, Billy Merkosak, Bill Nasogaluak, Mathew Nuqingaq, Looty Pijamini, David Ruben Piqtoukun, Abraham Anghik Ruben, Toonoo Sharky, Jutai Toonoo, and Oviloo Tunnillie.
Art Gallery of Mississauga (15 September - 30 October 2005)
Mackenzie Art Gallery (11 March - 21 May 2005) ;
McMichael Canadian Art Collection (1 July - 4 September 2006) ;
Surrey Art Gallery (18 November 2006 - 11 March 2007) Tickets&Access: FREE;
National Gallery of Canada (18 June-18 Nov. 2007)
Karolina and Emma, MIA staff members, with Inuit artist Floyd Kuptana.
Floyd visiting the MIA, showing his "Pink Fishes" in the back. June 2nd 2012
Museum of inuit art (2007 - 2016)
Over the period of the existence of the MIA, we have been able to track back three sculptures in their collection & on display.
Source: Flickr, MIA album, Internet Archive
Pink Fishes (2009) (from a private collection)
Two Headed Shaman (2011)
Muskox Man (2011)
(This piece can be found on page 69 of The Museum of Inuit Art GAllery Selected Pieces, VOL.1
N.B. the print version is expensive, but the ebook is FREE!)
16 February - 20 April 2007
The Rooms, St. John's, Newfoundland
"IN THE SHADOW OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN:
SÁMI AND INUIT ART 2000–2005"
The Rooms, St. John's - 16 February - 20 April 2007
19 May - 19 August 2007
Winnipeg Art Gallery
"IN THE SHADOW OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN:
SÁMI AND INUIT ART 2000–2005"
2006
18 November 2006 - 11 MArch 2007
Surrey Art Gallery (18 November 2006 - 11 March 2007)
Tickets&Access: FREE
"INUIT SCULPTURE NOW"
From the review:
One of the most visceral sculptures is a piece by Floyd Kuptana called Starving Bear made of Brazilian soapstone and bone. The wasted and damaged-looking form is a reminder of the increasing global warming reportage and television news images of underweight polar bears struggling to stay afloat amid melting ice floes.
(Review of the exhibition in Galleries West,Spring, 2007, p.36 by Beverly Cramp)
This exhibition presents 25 sculptures made since the 1990s to look at some of the current ideas and often very subtle changes that have come to play in the artists’ approaches to their subjects and the media in which they work. Drawn from Canadian private and public collections, as well as the National Gallery’s collection, Inuit Sculpture Now features the work of sixteen artists: Manasie Akpaliapik, Arnaqurk Ashevak, Isaci Etidloi, Mattiusi Iyaituk, Floyd Kuptana, Robert Kuptana, Michael Massie, Billy Merkosak, Bill Nasogaluak, Mathew Nuqingaq, Looty Pijamini, David Ruben Piqtoukun, Abraham Anghik Ruben, Toonoo Sharky, Jutai Toonoo, and Oviloo Tunnillie.
Art Gallery of Mississauga (15 September - 30 October 2005)
Mackenzie Art Gallery (11 March - 21 May 2005) ;
McMichael Canadian Art Collection (1 July - 4 September 2006) ;
Surrey Art Gallery (18 November 2006 - 11 March 2007) Tickets&Access: FREE;
National Gallery of Canada (18 June-18 Nov. 2007)
Review of the exhibition in Galleries West,Spring, 2007, p.36 by Beverly Cramp
[Shaman Mask ]
Image from: Canadian Arctic Gallery
Dimensions: 68 x 60 x 20 cm (6.5 + 12.3 kg)
Paulatuk, 2005
Added: August 29th 2023
Canadian Arctic Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Exhibition "Masterworks V"
"The Dead calling the Dead"
November 19th - December 23rd 2006
Ad in IAQ.....
1 July - 4 September 2006
"INUIT SCULPTURE NOW"
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
This exhibition presents 25 sculptures made since the 1990s to look at some of the current ideas and often very subtle changes that have come to play in the artists’ approaches to their subjects and the media in which they work. Drawn from Canadian private and public collections, as well as the National Gallery’s collection, Inuit Sculpture Now features the work of sixteen artists: Manasie Akpaliapik, Arnaqurk Ashevak, Isaci Etidloi, Mattiusi Iyaituk, Floyd Kuptana, Robert Kuptana, Michael Massie, Billy Merkosak, Bill Nasogaluak, Mathew Nuqingaq, Looty Pijamini, David Ruben Piqtoukun, Abraham Anghik Ruben, Toonoo Sharky, Jutai Toonoo, and Oviloo Tunnillie.
Art Gallery of Mississauga (15 September - 30 October 2005)
Mackenzie Art Gallery (11 March - 21 May 2005) ;
McMichael Canadian Art Collection (1 July - 4 September 2006) ;
Surrey Art Gallery (18 November 2006 - 11 March 2007) Tickets&Access: FREE;
National Gallery of Canada (18 June-18 Nov. 2007)
Patriotic Shaman, 2002, Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk and Toronto (stone, antler, metal, and inlay; 31 x 39.5 cm).
Abductor of Souls, 2005, Floyd Kuptana, Paulatuk and Toronto (stone, antler, ivory, leather, hair, and mirror; 51 x 53.5 cm).
Art Gallery of Hamilton
"IN THE SHADOW OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN:
SÁMI AND INUIT ART 2000–2005"
First exhibit: From 14 January - 7 May 2006.
This exhibition presents some 70 works made between 2000 and 2005 by Canadian Inuit artists and Sámi artists from Norway, Sweden, and Finland. While there is no evidence that Sámi and Inuit are related, both indigenous groups inhabit northern lands that are now incorporated into contemporary nations. Their circumstances, since contact with other cultures, share many similarities in terms of religion, language, lifestyle, learning, and politics. The Sámi and Inuit have long histories of making specially crafted objects for functional and religious use; contemporary manifestations show varying degrees of connection with previous times as well as clear indications of change. Created in a wide range of media – sculpture, painting, prints, drawings, textiles, and photography – the works from these two circumpolar cultures are displayed side by side to establish a dialogue of affinities and contrasts. Organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Hamilton. The AGH gratefully acknowledges the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage (Museums Assistance Program), the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Hamilton. Presented at the NGC with the support of the embassies of Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
The Rooms, St. Johns, Newfoundland - 16 February - 20 April 2007
The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, - 19 May - 19 August 2007
Yukon Art Centr, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory - 10 January - 9 March 2008
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario - 23 May - 17 August 2008
2005
"Unique Visions" (Group exhibition) Feheley Fine Art Gallery, Toronto, Ont. Canada.(No further info yet)
8. Floyd Kuptana
Starving Bear , 2001
Brazilian soapstone and bone 21.7 x 47.1 x 12.6 cm Collection of Dr. Peter K. Lewin
17. David Ruben Piqtoukun
Sharing the good Food, 1999
Brazilian soapstone and metal (saw blade)
22 x 22.3 x 65
NGC(40504.1-6)
21.Toonoo Sharky
The Legend of the Blind Boy, 1998
Green stone, brown stone, ivory and baleen inlay. 47 x 57 x 15 cm
NGC (40090)
15 September - 30 October 2005
"INUIT SCULPTURE NOW"
Art Gallery of Mississauga (15 September - 30 October 2005)
organized and circulated by the National Gallery of Canada/Organisée et mise en tournée par le Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
Since the 1950s, the term "contemporary Inuit sculpture" has been used to separate new work from that produced earlier, that is, during the Prehistoric and Contact periods. Today, however, with a body of work that spans 50 years, the term is something of a misnomer, and needs to be addressed. This exhibition aims to look at what is really contemporary within Inuit sculpture. Using a selection of approximately 25 works, it focuses on sculpture made over the past decade in order to consider some of the current ideas and often very subtle changes that have come to play in the artists' approaches to their subjects and the media in which they work.
Opening reception Thursday September 15 from 6 to 8pm
*Please note: no refreshments at this event
Curator's Tour and Talk given by Christine Lalonde of the National Gallery of Canada at 7:30pm
This exhibition presents 25 sculptures made since the 1990s to look at some of the current ideas and often very subtle changes that have come to play in the artists’ approaches to their subjects and the media in which they work. Drawn from Canadian private and public collections, as well as the National Gallery’s collection, Inuit Sculpture Now features the work of sixteen artists: Manasie Akpaliapik, Arnaqurk Ashevak, Isaci Etidloi, Mattiusi Iyaituk, Floyd Kuptana, Robert Kuptana, Michael Massie, Billy Merkosak, Bill Nasogaluak, Mathew Nuqingaq, Looty Pijamini, David Ruben Piqtoukun, Abraham Anghik Ruben, Toonoo Sharky, Jutai Toonoo, and Oviloo Tunnillie.
Art Gallery of Mississauga (15 September - 30 October 2005)
Mackenzie Art Gallery (11 March - 21 May 2005) ;
McMichael Canadian Art Collection (1 July - 4 September 2006) ;
Surrey Art Gallery (18 November 2006 - 11 March 2007) Tickets&Access: FREE;
National Gallery of Canada (18 June-18 Nov. 2007)
2004
April 17th - May 6th 2004
Floyd Kuptana
Maslak McLeod Gallery
Shown here:
Father and Son, 2002, steatite, copper, bone, iron, 50 x 24 x 12 cm
(Also exhibited in 2016 at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Inuit Art Society was held October 28-30 at the Kenosha Public Museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with a concurrent exhibition of Inuit art provided by IAS members.)
2002
"Unexpected" (Group exhibition) Feheley Fine Arts Gallery, Toronto, Ont. Canada.(No further info yet)
The Unexpected, a group exhibition of surprising contemporary Inuit works of art, includes Annie Pootoogook drawings, introducing her to the contemporary art world for the first time. (IAQ 35.3)
"Art Toronto" Feheley Fine Arts Booth, Toronto, Ont. Canada.(No further info yet)
May 17th - July 6, 2002
Canadian Guild of Crafts Exhibition (Now "La Guilde", Montreal
Abraham Anghik Ruben
David Ruben Piqtoukun
Floyd Kuptana (5 pieces, See left)
November 21st - December, 2002
Maslak McLeod Gallery exhibition
(The venue has been permanently closed)
"The Dead calling the Dead"
Abraham Anghik Ruben
David Ruben Piqtoukun
Floyd Kuptana
Floyd Kuptana´s "The Dead Calling the Dead", 2002, is part of an exhibition of the same name which opens November 21, 2002 at Tororonto´s Maslak Mcleod Gallery
2001
September - October 2001 Solo exhibition; Illustrated catalogue
"Shaman Transformations" exhibition Floyd Kuptana. Maslak Mcleod Gallery, Toronto.
"Shaman Transformation" 2011
November 2001
"Small Sculptures by Great Artists" Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto. (No further info yet)
May 4th - May 25th 2001
Opening "Father and Son" exhibition Floyd Kuptana. Maslak Mcleod Gallery, Toronto.
'To depict the change from physical to the spiritual is a difficult undertaking for any artist. Yet the inner life force that moves us beyond the corporal is the subject matter of much of Floyd Kuptana's work.'
Born in Cape Perry in 1964, Floyd Kuptana and his family eventually moved to Palatuk. His father, Philip, and mother, Elizabeth, were the center of a tightly knit family group that included uncles, aunts and many cousins. Kuptana studied the work of Francis Ruben and Abraham Anghik Ruben. Later, he did the rough stone work for another cousin David Ruben Piqtoukun, before branching out in 1992 to work for himself and develop a highly personal style.
The community of Paulatuk is starting to establish its own regional style, through the work of Kuptana and a handful of other young carvers. The use of diverse materials, the insetting of bone and steel, the fine detailed finish and sometimes a comic imagination lurking below the surface is what sets this style apart from all others.
Joseph McLeod
Inuit Art Quarterly
Rideau Hall Art exhibition , Canada Room. Governor General of Canada Heritage, Ottawa, Canada. (No further info yet)
2000
Feheley Fine Arts Gallery, Toronto, Ont. Canada. (No further info yet)
From the Archives of La Guild.
ARCTIC GALLERY of Inuit Art, Montreal, Quebec. (No further info yet)
COLOURED STONE GALLERY, Toronto, Ontario. (No further info yet)
Bay of Spirits Gallery, Toronto, Ont. Canada. (No further info yet)
Maslak McLeod Gallery, Toronto, Canada. (No further info yet)
Arctic Gallery of Inuit Art Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (No further info yet)
1999
... 1999
"Small Sculptures by Great Artists" Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto.
May 1, 1999 - September 15, 1999
First International exhibition:
"David Ruben Piqtoukun Sculpture :
From the Fragments New Talent Flows - Introducing FLoyd Kuptana
Two Man Exhibition: "Ruben Piqtoukun and Floyd KUPTANA," Hastings-on Hudson, New York, USA
Location: Arctic Artistry : Original Inuit Sculpture NEW YORK
His first show was organized by ABoriginArt and held in conjunction with Arctic Artistry in New York City from May - Sept 1999. The show also featured pieces by his famous cousin David.
Source; ABoriginArt
1998
(Group exhibition) McMichael Museum of Canadian Art. McMichael Museum of Canadian Art. Kleinberg Ont. Canada. Symposium, Exhibition, Sale (No further info yet)
1997
Ontario Arts and Craft Guild Gallery. Toronto Ont. Canada. (No further info yet)
1996
(Sole exhibition) Maslak McLeod Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. (No further info yet)
Maslak McLeod Galleries: Toronto - Santa Fe, directed toward the exhibition and sale of Canadian Native Art as well as International artists: Kiawak Ashoona, Joseph Jacobs, Mafu Jiangl, Stepen Gordiev, Floyd Kuptana.Norval Morrisseau, Blake Debassige. (from: catalogue Norval Morrisseau, Maslak McLeod Gallery, 2013)
Qaigit '96 : The Great Inuit Art Fair and Symposium (No further info yet)
Visiting carvers included:Mattiusi Iyaituk (Ivujivik); Nutaraluk Iyaituk (Akulivik); Johnny Sivuarapik (Povungnituk); Oopik Pitseolak (Iqaluit); Manasie Akpaliapik (Arctic Bay, now living inToronto); Edward Kabluitok (Rankin Inlet); Joseph Suqsluk (Gjoa Haven); Fred Gruben (Tuktoyaktuk); William Gruben (Tuktoyaktuk,now living in Ottawa); Floyd Kuptana (Paulatuk); David Ruben Piqtoukun (Paulatuk, nowliving in Toronto); Eli Nasogaluak( SachsHarbour), and John Terriak( GooseBay)
In: Celebrating 30 Years of Supporting Inuit Artists.
On the occasion of the Inuit Art Foundation's 30th anniversary on June 3, 2017, Executive Director and Publisher Alysa Procida, took a look back through three decades of archival highlights to create this glimpse into some of the most exciting, fun and significant moments from the IAF's past.
1995
(Group exhibition) with the North West Company, Heard Museum, Scottsdale, Arizona USA. (No further info yet)
1994
One Man Exhibition, PAINTED STONE GALLERY, Toronto, Ontario. (No further info yet)
1993
(Group exhibition) Feheley Fine Art Gallery, Toronto, Ont. Canada.(No further info yet)
(Group exhibition) Maslak McLeod Gallery, Toronto, Ont. Canada. (No further info yet)
Inuit Pavilion ART OF THE ARCTIC. Government of Canada Exhibition Grounds, CNE Exhibition. Toronto. (No further info yet)
Bay of Spirits Gallery, Toronto, Ont. Canada. (No further info yet)
"The Arctic Bear", Toronto, Ont. Canada. (No further info yet)
From: Floyd Kuptana : Reinventing Myths
Inuit Art Quarterly, 23.1, p. 20 - 26. 2008
SHOWN AT Toronto's:
Maslak Mcleod Gallery,
Canadian Guild of Arts,
Feheley Fine Arts,
Balzac Fine Arts;
Scoltsdale, Arizona's Herd Museum;
Kleinburg's McMichael Canadian Collection:
Ottawa's National Gallery of Canada,
Galerie d'Art Vincent;
Kennebunkport's Home and
Away Gallery:
Quebec City's Kulik Inuit Art, and others.
In collections Worldwide
national museum of world cultures Leiden, the Netherlands
The National Museum of World Cultures, with 3 locations, has 8769 objects of Inuit origin in its collection,
and one Floyd Kuptana sculpture.
Photo Credit: Karel Stevens, Canuit
Added: 13.12.2023
“Spirit Faces” by Floyd Kuptana, 2004, 17 × 26 × 8 cm,
Photo Credit: Karel Stevens, Canuit
Added: 13.12.2023
“Spirit Faces” by Floyd Kuptana, 2004, 17 × 26 × 8 cm, in the collection of the Wereldmuseum Leiden, The Netherlands @wereldmuseum.leiden
Description by ChatGPT (Bing: This sculpture appears to be an abstract representation, possibly of a face with exaggerated features mounted on a triangular base. It is made of two primary components: an abstract stone-carverd piece and a dark, triangular base. The stone piece has a wavy structure, resembling an elongated face with hollow eyes and an extended nose or beak. It is supported by a thin metal rod that connects it to the base, giving the impression that it is floating or in motion. The base has a marbled texture and its dark color contrasts with the lighter tone of the carved piece. The overall design gives off an artistic and modern vibe.
KEYWORDS:
spirit
abstract representation
face(s) (1 "Human", 1 bird)
beak of a bird
stone piece
hollow eyes
extended nose
thin metal rod
base / stand
marbled texture
artistic
modern
GALLERY ARCTURUS, Toronto, Canada
Sedna [A01]
steatite, antler
20 x 29 x 12 in
Permanent Collection
(on display since 2011)
Floyd Kuptana artworks – On display in Gallery Arcturus as of February 2023
#publicinuitart #publicart #inuitart #artinuit #indigenousart #indigenouspublicart #projectfloydkuptana #floydkuptana For Floyd Kuptana - Artist Gallery Arcturus
KEYWORDS:
- Sedna
- sea creature
- horns
- seal
- tail flippers
- fore flippers
- face (looking upwards)
- mouth (open wide oval)
- eyes (open)
Untitled figure [Kilter / Spirit Dog A02]
steatite, horsehair, unwaxed
5 x 3 x 3 in
(on display since circa 2016)
Untitled [Mixed stone A03]
mixed stone, metal
7.5 x 6 x 3.5 in
(on display since circa 2018)
Floyd Kuptana artworks at Gallery Arcturus as of November 2023
Works are considered on loan unless marked Permanent Collection [These are numbered as A#]
Sculptures on loan from Jean-Paul Albert are specially marked JP# and may be available from him.
NB: height, width, depth in inches. steatite = soapstone arcturus.ca
Untitled [Head on broken drill bit A04]
steatite, metal
7.5 x 3.5 x 6 in
(on display since circa 2017)
Untitled [Shaman A05]
steatite, bone, other stones
15 x 12 x 6 in
Permanent Collection
(on display since 2016)
Untitled [aka Swimming dog [aka Bucky A06]
steatite, bone, other stones
13 x 10 x 4.5 in
Permanent Collection
(on display since 2016)
Untitled [Bear the Dog A07]
steatite, metal
9 x 9 x 6 in
Permanent Collection
(on display since 2016)
Untitled [Sedna’s hand aka Sedna on hand A08]
steatite, metal
7 x 7 x 5 in
Permanent Collection
(on display since 2016)
Untitled [Green two-faces aka Northern Janus A10]
steatite, bone, antler, metal
13.5 x 8 x 5.5 in
(on display since circa 2018)
Untitled [Brown two-faces A12]
steatite, stone, metal
12 x 6 x 4 in
(on display since circa 2015)
Untitled [little bear A13]
4 x 5.5 x 2 in
(Signed, 2014)
(on display since 2022)
Untitled [big bear A14]
10 x 13 x 5 in
(Signed, 2014)
Body: Italian Crystal Alabaster
Tongue: Pipestone
Permanent Collection
(on display since 2022)
Untitled [Inukshuk face JP14 was A15]
8.5 x 8.5 x 3 in
(Signed, 2012)
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
Untitled [sea creature JP 15 was wee seal A16]
(Signed, 2008)
6.5 x 11.5 x 3 in
body: Italian crystal alabaster
base: Brazilian steatite
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
Untitled [on white head JP 13]
15.5 x 14 x 4.5 in
Body: Black African Pearl
Drum: Pipestone
Base: Spanish Alabaster
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
Public Inuit Art Map: NO. ...
To be added to Public Inuit Art Map
Untitled [with paw prints JP 10]
9 x 7 x 2 in
(Signed, 2014)
Body and Base: Brazilian Steatite
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
To be added to Public Inuit Art Map
Untitled [moon dancer JP 8]
17.75 x 15 x 5 in
Bear: Black African Pearl
Moon: Italian Alabaster
Base: Brazilian Steatite
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
Public Inuit Art Map: NO. 333
Untitled [mask with hair JP12], 2014
11 x 4 x 3 in
(Signed, 2014)
Mask: Brazilian Steatite
Base: Spanish Alabaster
Eyes: Italian Alabaster
Teeth: Moose antler
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
To be added to Public Inuit Art Map
Untitled [with creature base JP11]
10 x 11 x 5.5 in
(Signed, 2014)
Body: Pink BC Steatite
Base: Brazilian Steatite
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
To be added to Public Inuit Art Map
Untitled [on petrified wood JP 3]
21 x 12 x 10 in
Mask: Brazilian Steatite
Base: Petrified Wood
Eyes: Italian Alabaster
Teeth: Moose antler
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
Untitled [with antler, bone, inlaid inukshuk JP 7]
36 x 12 x 11 in
Mask and Base: Brazilian Steatite
Eyes: Pipestone, Turquoise
Teeth: Moose antler
Horn: Deer antler
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
More to be added ...
For a complete overview, see the section "Museums & Galleries"
Untitled [with Little Spirit JP 1]
35 x 19 x 8 in
Mask: Harvest Gold Alabaster
Base: Brazilian Steatite
Eyes: Italian Alabaster
Teeth: Moose antler
Little Spirit: Black African Pearl
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
Untitled [faces in pink soapstone JP 2]
17 x 9 x 13.5 in
(Signed, date not checked)
Face: Pink BC Steatite
Tongue: New Brunswick rock crystal
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
Untitled [after Guernica JP 4]
20 x 22.5 x 8 in
Body: Brazilian Steatite
Base: Italian Crystal Alabaster
Little Bear: Italian Crystal Alabaster
Eyes: Pipestone, Turquoise
Teeth: Moose Antler
(Collection of JP Albert: on display since 2022)
Untitled [first qajaq with dark bear JP 5]
5 x 37.5 x 3 in
(Signed, 2008)
Boat: Quebec Slate
Small bear: Span. Alabaster
Big Bear: Brazilian Steatite
Paddle: Wood, Moose antler
(Collection of JP Albert: not on display)
Untitled [second qajaq with white bears JP 6]
4 x 36.5 x 3 in
(Signed, 2008)
Boat: Quebec Slate
Bears: Italian Crystal Alabaster
Paddles: Wood, Quebec Slate
(Collection of JP Albert: not on display)
MUSEUM CERNY contemporary circumpolar art
Totem (Sculpture )
In exhibitions:
NONAM, 2023
Photo credit: Severin Nowacki
(S002-2007)
Shaman's Mask (Sculpture )
In exhibitions:
Mask (Sculpture)
When art mirrors science (Museum Cerny inuit Collection), 2018
When art mirrors science (Polar2018, Davos, Switzerland), 2018
Photo credit: Museum Cerny
S005-2007
Sedna lamenting the loss of sea ice (Sculpture )
In exhibitions:
Inuit Without Ice (lifefair, Zurich), 2010
NONAM, 2023Photo credit: Severin Nowacki | S003-2007
Spirit Being (Sculpture )
Photo credit: Severin Nowacki | S006-2001
Shaman Dancing on the Moon (Sculpture)
Photo credit: Museum Cerny
S004-2007
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA COLLECTION
Gov’t of Canada:
“self portrait”, 2007
Brazilian soapstone; 24.4 x 17.94 x 16.13 cm
Library and Archives Canada Collection
Exhibited at Glenbow: 2018
MIKAN 3922914
S008-2007
ART GALLERY OF TORONTO (AGO)
AGO
'Seal Transformation', 2001
stone, antler, steel
Art Gallery of Ontario
S009-2001
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
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Contributing Artist in These Exhibits
kathedra
Sat February 5, 2005 to Sat April 16, 2005
toward the One
Thu June 4, 1998 to Sat July 18, 1998
P L A C E D
Tue July 2, 2013 to Sat October 19, 2013
here on earth: life entering form
Fri October 7, 2016 to Sat November 26, 2016
the view from here
Fri May 5, 2017 to Tue July 11, 2017
eGgxAgEraTeD PotenTial
Tue October 3, 2017 to Thu December 7, 2017
Learning to float
Wed December 6, 2017 to Tue February 20, 2018
Anatomy of a Soul
Fri May 4, 2018 to Sat June 16, 2018
facing each other
Sat July 14, 2018 to Sat August 25, 2018
faces in the clearing
Thu October 25, 2018 to Sat November 24, 2018
What are we waiting for?
Wed January 23, 2019 to Sat March 9, 2019
Up North - UP THE STAIRS
Wed May 8, 2019 to Mon September 30, 2019
irrefutably altered
Wed February 12, 2020 to Sat March 28, 2020