Look North Gallery

02/21/2025

Final weekend to view 'Arctic Voices' - A collaboration with Look North Gallery, The New Bedford Art Museum and The New Bedford Free Public Library.

Discover philosophically contrasting world views of human’s relationship to the natural world and shifting attitudes towards conservation as portrayed in sculptures, paintings, prints, glass, photography, and other media.

New Bedford Art Museum's 'Arctic Voices' exhibit leaves on Sunday. Here's what to expect next in the museum.

02/17/2025

Final week to see the great works of master carver Viktor Iadne at 'Arctic Voices' - a dynamic exhibition exploring artistic responses to the Arctic region across time and cultures.

A collaboration with Look North Gallery, The New Bedford Art Museum and The New Bedford Free Public Library.

NUM, 2023
Antler
10 x 6 x 3 in

11/18/2024

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of Arctic Voices – it was a truly inspiring evening celebrating the art, history, and culture of the .

Look North Gallery was excited to partner with the and the New Bedford Free Public Library to bring this exhibition to life, and it was especially meaningful to open during , a dynamic event sponsored by that makes arts and culture accessible to all.

A highlight for us was showcasing new works by Inuvialuit artist Abraham Anghik Ruben with and Nenet artist Viktor Iande, whose pieces bring fresh voices and new perspectives to Indigenous art, incorporating contemporary themes. We also continued our relationship with and Rena Bass Forman, whose work was featured in our Polar Light Greenland exhibition in 2008. Their inclusion in Arctic Voices adds a wonderful sense of continuity to our efforts in raising awareness about the impact of .

It was a privilege to have Viktor Iande and his wife, Inna, join us, making the evening even more special for Look North’s youngest Inuit enthusiast, Olivia Ailish Clark.

Arctic Voices is open now through February 23, 2025 – don’t miss it!

11/14/2024

Opening Reception tonight at the New Bedford Art Museum, 5-7 PM. A dynamic exhibition showcasing diverse artistic responses to the Arctic region across time and cultures.

Look North Gallery in partnership with the New Bedford Art Museum and the New Bedford Free Public Library presents: Arctic Voices, an exhibition representing artistic responses to the arctic region across time and cultures. The exhibition offers a range of perspectives from 19th century explorers/ar...

11/11/2024

Look North Gallery is excited to partner with the New Bedford Art Museum and the New Bedford Free Public Library on Arctic Voices, a new exhibit that represents artistic responses to the Arctic regions across time and cultures. The exhibition offers a range of perspectives from 19th century explorers/artists, Inuit and indigenous peoples of the Arctic region and 21st century contemporary artists and consider how the competing ideas throughout history motivate artists’ investigations and shape their approach to the landscape and representations of culture.

Join us at the opening reception on November 14th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the New Bedford Art Museum and join our mailing list (https://www.looknorthny.com/mailing-list/) for updates.

Discover philosophically contrasting world views of human’s relationship to the natural world and shifting attitudes towards conservation as portrayed in sculptures, paintings, prints, glass, photography, and other media.

05/07/2024

Serpent by
Jutai Toonoo (1959-2015)
Serpentine Stone
23 x 11 x 6 in
Jutai Toonoo was an illustrator, printmaker, jeweller and sculptor based out of Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU. Born in a camp near Kinngait Toonoo spent his childhood living on the land. Toonoo first began carving when he was seven years old after watching his father sculpt. Toonoo became known for an art style that was both subversive and representative of his emotional process and the social issues concerning him within his community.

Toonoo’s work has been exhibited extensively in Canada and internationally.
His work is held in collections at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON.

04/30/2024

Kayak Hunter by Eleeshushe Parr
Cape Dorset 1962
11 ¾ x 14 ½ in
Stonecut

04/19/2024

Beautiful carving from all angles by renowned contemporary Inuit artist
Abraham Anghik Ruben

STUDY FOR SPRINGTIME
Brazilian Soapstone
12.5 x 9.5 x 6 in



https://www.looknorthny.com/artworks/categories/1/9508-abraham-anghik-ruben-study-for-springtime-i-2022/

03/25/2024

Bear by Noah Jaw
4.5 x 3 x 9.5 in
Serpentine Stone
Community: Cape Dorset

01/29/2024

ABRAHAM ANGHIK RUBEN
CALLING OF SPIRITS
Brazilian Soapstone
18.5 × 16 × 16 in

09/21/2023

BREATHLESS SPIRIT by
SAIMAIYU AKESUK
2022
Stonecut
61.5 x 48 cm