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Lot #1266

Artist: Emily Pangnerk Illuitok ~ Canadian

#1266 ~ Illuitok - Untitled - The Climb
Lot #1266

Artist: Emily Pangnerk Illuitok ~ Canadian

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Lot #1267

Artist: Daniel Inukpuk ~ [b.1942] Inuit

#1267 ~ Inukpuk - Hunter Disguising Himself as a Bear  #12/29
Lot #1267

Artist: Daniel Inukpuk ~ [b.1942] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E9-882, community Port Harison; listed in Inuit Artist Index, January 1990, pub. by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #1268

Artist: Johnny Inukpuk ~ [1911-2007] Inuit

#1268 ~ Inukpuk - Untitled - Mother with Baby Chewing Mukluk
Lot #1268

Artist: Johnny Inukpuk ~ [1911-2007] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E9-904, community Port Harison

Lot #1269

Artist: Juta Ipeelee ~ [20th century] Inuit

#1269 ~ Ipeelee - Untitled - Lounging Walrus
Lot #1269

Artist: Juta Ipeelee ~ [20th century] Inuit

Reference: artist from Iqualuit

Lot #1270

Artist: Seepee Ipeelie ~ [1940-2000] Inuit

#1270 ~ Ipeelie - Untitled - Muskox
Lot #1270

Artist: Seepee Ipeelie ~ [1940-2000] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E7-511, community Frobisher Bay

Lot #1271

Artist: Del Iron Cloud ~ American

#1271 ~ Iron Cloud - Untitled - Sunset on the Prairies
Lot #1271

Artist: Del Iron Cloud ~ American

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Lot #1272

Artist: Henry Isluanik ~ Inuit

#1272 ~ Isluanik - Untitled - Man with Pants Down
Lot #1272

Artist: Henry Isluanik ~ Inuit

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Lot #1273

Artist: Alex Janvier ~ [1935-2024] Canadian RCA

#1273 ~ Janvier - Sun Power
Lot #1273

Artist: Alex Janvier ~ [1935-2024] Canadian RCA

Reference: see The Art of Alex Janvier: His First Thirty Years, 1960-1990, by L.Martin, Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 1993; Alex Janvier, by Greg Hill, National Gallery of Canada,2016; as well as Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.24 and 86; Time for Dialogue, by J.Cardinal-Schubert, pg.17, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, 1992; see Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.540; Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.76, Westbridge Pub., 2000 and Artists of Alberta, by S.Baker, pg.30, U. of A. Press, 1980 for biographies; exhibited at Wallace Galleries, Calgary among others; member of the Alberta Order of Excellence, inducted 2010 and Member of the Order of Canada, inducted 2007; was awarded the Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts in 2008

Lot #1015

Artist: Laurel Johannesson ~ [20th century] Canadian

#1015 ~ Johannesson - You Were Always Somewhere Else
Lot #1015

Artist: Laurel Johannesson ~ [20th century] Canadian

Reference: included in the University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999 as alumna; represented by Image 54 Art Gallery, Calgary

Laurel Johannesson studied at the University of Calgary, the University of Saskatchewan, and the Royal College of Art in London. She has twice been a visiting artist and scholar at the American Academy in Rome and has participated in artist residencies in Iceland, Greece, and the South of France. A fellow of the Bau Institute (Italy), she has had the rare opportunity to conduct research at the Vatican Library and was an invited resident at Palazzo Monti in Brescia, Italy.

Working across photography, experimental film, painting, digital collage, and moving images, Laurel creates evocative works that explore the perception of time and space. Often set in site-specific, water-based environments, her images reveal uncanny juxtapositions between body and nature, realism and dream. Her research also engages deeply with the beach as a liminal or temporal zone, and she has investigated the intersections between art and technology through generative and interactive processes.

Her work has been exhibited internationally in countries including Switzerland, Italy, Greece, England, France, India, Iceland, Portugal, Egypt, Argentina, Germany, Japan, Chile, Taiwan, Russia, the United States, and Canada. Recent exhibitions include the Athens Digital Arts Festival | Techno(s)cene in Greece and Photo Basel in Switzerland.

Laurel’s work is held in numerous public and private collections, including the Government of Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the Glenbow Museum, Palazzo Monti, Suncor Energy, Encana Corporation, Cenovus Energy, and the Royal College of Art. She has been featured in L’oeil de la Photographie / The Eye of Photography, Designboom, CLOT Magazine, Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, The Art Talk Magazine, Elle Canada, and others.

She is a Professor at the Alberta University of the Arts, where her research into temporality, the moving image, interactivity, and generative art has been presented at peer-reviewed conferences in Italy in Rome, Florence, Milan, and Ravenna, as well as London (University of Greenwich), and Los Angeles (UCLA). Her work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Polaroid, and the Alberta University of the Arts.

Lot #1274

Artist: Soudloo Josephie ~ [b.1970] Inuit

#1274 ~ Josephie - Untitled - Resting Walrus
Lot #1274

Artist: Soudloo Josephie ~ [b.1970] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, community Lake Harbour / Kimmirut; listed on www.artprice.com

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Lot #1275

Artist: Jimmy Kakayak ~ [b.1917] Inuit

#1275 ~ Kakayak - Untitled - Old Walrus
Lot #1275

Artist: Jimmy Kakayak ~ [b.1917] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E9-1170, community Sugluk / Salluit; listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #1276

Artist: Yassie Danialee Kakee ~ [b.1947]

#1276 ~ Kakee - Untitled - Three Whales
Lot #1276

Artist: Yassie Danialee Kakee ~ [b.1947]

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E6-516

Lot #1277

Artist: Douglas Kakekagumick ~ [1958-2009] Indigenous/Canadian

#1277 ~ Kakekagumick - Mother and Child  #52/110
Lot #1277

Artist: Douglas Kakekagumick ~ [1958-2009] Indigenous/Canadian

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Lot #1278, Lot #1279, Lot #1280, Lot #1281, Lot #1282, Lot #1283, Lot #1284, Lot #1285

Artist: Lloyd Kakekapetum ~ [b.1958] Indigenous/Canadian

#1278 ~ Kakekapetum - Fish in the Sky  #45/140
#1279 ~ Kakekapetum - Running Moose  #126/135
#1280 ~ Kakekapetum - Bear on the Hunt  #9/90
#1281 ~ Kakekapetum - Sea Gull and Fish  #11/85
#1282 ~ Kakekapetum - Jumping Fish  #57/90
#1283 ~ Kakekapetum - The Rest  #85/90
#1284 ~ Kakekapetum - Running Moose  #4/135
#1285 ~ Kakekapetum - Howling Dog  #69/140
Lot #1278, Lot #1279, Lot #1280, Lot #1281, Lot #1282, Lot #1283, Lot #1284, Lot #1285

Artist: Lloyd Kakekapetum ~ [b.1958] Indigenous/Canadian

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Lot #1286, Lot #1287, Lot #1288, Lot #1289, Lot #1290

Artist: Andrew Karpik ~ [b.1964] Inuit

#1286 ~ Karpik - Net Fishing  #33/50
#1287 ~ Karpik - Still He Waits  #5/5
#1288 ~ Karpik - Wishing I Was...  #17/35
#1289 ~ Karpik - An Early Start  #25/35
#1290 ~ Karpik - Grand Circle  #11/50
Lot #1286, Lot #1287, Lot #1288, Lot #1289, Lot #1290

Artist: Andrew Karpik ~ [b.1964] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E6-1080, community Pangirtung

Lot #1291, Lot #1292, Lot #1293

Artist: Solomon Karpik ~ [1947-1989] Inuit

#1291 ~ Karpik - Mad Dance of the Quilutetang  #28/50
#1292 ~ Karpik - Trying to Fly  #15/50
#1293 ~ Karpik - The Bountiful Land  #22/50
Lot #1291, Lot #1292, Lot #1293

Artist: Solomon Karpik ~ [1947-1989] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E6-513, community Pangirtung; listed on www.gallery.ca

Lot #1294

Artist: Bunnee Kattork ~

#1294 ~ Kattork - Untitled - Man vs Bear vs Walrus
Lot #1294

Artist: Bunnee Kattork ~

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Lot #1549, Lot #1550, Lot #1551, Lot #1552

Artist: Illingworth Holey Kerr ~ [1905-1989] Canadian ASA, RCA

#1549 ~ Kerr - O
#1550 ~ Kerr - Turner Valley Nocturne  #102/150
#1551 ~ Kerr - Young Antelope  #34/300
#1552 ~ Kerr - Cougar  #44/100
Lot #1549, Lot #1550, Lot #1551, Lot #1552

Artist: Illingworth Holey Kerr ~ [1905-1989] Canadian ASA, RCA

Reference: see
Harvest of the Spirit, by M.Callahan, E.A.G., 1985;
Paint and Circumstance, by I.Kerr, Calgary, 1987

biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.2 G-K, ed.C.Hill, pg.368;
Founders of the A.C.A., by V.Greenfield, pg.87;
Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.137, Fifth House Pub., 1994;
Dict. of Canadian Artists, by C.MacDonald, Vol.3, pg.633;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.91, Westbridge Pub., 2000

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Lot #1295

Artist: Joe Kidlapik ~

#1295 ~ Kidlapik - Untitled - Igloo Building
Lot #1295

Artist: Joe Kidlapik ~

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Lot #1296

Artist: Annie Komek Kiguina ~ [20th century] Inuit

#1296 ~ Kiguina - Untitled - Hunting Game
Lot #1296

Artist: Annie Komek Kiguina ~ [20th century] Inuit

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Lot #1297

Artist: Shorty Killiktee ~ [20th century] Inuit

#1297 ~ Killiktee - Untitled - Screaming Owl
Lot #1297

Artist: Shorty Killiktee ~ [20th century] Inuit

Reference: listed on www.katilvik.com

Lot #1298, Lot #1299, Lot #1300

Artist: Simeeonie Killiktee ~ [b.1973] Inuit

#1298 ~ Killiktee - Untitled - Hunter with Spear
#1299 ~ Killiktee - Untitled - Balancing Hunter
#1300 ~ Killiktee - Untitled - Polar Bear
Lot #1298, Lot #1299, Lot #1300

Artist: Simeeonie Killiktee ~ [b.1973] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, community Lake Harbour

Lot #1553, Lot #1554, Lot #1555, Lot #1556

Artist: Barbara Ann Kipling ~ [1934-2023] Canadian RCA

#1553 ~ Kipling - Untitled - Landscape #17
#1554 ~ Kipling - Untitled - Tree
#1555 ~ Kipling - Landscape - Falkland Mts.  #AP3
#1556 ~ Kipling - Head  #3/20
Lot #1553, Lot #1554, Lot #1555, Lot #1556

Artist: Barbara Ann Kipling ~ [1934-2023] Canadian RCA

Reference: see
Ann Kipling, by C.Varley, V.A.G., 1976;
Ann Kipling: Recent Landscapes, by Ian M. Thom, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1980;
Ann Kipling, by Patricia E. Bovey, Vancouver Art Gallery, 1988;
Ann Kipling Prints, by R.Boulet and I.Thom, Kamloops Art Gallery, 2000;
Ann Kipling, The Falkland Drawings - A Thirty-Five Year Survey, Robin Laurence, Kelowna Art Gallery, 2005

biography and other examples in
N.G.C. Vol.2, G-K, ed.P.Landry, pg.377;
Dict. of Canadian Artists - Vol.3, by C.MacDonald, pg.647

Lot #1016, Lot #1017

Artist: Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka ~ [1928-2022] Canadian ASA, RCA

#1016 ~ Kiyooka - Sun Dog  #28/50
#1017 ~ Kiyooka - Danae
Lot #1016, Lot #1017

Artist: Harry Mitsuo Kiyooka ~ [1928-2022] Canadian ASA, RCA

Reference: Kiyooka was one of the founders of Kiyooka Ohe Art Centre and Sculpture Park in Springbank, Alberta. KOAC is a contemporary art centre founded by Harry with Katie Ohe where visitors can view an impressive collection of outdoor sculptures while enjoying the sanctuary of the natural environment. For extensive biographical information and examples of the artist's work see koartscentre.org

see Harry Kiyooka Paintings and Drawings 1953-1978 by Ron Moppett, published by Alberta College of Art, 1978;
A Parallax: Roy Kiyooka - Harry Kiyooka published by Herringer Kiss Gallery, 2014;

included in
The Shell Canada Collection, by Basil Shammas, pg. 27, published by Shell Oil, 1977;
Artists of Alberta, by Suzanne Devonshire Baker, pg. 90, published by University of Alberta Press, 1980;
Printmaking in Alberta 1945-1985, by Bente Roed Cochran, pg. 91-93, 1989;
University of Calgary Millenium Portfolio, 1999, as a faculty member

biography in MacDonald, Vol. 3, pg. 649
Westbridge, Vol. 2, pg. 96

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Lot #1301

Artist: Stanley Klengenberg ~ [b. 1964] Inuit

#1301 ~ Klengenberg - Sudden Attack  #2/11
Lot #1301

Artist: Stanley Klengenberg ~ [b. 1964] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number W2-1065, community Holman / Ulukhaktok

Lot #1302

Artist: Stephen Kootoo ~ [1920-1995] Inuit

#1302 ~ Kootoo - Untitled - Hunter
Lot #1302

Artist: Stephen Kootoo ~ [1920-1995] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E7-77; community Frobisher Bay / Iqaluit; listed on www.artprice.com

Lot #1303

Artist: Madeleine Isserkut Kringayark ~ [1928-1984]

#1303 ~ Kringayark - Untitled - Balancing Narwhale
Lot #1303

Artist: Madeleine Isserkut Kringayark ~ [1928-1984]

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number E3-411

Lot #1018

Artist: Bryce Krynski ~ [21st Century] Canadian

#1018 ~ Krynski - Mofle
Lot #1018

Artist: Bryce Krynski ~ [21st Century] Canadian

Reference: Krynski is an artist and filmmaker based in Mohkinstsis [Calgary, AB], whose interdisciplinary practice spans photography, moving image, sculpture, archival imagery, found objects, and olfactory art. His sensorial works trace overlooked stories embedded in colonial land practices, food systems, and discarded materials, drawing attention to the politics of erasure and the emotional power of scent and memory. Informed by his family’s Polish and Mennonite settler heritage, Krynski’s research-driven approach is rooted in narrative inquiry and material experimentation. Themes of humour, wayfinding, and healing recur in his work, which often invite participation and subtle shifts in perception. Krynski’s work has been exhibited at the Exposure Photography Festival, Surrey Art Gallery, and the Art Gallery of Alberta, with film screenings at Media City Film Festival and Images Festival. His art is held in public and private collections, including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, BMO Centre, and Bow Valley College. He is represented by Christine Klassen Gallery.

Lot #1304

Artist: David Avilinga Kuptana ~ [b.1959] Inuit

#1304 ~ Kuptana - Untitled - Swimming Narwhal
Lot #1304

Artist: David Avilinga Kuptana ~ [b.1959] Inuit

Reference: included on the Katilvik website, disc number W2-894, community Holman

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Lot #1019

Artist: Angela Lane ~ [21st Century] Canadian

#1019 ~ Lane - GQ2
Lot #1019

Artist: Angela Lane ~ [21st Century] Canadian

Reference: Angela Lane is a visual artist based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She holds a BFA with Distinction from the Alberta College of Art & Design in Calgary, Alberta in 2007 and her MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA in 2011. Angela was selected to participate in the 2021 London Art Biennial and in 2011, was recognized as MICA’s nominee for the prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. In 2007, she was selected as the Alberta finalist in the BMO 1st Art Painting Competition in Canada. Angela’s work is collected on both private and corporate levels including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Bank of Montreal Corporate Collection.

Angela Lane creates fantastic, shaped paintings which fuse organic and geometric shapes, sculpture, illusion, physical form and layered imagery. This original choreography negotiates the concrete nature of constructed forms alongside the collaged illusions they encompass. By combining elements from quilting and textiles arts with sculpture and painting she is blurring the long defined barriers between craft and fine art."

Lot #1305

Artist: . Lelina ~

#1305 ~ Lelina - Untitled - Bird and Seal on Antler
Lot #1305

Artist: . Lelina ~

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Lot #1104

Artist: Daniele Lemieux ~ [b.1959] Canadian

#1104 ~ Lemieux - Jubilee on Red
Lot #1104

Artist: Daniele Lemieux ~ [b.1959] Canadian

Reference: listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN] website; artist's web site at danielelemieux.com/ ; represented by Galeries Beauchamp, Quebec, Gallery Gevik, Toronto and Wallack Galleries, Ottawa

Lot #1109

Artist: Toti Lewis ~ [21st Century] Canadian

#1109 ~ Lewis - Enbridge Symphony Under the Sky
Lot #1109

Artist: Toti Lewis ~ [21st Century] Canadian

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Lot #1557, Lot #1558, Lot #1559, Lot #1560

Artist: Luke Orton Lindoe ~ [1913-2000] Canadian ASA, CSPWC

#1557 ~ Lindoe - Early Spring and Bridge
#1558 ~ Lindoe - Sagebrush Prairie
#1559 ~ Lindoe - Untitled - Rippled Plate
#1560 ~ Lindoe - Untitled - Pistachio Dish with Brown Stripes
Lot #1557, Lot #1558, Lot #1559, Lot #1560

Artist: Luke Orton Lindoe ~ [1913-2000] Canadian ASA, CSPWC

Reference: see
Founders of the Alberta College of Art, by Valerie Greenfield, pg. 90, 1986;
Come Walk with Me: A Luke Lindoe Retrospective, by Linda Carney, published by Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, 1992;
Luke Lindoe Retrospective, by Les Graff, published by Nickle Arts Museum, 1998;

biography and other examples in
Dictionary of Canadian Artists, by Colin MacDonald, Vol. 3, pg. 853;
Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by Anthony R. Westbridge, Vol. 2, pg. 123, Westbridge Publishing, 2000;

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Lot #1306

Artist: George Littlechild ~ [b.1958] Canadian

#1306 ~ Littlechild - Enfranchised Indian
Lot #1306

Artist: George Littlechild ~ [b.1958] Canadian

Reference: see
In Honour of Our Grandmothers, by R.Schneider, Theytus Books, 1994;
George Littlechild, by A.Alibhai/L.Jackson, Surrey Art Gallery, 1996;
George Littlechild: The Spirit Giggles Within, by George Littlechild, Heritage House Publishing, 2012;
illustrated To Run With Longboat - Twelve Stories of Indian Athletes in Canada, by B. Zeman, GMS2 Ventures Inc., Edmonton, 1988

Lot #1105

Artist: Kenneth Campbell Lochhead ~ [1926-2006] Canadian ASA, RCA

#1105 ~ Lochhead - Arboretum #11
Lot #1105

Artist: Kenneth Campbell Lochhead ~ [1926-2006] Canadian ASA, RCA

Reference: see Kenneth Lochhead: An Exhibition of Paintings 1952-1975, by T.Fraser, Art Gallery of Windsor, 1977; Kenneth Lochhead - Abstract Paintings 1962-1967, by H.Marzolf, Dunlop Art Gallery, 1988; Five Painters from Regina, by the N.G.C., 1961; biographies in MacDonald, Vol.4, pg.876; Biographical Dict. of Saskatchewan Artists - Men, by M.Newman, pg.153, Fifth House Pub., 1994; The Flat Side of the Landscape, by J.O'Brian, Mendel Art Gallery, 1989; exhibition list M.M.F.A., by E.McMann, pg.228; outstanding show Kenneth Lochhead: Garden of Light | 1948-2002, MacKenzie Art Gallery

Lot #1307

Artist: James [Jim] A. Logan ~ [b.1955] Canadian

#1307 ~ Logan - Early Riser
Lot #1307

Artist: James [Jim] A. Logan ~ [b.1955] Canadian

Reference: Logan isrepresented by The Bearclaw Gallery, Edmonton.

listed on Artists in Canada, a Union List of Artists' Files, by National Gallery of Canada Library et al, see website at Canadian Heritage Information Network [CHIN]

Lot #1308, Lot #1309

Artist: Ken Lonechild ~ [1960-2017] Canadian

#1308 ~ Lonechild - Darn It
#1309 ~ Lonechild - Go for the Load Another Day
Lot #1308, Lot #1309

Artist: Ken Lonechild ~ [1960-2017] Canadian

Reference: biography in Collector's Dictionary of Canadian Artists at Auction, by A.Westbridge, Vol.2, pg.126, Westbridge Pub., 2000; listed on www.artprice.com; represented by Assiniboia Gallery, Regina

Lot #1020, Lot #1021

Artist: Patricia Lortie ~ [21st Century] Canadian

#1020 ~ Lortie - Fructify/Fructifier
#1021 ~ Lortie - Mini Liquid Abstract 2.18
Lot #1020, Lot #1021

Artist: Patricia Lortie ~ [21st Century] Canadian

Reference: Artist statement: The experience of the natural world reaches the core of my being. It opens up the connection to the mystic of being human and reminds me that I am part of an unexplainable and unbroken system.

Simple and profound earth bounding experiences shape my artistic endeavours. An afternoon laying on warm rocks while my father tries his hand at fly-fishing. The thick veil of cloud parting unexpectedly to reveal a glorious view of the surrounding summits. A quiet paddle on the surface of a mirror like lake. A slow float down the river chasing warm currents. All moments where existing in the world feel both simple and extraordinary.

In my artwork, I look for that feeling, chasing a profound connection with the world we live in. I attempt to revive the knowledge that we part of the natural system. Because I only feel completely satisfied when I embrace my minute yet profound place in the world.

My artwork, be it a painting, a sculpture, an installation or a community project, aims to restore awareness of our symbiotic relationship with nature. Each work provides an experience of feeling the unseen bounds that makes our existence possible; the unbreakable, undeniable bounds that we are all born into.

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