PORTRAIT   CARICATURE   VISION
Drawings By Nick Sikkuark
June 7 - July 6, 2008


Although he retired from carving for health reasons in 2002, Kugaaruk's Nick Sikkuark has continued to give expression to his unique vision through the less toxic medium of drawing on paper. Sikkuark's works on paper offer a new perspective on this singular and highly versatile artist. This May, MSG will present the first exhibition devoted solely to Sikkuark's graphic work. Bringing together 25 drawings produced between 2005 and the present, Portrait. Caricature. Vision reveals Sikkuark to be a graphic artist with a strong capacity for technical exploration and formal invention. At the heart of the exhibition are a number of monochromatic portraits and caricature-portraits that the artist began executing as a series in 2005, none of which have been shown before. These works will confirm Sikkuark's reputation as a creator with an abiding interest in the opposing influences of the real and the unreal.

A brochure will accompany the exhibition.