Kellipalik Etidloi
“Shaman Dance”
Serpentine
11” µ 6” µ 3”
Through Kellipalik Etidloi’s animated
figures, we are spectators to the mys-
tery of another Canadian culture. The
shaman’s parka gathers slightly as he
steps, one foot lifted, perfectly bal-
anced on the other. Two fluidly worked
pieces of bone seem to flare from his
hands in mid-gesture. The carved, blue-
green serpentine stone is rich with
dark patterns and veins. His mouth is
closed, expression focused. Excluded
from his thoughts and intent, we
still feel the shaman’s intensity, as if
sounds, stories and landscapes stream
through the stone. Etidloi is the son
of artists and a member of the very
creative community of Cape Dorset on
Baffin Island. His first exhibition in
1976 was in Germany, and he continues
to work and exhibit widely.
Coastal Peoples
312 Water St. 604-684-9222
coastalpeoples.com
Kellipalik Etidloi
Lloyd Fitzgerald
Guarding the Post 2013
Acrylic on paper
24” µ 19”
Canadian hockey imagery is often a
parade of macho, intimidating figures.
Lloyd Fitzgerald paints a young girl
who barely stands as tall as her goalie
net. A wisp of fair hair escapes her hel-
met. Amid all the logos and padding
on her cumbersome gear, it is these
few strands, a wary eye and a raised
eyebrow that let us know she is antici-
pating something. It could be an entire
team approaching over the pastel-
tinted pond or a sibling she intends to
stonewall. Fitzgerald is self-taught but
has immersed himself in art history
while working in the military, as a
forester or as a commercial artist. The
variety of subjects in his work reflects
his adventurous life.
Ian Tan Gallery
2321 Granville St. 604-738-1077
iantangallery.com
Lloyd Fitzgerald
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