Ooloosie Saila
OOLOOSIE SAILA "COMPOSITION (PINK AND BLUE SUNRISE)" 2019
Ooloosie Saila (b. 1991) is one of the most distinctive emerging artists working in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut. Part of a new generation of Inuit artists, Saila combines the natural environment of the Canadian Arctic with imaginative forms, expressive linework, and an exuberant use of colour.
Saila began drawing professionally in 2015, quickly attracting attention for her large-scale coloured pencil and ink compositions. Influenced by celebrated Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak, whom she visited as a child, Saila draws upon memory and imagination rather than photographic references. Her distinctive visual language features organic contours, bold colour-blocking, and intricate patterns that evoke the movement and vastness of the northern landscape.
In this vibrant composition, a monumental rock formation occupies the centre of the page, flanked by snow-covered mountains and winding waterways. Above, ribbons of pink and blue clouds stretch across a pale peach sky. Saturated purples, greens, and turquoise animate the foreground, while earthy browns provide a striking counterpoint. Through sinuous outlines and expansive fields of colour, Saila creates a fascinating interplay between abstraction and representation, transforming a recognizable Arctic landscape into something fantastical and otherworldly.
Saila's work is represented in prominent public and corporate collections, including the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Royal Bank of Canada, and Capital One. She has exhibited nationally and internationally, establishing herself as an important voice in contemporary Inuit art.
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Composition (Pink and Blue Sunset)
Canada, 2019
Coloured pencil and ink on paper
Kinngait Studios / Dorset Fine Arts blindstamp, lower right
11.5"H 15"W (work)
14.25"H 17.5"W (framed)
Very good condition
Note: Price is $2,950 CAD
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