AWOL Gallery. 8th Annual Square Foot Show 2010

Group show, AWOL Gallery: 8th Annual & Original Square Foot Show (Aug. 20 - Sept. 5, 2010)

Kraja 2: Longing
Show: AWOL Gallery (Aug. 20 - Sept. 5, 2010)

An image of late fall before the sun dips below the horizon for the winter in the high arctic. Kraja is a word for "a place one longs for..." 

Lavvu Dream
Show: AWOL Gallery (Aug. 20 - Sept. 5, 2010)

The dream – a time for the soul to move as a spirit or breath of wind - fly over the treetops and even move mountains. The Lavvu is a traditional Saami tent which is still use them today at festivals, and sometimes for camping.

Title: The Blinded remembers Beaivi by Mervi Salo
Show: AWOL Gallery (Aug. 20 - Sept. 5, 2010)

Beaivi (the Sun) has great importance in the arctic. Stories about the children descended from the sons of the Sun became known through the epic song chant called Beaivebártni soagnomátki Jiehtanasaid máilmmis. 

Running with Reindeer is a video collage of personal memories and references. The film depicts “traveling” or “running” in many forms, both past and present.… Read more

Red Runners: The New Objectification of Native Art and Identity, June 22 - July 2, 2010, Well and Good Gallery, 52 McCaul Street, Toronto Ontario, Canada