Mono Ohoveluk (1935-1992). Canadian Eskimo Inuit Art. Holman Stencil Print 1980. Two Cranes, 17" x 24-1/4" image size (framed size: 23" x 30-1/2") Inscribed lower left: Holman 80 Two Cranes 3/50 Ohoveluk/Aivek, with seals lower right. Has no glass, mat is puffy lower left corner, print is affixed to backing at corners, print has some light brown spots in cream colored areas, looks like a very slight puncture in the paper that has not gone through to the left of the first crane's neck, a few small dirt spots. Sold as found.
Mona Ohoveluk was born in 1935 at Rhymer Point, Nunavut. She was a renowned printmaker, working with lithographs, stone cuts and stencil prints. Her work was featured in the Holman Prints annual catalogues nearly every year from 1958 to 1991, and was exhibited throughout North America and beyond, including at the National Museum of Man (Ottawa), Amon Carter Museum of Western Art (Forth Worth, Texas), Jerusalem Artist's House Museum, National Gallery of Art (Rome, Italy), Burnaby Art Gallery, Art Space Gallery (Philadelphia), Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Glenbow Museum (Calgary). Permanent collections include Laurentian University Museum (Sudbury), McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinburg), University of Alberta (Edmonton), Winnipeg Art Gallery, Dennis Museum Center (Traverse City, Michigan), Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (Yellowknife) and many others.