ᑕᐅᑐᑉᐹ Tautuppaa | Long Looking: Tim Pitsiulak

Woodstock Art Gallery

Tim Pitsiulak, ᓗᒫᔫᖅ Lumaajuuq, 2015, coloured pencil on paper, 55.9 x 76.2 cm. Private collection. Photo: Martin Schwalbe

ᑕᐅᑐᑉᐹ Tautuppaa | Long Looking: Tim Pitsiulak

March 28 – June 20, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 6 – 8pm
Woodstock Art Gallery
Curator: Taqralik Partridge

Focusing primarily on Pitsiulak’s vivid large-scale drawings on black paper, the exhibition focuses on the artist’s practice of “long looking” and is accompanied by introductory text in English, French, and Inuktitut syllabics.

The exhibition draws from private collections as well as that of the Art Gallery of Guelph, providing a comprehensive view of Pitsiulak’s distinctive artistic practice and imagination. The exhibition highlights the distinct way of seeing that underpins Pitsiulak’s work – perception honed on the land as both a hunter and an artist. For Pitsiulak, these pursuits were intricately intertwined, both stemming from his practice of “long looking.” In Inuktitut, tautuppaa means to see or to look for a long time. Integral to Pitsiulak’s practice, ideas of perception, attention, and duration are reflected in the precise balance of detail and distance in his work.

Curated by Taqralik Partridge and organized by the Art Gallery of Guelph with the generous support of lenders and the Department of Canadian Heritage.

About Woodstock Art Gallery

The Woodstock Art Gallery (WAG) is located in the heart of downtown Woodstock opposite Museum Square. The WAG is Oxford County’s largest municipal public gallery with a permanent collection of over 1,900 works.

The WAG celebrates the talent of local, regional and national artists. The Dr. Leonard Reeves Gallery, located on the first floor, is dedicated to exhibiting historical and contemporary artworks drawn from the permanent collection. The second floor Main Gallery features banner exhibitions that change three times a year. The Community Gallery highlights the creative endeavors of emerging and established artists, and special projects developed in partnership with WAG’s Education Department and local community groups and organizations.

The Woodstock Art Gallery conducts adult, teen and children’s classes, workshops, and programs and offers volunteer opportunities, membership benefits, and facility rentals. The Gallery gift shop supplies unique items made by local artisans. The WAG has free admission, is fully accessible and has free parking located nearby.

The Woodstock Art Gallery is situated on the traditional territories of the Indigenous Peoples and covered by the Upper Canada Treaties. We acknowledge the history of the traditional territory on which the Woodstock Art Gallery stands. We respect the longstanding relationships of the local Indigenous groups, the Haudenosaunee, Lenape, and Anishinaabek of this land and place in southwestern Ontario. We recognize the Indigenous communities in close proximity to the city of Woodstock: Chippewas of The Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of The Thames; Munsee-Delaware Nation; Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation; and Six Nations of The Grand (which consists of Mohawk, Cayuga, Seneca, Onondaga, Oneida and Tuscarora Nations).

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