In consultation with the Nunavut-based Elder community, the Tamaani | Here exhibit of stone sculptures was curated by Sophia Lebessis, Canada’s first Inuk to own an Inuit art gallery. Sophia has dedicated more than twenty years to promoting Inuit art. She is a speaker, curator, producer and the owner of Transformation Fine Art.

In the words of the curator, “Tamaani | Here is a starting point with which to relook at Inuit art, not as a homogenous art form, but the land coming to life, bringing one into the imagination of an artist's relationship with the environment that has shaped them. I draw from the words of wisdom of my mother, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, who comes from a long line of cultural knowledge-keepers. From Here, I hope that in your future encounters with Inuit art, you will see how artists from different regions of Nunavut have carved out their own distinct style from a shared understanding.”