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INTO THE ARCTICCory Trépanier’s Impassioned Vision of Canada’s Far North

Over 50 Paintings • 3 Films • 1 Remarkable Experience

Produced by David J. Wagner L.L.C.

Companion Booklet to theInto The Arctic Prospectus

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Cory Trépanier’s INTO THE ARCTICA traveling museum exhibition of Canadian Arctic oil paintings by Cory Trépanier

Produced by David J. Wagner L.L.C.Member of the American Alliance of Museums and International Council of Museums

414.221.6878 davidjwagnerllc@yahoo.com davidjwagnerllc.comExhibition artwork, video journals, photographs, and more at: www.intothearctic.ca

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction............................................................................................................... 5

Glacierside at Embassy of Canada in Washington D.C. ................ 6

Glacierside: One of Four Pillars of the Collection............................. 7

Great Glacier: Centrepiece of the Exhibition ..................................... 9

Testimonials..............................................................................................................11

Artist Bio................................................................................................................... 12

Artist Statement.....................................................................................................13

On Painting the Arctic.......................................................................................14

Painting With Arctic Peoples.........................................................................15

Artist Statement of Environmental Ideology.......................................16

Artist’s Aspirations...............................................................................................17

Dans l’Arctique, Cory Trépanier.................................................................18

Selected Works From The Exhibition......................................................19

Preliminary Inventory List...............................................................................20

Artwork by Subject............................................................................................22

Into The Arctic Films..........................................................................................24

Into The Arctic: The Last Chapter Expedition Map.......................25

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IntroductionThe mission of the Into The Arctic traveling museum exhibition is to passionately

engage, educate and inspire others with the beauty of the Canadian Arctic, one of themost fragile regions of our planet, through the creative vision of artist Cory Trépanier’s

expedition-born Arctic paintings and films.

The Canadian Arctic. The last great wilderness of North America and maybe even our planet.

Spanning 1.5 million square kilometers, it’s a land of untamed extremes. Few ever see what lies beyond the Inuit communities that dot the land. Even fewer are artists, bringing their oil paints with them into some of of the most remote and wild corners of our planet.

It is this magnificent wilderness that Cory Trépanier has explored and painted firsthand. Four extensive painting expeditions have led to one of the most unprecedented body of oil paintings to be created from Canada‘s north of our time. A time in which his canvases serve to preserve a changing landscape for future generations.

Similar to historic artists Thomas Moran, Frederic Church, Tom Thomson and some members of the Group of Seven, Trépanier’s art documents landscapes never before seen by the vast majority of the public, places never before captured on canvas. His films add another dimension to Into The Arctic, allowing audiences to experience rarely seen wilderness through his unique artistic perspective.

Trépanier’s Arctic explorations bring an intimate sense of the northern landscape to his paintings, enriched further through encounters with early Arctic exploration, wildlife and traveling with the Inuit.

The following presents the deeper context of Into The Arctic, illustrating that Trépanier’s canvases tell many stories beyond the layers of paint and aesthetic appeal of his compositions.

INTO THE ARCTIC

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GLACIERSIDEOn loan to the Embassy of Canada in

Washington D.C. 2015 - 2016

Cory with Gary Doer, Ambassador to the USA With senator of Maine Angus King and his wife

Cory and Glacierside

From left to right: Katherine Baird, Minister: Congressional, Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Mr. Denis Stevens, Deputy Ambassador of Canada to the US, Cory, Janet, and Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant

Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Early Canadian Arctic exploration has shared its rich history with American explorers since men first made footprints on the northern tundra. This evidence is clearly brought to light in the subject of Trépanier’s Glacierside painting.

At the top of North America, 500 miles shy of the north pole on Ellesmere Island, Trépanier set up his easel in the middle of a polar desert that receives less than an inch of rain per year. Fighting wind-blown sand and keeping a watchful eye for Polar Bears and Arctic Wolves, he laboured in an effort to capture the dramatic and curvaceous Henrietta Nesmith Glacier on canvas, a glacier whose sheer mass of ice creates its own cold weather system.

Melt runoff flowed past him through a vast network of braided rivers, winding their way to Lake Hazen, the largest lake lying north of the Arctic Circle in North America.

An impressive and moving scene to be certain, but adding to Trépanier’s experience, and reflected in the name of the Glacier itself, lies a tale of Arctic exploration, disaster and love.

During the first International Polar Year, the rush to conduct scientific research in the Arctic began. While research was indeed at hand, a secondary, underlying motivation sent men to abandon the comfort of home for the unknown, uncharted and raw north… the quest for the North Pole.

Leading the way for the United States was First Lieutenant Adolphus W. Greely and his Lady Franklin Bay Expedition. With a crew of 25 men, Greely and the USS Proteus made their way up Nares Strait between Greenland and Canada, where they disembarked in Lady Franklin Bay on Ellesmere Island. They landed on August 11, 1881, with enough provisions for two summers, and the Proteus returned home. Land excursions followed, attempts to reach the North Pole took place, and scientific research ensued.

Glacierside: One of Four Pillars of the CollectionGlacierside is one of the “Pillars” of the exhibition, four large paintings from each

“geographic corner“ of the Arctic. Most paintings in the exhibition have stories that make them uniquely engaging, often connecting history and place.

This is Glacierside’s story.Henrietta Nesmith Glacier, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic

30” x 96” (2’6” x 8’)

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Maps were created, features were named and unknown land became a little better known.

All did not go according to plan however, and when supply ships failed to return two years in a row due to ice conditions, a desperate attempt was made to head south in the crew’s small boats. They found a small cache of supplies that had been dropped off at Cape Sabine, but only enough for forty days. By now it was October, and the

crew was stranded in the High Arctic, with summer giving way to a harsh and black winter to come. Their shelter: their small boats turned upside down.

By spring, only seven men were still clinging to life. Most died a slow death of starvation, freezing while in their sleep next to the other men. Rumours of cannibalism plagued the expedition for years to come. But somehow Adolphus Greely himself survived. And that happened only because of his wife back at home, who insisted tenaciously that a rescue mission be mounted, when others thought there was no hope. The sheer remoteness and harshness of the Arctic seemed to render the idea of such an exercise as useless. Mrs. Greely however would not settle for the loss of her husband in the Arctic and thus four ships made their way north once again, arriving on June 22, 1884.

In her honour, the stunning glacier in Trépanier’s painting was named by Adolphus after his wife... Henrietta Nesmith Glacier.

Canada

United States

Arctic regions explored and

painted by Cory Glacierside painting location

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Baffin Island is the fifth largest island in the world, remotely situated in the Arctic Archipelago in Canada’s north. It’s a land that knows no time.

This is where Trépanier began Great Glacier, the centrepiece of Into The Arctic. At 15 feet wide, Great Glacier is not only the most expansive canvas of the Into The Arctic collection, but quite possibly the single largest landscape painting in history to be created from Canada’s north.

It’s large size matches the artist’s desire to share his experience on the land, where he was overwhelmed by the sheer scale and beauty encountered across the Arctic. In particular, he wanted to create one painting for the collection that could encapsulate that experience and immerse the viewer into the Arctic when standing before it, thus sharing the sense of awe he felt while painting the study on location.

It was during his travels with Inuit guide Billy Arnaquq, from Quikiktarjuq, that he found this scene. For hours they traveled by boat to Coronation Fiord in Auyuittuq National Park where they camped. There, Trépanier explored Coronation Glacier from multiple vantage points and under a variety of conditions, all the while keeping an eye on the polar bear across the bay.

Four kilometres wide where it meets the ocean, Coronation is lined by kilometre high mountains rising on each side. In the distance is the Penny Ice Cap, the southern most major ice cap of the Canadian Arctic that covers 6000km2 of land with a layer of ice and snow almost a kilometre thick.

Glaciers are important indicators of the earth’s climate and they are being studied more than ever in order to get a better picture of our planet’s health. While the research data grows, there often remains a disconnect from the public at large. Art like Trépanier’s Great Glacier has the unique ability to engage viewers with a visual experience that leaves an impression, helping people connect with these

Great Glacier: Centrepiece of the Exhibition At 15 feet wide, Great Glacier is one of the largest canvases ever painted of

the Canadian Arctic.Coronation Fiord, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Eastern Canadian Arctic

66” x 180” (5’5”x 15’). Below: 16” wide study for Great Glacier

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environments and the important data that is being uncovered by scientists.

Coronation Glacier has been receding in recent years, adding further value to the artist’s work as a tool of preservation, documenting a land in flux.

His work has become known to leading scientists in the field of glaciology, including 30 year veteran Dr. Mauri S. Pelto, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts, Nichols College and director of the North Cascades Glacier Climate Project.

Dr. Pelto featured Trépanier’s Great Glacier study in a post about the Penny Ice Cap retreat, writing: “To capture the majesty of the region, you have to turn to the artwork of Cory Trépanier, seen below is his Great Glacier study, not to the science data.” (link: https://glacierchange.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/penny-ice-cap-retreat-baffin-island/). It is difficult to paint such an immense scene and convey its real life sense of scale. Past landscape artists known for their “great pictures”, oversized paintings by the likes of Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstad and Frederic Church, often introduced human elements which served as compositional aids to that end. Though inspired by these past masters, Trépanier’s motivation for painting, preserving his experience and canvas, and his vision of landscapes unencumbered by human presence, prevent him from using such compositional aids. Instead, he relies on the subtle use of atmospheric and linear perspective, and creates the illusion of scale, distance and vastness though rendering of detail. He feels this is most successfully achieved when viewers respond emotionally to his paintings, and get a sense of the experience that he had while standing in the Arctic himself.

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INTO THE ARCTICTestimonials

“Like some of the great figures in polar exploration history, Cory Trépanier combines the courage and adventurousness of an explorer with the exacting skill and powerful creative vision of an artist.” John Geiger, Chief Executive Officer, The Royal Canadian Geographical Society/ Canadian Geographic Enterprises

“In the great tradition of such extraordinary artists as the brilliant Danish neo-realistic landscape painter Georg Anton Rasmussen (1842-1914), Cory Trepanier captures perfect northerly worlds whose steadfast beauty we know to be threatened: purity on the brink; ice melting; an aesthetic as fragile and reverential as the inner life of a polar bear.”Michael Charles Tobias, President Dancing Star Foundation

“In this day and age we can get specific observations of glacier change in terms of area, thickness, snowcover etc from satellite images. These are good measuring sticks, but are two dimensional at best. Paintings such as those by Cory Trépanier add another dimension. We can see the thickness of the dirty layer at the glacier front in his “At the Glacier” and “Arctic Tranquility” paintings, or the degree to which surface streams have cut into the glacier in his panoramic masterpiece, “Glacierside”, which offers added insights to glacier behavior. More than that the nature of the landscape and its ecology is captured in a way that is not with satellite imagery and provides a data point for climate change response that is broader than just glacier volume loss. Data points prove a point quantitatively, paintings such as this illustrate the point and provide a rich context and together convey our changing Arctic. Today the glaciers in the Arctic are experiencing rapid changes that will lead to not just glacier retreat, but to landscape and ecologic change.”Dr. Mauri Pelto, Associate Dean of Liberal Arts, Nichols College. Director North Cascade Glacier Climate ProjectUnited States representative to the World Glacier Monitoring Service. Alpine glacier Section Author in theBulletin of the American Meteorologic Society State of the Climate annual report.

“ . . . These paintings capture the stunning beauty of some of the most remote and wild corners of the Arctic. . . Mr. Trépanier’s extraordinary talent and deep passion for the Arctic come through in his outstanding work, which is sure to please museum-goers who have the opportunity to visit this unique exhibition.”Jean-Marc Blais, Director General & Vice-President Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa

“Cory Trepanier’s passionate and accurate paintings of Arctic landscapes bridge the gap between Arctic science and public awareness of this fragile environment. This is particularly important because the Canadian Arctic is changing rapidly due to accentuated human-induced climate warming there. Most people do not get the opportunity to experience first hand the wonders of the Arctic landscape and what could be lost due to climate change. Cory’s paints show with exquisite detail landscapes that will forever be changed.”Vincent St. Louis, Professor, Researcher of climate change and contaminant cycling in the Canadian High Arctic since 2004. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

“Cory Trépanier’s artistic projects help people understand and cherish Canada’s vibrant natural and cultural heritage, inspiring us all to connect with the spectacular landscapes of Canada’s northern national parks.”Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, PC Member of Parliament for Nunavut; and Minister of the Environment,Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and the Arctic Council

“Cory Trépanier’s INTO THE ARCTIC is a visual tour de force with a powerful subtext pertinent to every human being who populates the planet from this age of global warming forward.”David J. Wagner, Ph.D., Curator/Tour Director

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INTO THE ARCTICArtist Bio

Canadian artist Cory Trépanier is an oil painter and filmmaker with a passion for capturing Canada’s sublime wilderness on canvas.

Close interaction with his subject through extensive exploration, transforms his canvases into compelling paintings. Viewers are faced with more than a representation of a place and time; they are transported there through the artist’s unique vision.

In 2006, Trépanier launched his multi-year Into The Arctic project will the goal of creating a collection of 50 oil paintings from the remote corners of the Canadian north. He completed 3 extensive Arctic expeditions, exploring and preserving magnificent and fragile landscapes on canvas that are seldom seen or painted.

In addition, he’s been sharing the experience through film, including his Canadian Screen Award nominated Into The Arctic II documentary. His films have aired on CBC and numerous other channels in Canada and internationally.

Stepping away from the Arctic for a spell, in 2013, Trépanier launched chapter one of TrueWild: A Legacy for the National Parks with a month-long journey to the Yukon’s Kluane National Park & Reserve. There he painted and filmed Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada, hiked the Donjek Route, and rafted the Alsek River. Through his fine art, films, online content, mainstream media, public speaking and more, many will experience some of the most remote wilderness National Parks in Canada.

In 2015, Trépanier has re-set his focus on the Arctic, and embarked on his 9-week long Into The Arctic: The Last Chapter expedition. This fouth Arctic journey of the project brings the total number of paintings in the collection to 75, and adds a final film to his Into The Arctic trilogy. Glacierside, an 8 foot wide canvas from the Into The Arctic Collection, was on display at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. for one year in 2015, where it was viewed by dignitaries from around the globe. Trépanier’s decade-long Into The Arctic project will culminate in a North American traveling museum exhibition beginning in January of 2017.

Trépanier is a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Living Explorers by Canadian Geographic magazine in 2015. He is also a member of the Explorers Club of Canada, and was honoured with it’s highest award, the 2015 Stefansson Medal.

Visit intothearctic.ca for Trépanier’s Into The Arctic project.Visit trepanieroriginals.com for more of Trépanier’s fine art.

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INTO THE ARCTICArtist Statement

The subject of nature and wilderness has been the focus of my art for most of my life. I am moved by the scenes that I encounter while out painting, and find endless inspiration in the varying textures, colour, quality of light, smells, and sounds of the Canadian landscape.

In my quest as an artist to seek out the most remote and still-wild landscapes in my home country, I have pushed north. Way north. Past the tree line. Above the Arctic Circle. Deep into the Canadian Arctic.

My approach to painting the Arctic is rooted in getting to know my subject firsthand through in-depth, extensive painting expeditions. These journeys, where day-to-day living is often simplified to the basics of hiking boots, food and a tent for shelter, strip away the layers of civilization that accumulate in the studio, and prepare my mind to experience nature more consciously.

Leaving the comforts and predictability of home behind for these remote destinations, imposes a healthy dose of humility and respect onto a person. Being a mere spec in some of the most raw, vast and at times dangerous wilderness on earth, also has led to a deeper appreciation for the lands that I portray on canvas.

This approach is a critical starting point to my work. My art studies and training have filled me with knowledge about colour, composition, perspective, balance, design, art history, and more. This might well lead to creating art that is appealing, but I strive to do more than the literal representation of my subjects. Above all else, I hope to impart to those that view my work a sense of awe that I experience while I’m out there. To go beyond realistic interpretation, and connect with others on an emotional level. It is my greatest reward as artist when this takes place. In this world flooded with instant digital images that often reduce human experiences to pixel-filled snapshots, it is rewarding to know that each hand-laid brush stroke has the potential to transcend time and place.

With the changing northern environment, I also hope that with enough sweat, struggle and passion, the resulting paintings I create will be seen by generations into the future, at a time when our Arctic may be completely different from what we now see.

Lastly, I hope others are inspired by these distant lands I explore and paint, and that this furthers an appetite to care for them.

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INTO THE ARCTICOn Painting The Arctic

As an artist, the Canadian Arctic has opened up a new world of visual inspiration and challenges that affect me on every level; artistically, emotionally and physically. Undertaking long painting expeditions into the Far North are a test of my endurance and focus. The foundation of my process is rooted in the various elements of painting on location, from the physical strain of hiking or canoeing, the overwhelming awe of nature, and technical and creative challenges of laying paint on canvas. These are all elevated when I’m in the Arctic.

Through my work, I aim to bring viewers alongside in the field, and my Arctic quests have brought me face to face with new concepts in landscape painting that I’ve never dealt with before. To begin, the North offers a palette of colours and textures different than any I’ve encountered. From the infinite shades of blue found in glaciers and icebergs, to the often times more neutral tones of the high Arctic’s polar desert regions, inspiring me to expand my palette in exciting new ways.

In addition to colour, there is endless variation of form and texture to be found across the north. From the rolling tundra, to the dwarfing scale of the highest granite walls on earth, mountains of every shape, and the sculptural forms of ice, all offer compositional opportunities that at times overwhelm, and yet always gratify my desire to make each painting compositionally unique and compelling.

But perhaps more important to my work than the aforementioned, is the perpetual pursuit of light on the land. This feeds much of my creative work. Unlike a photograph that captures a brief moment in time, painting allows me to merge together the moving light I experience over the course of my days on the land.

In this aspect of my Arctic work, I was most challenged when, for a month on Ellesmere Island, the 24 hour sun perpetually traced its arc in the sky. Absent was the prime painting light offered by dusk and dawn, where long shadows and warm tones cover the landscape. In the High Arctic, it took significant adaptation to get a sense of how the sun’s continuous circling affected the lighting of the land. After a while I became aware of subtle shifts in colour temperature throughout the day, and would find myself returning hours later in hopes that it would accentuate a scene more appropriately to my eye. One night, in the continuous effort to find the best time to paint, I woke up almost every hour to study how the light had changed.

The sheer size of the northern landscape made plein air painting an ongoing physical challenge. In Auyuittuq and Quttinirpaaq National Parks, I would often have to travel great distances in order to see any significant changes in the view of the landscape. In the end, each expedition would lead to a loss of 12 -15 lbs. of body weight.

The most recurring, and truly the most daunting and humbling artistic challenge of all has been trying to convey on canvas scenes so immense and vast as those found in these remote regions of our earth.

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INTO THE ARCTICPainting With Arctic Peoples

The sheer inaccessibility of many parts of the Canadian Arctic has allowed me to experience traveling with local Arctic inhabitants. This has opened the door to exploring regions of our planet that have been seldom visited, and never painted before. But more importantly, it has shown me the world of the north through the eyes of people who have been calling it home for generations.

The Inuit knowledge of the land was generously shared with me. For example, by showing me how to make tea from wild plants, how to deal with polar bears, and inviting me to accompany them on a hunt. These added rich layers of experience to my painting expeditions, which I hope on some level add further authenticity to my art and films.

In the western Arctic, the only way my family and I could travel the 72 kilometres from Paulatuk to Tuktut Nogait National Park was with the help of two Inuvialut men from the community. As a family, our gear weighed almost 500 lbs, and Steve and Jonah hooked up a Komatik - an Inuit sled - to their four wheelers to bring us to the edge of the Brock River Canyon.

After a big storm nearly blew our tent off a cliff, a dense fog settled in, obliterating nearby views. Jonah, the elder of Paulatuk, joined us in our tent, put a large pot of water on the stove and poured coffee grinds in to make “cowboy coffee”.

Little did I think this would have artistic implications on my journey. But seeing Jonah resting in our tent cradling a fresh mug of coffee, and with no landscapes to actually see outside our tent, I set up my easel right there. The portrait I did, to my surprise as a landscape painter, became my very first painting in the Canadian Arctic.

On another occasion, in the eastern Arctic, I traveled with Inuit guide Billy Arnaquq and the two of us set out his fishing nets to catch fresh Arctic Char from the ocean. He caught a number of them, allowing me the rare opportunity to enjoy nature’s bounty on the land, the way he and his ancestors have been doing for generations.

The northern people that I traveled with had never been out on the land with an artist before. They appreciated and respected that with my work, I was paying homage to these wonderful lands, their home.

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INTO THE ARCTICEnvironmental Ideology

Trépanier’s interest in environmental conservation runs deep. This is fueled by extended painting expeditions into fragile northern landscapes that have brought him close to nature in ways that very few experience. These journeys have impressed upon him the need for greater stewardship of the land, seeing firsthand the impact that humankind has had, even on the furthest reaches of our planet. This has fostered a great desire in Trépanier to explore ways in which his work as an artist can bring greater awareness to others in the public and in the government.

As the only artist, explorer and filmmaker in North America - whose painting expedition films are broadcast on television networks across Canada and internationally - Trépanier reaches large audiences. His films are permeated with messages of environmental appreciation and protection. In 2013, his Into The Arctic II was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Arts Documentary in Canada, attesting to the quality of his productions.

Trépanier’s work also garners a great deal of attention from the media and he continues to share his experiences on camera with a growing audience. One example is his 25 minute interview on TVO’s The Agenda in 2014 about the growing chasm between nature and man, and the role that art can play in helping to bridge this gap. View online here, along with other media stories: intothearctic.ca/media

Through his Visions Of Our Land art card program, Trépanier is also using his art to give back to nature through support of key environmental organizations such as the Nature Conservancy of Canada and CPAWS (the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society). Watch video here for more details: trepaniershop.com/collections/art-cards-visions-of-our-land

On a continual quest to further his knowledge about environmental issues and the impact art can have, Trépanier reaches for books about past individuals like John Muir and Ansel Adams, whose efforts in the protection of wild places are still felt today. Likewise, Trépanier aspires to create a positive impact for nature through his work, one that he hopes will last well into the future.

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INTO THE ARCTICAspirations

It is my hope that when people view my paintings from the Arctic, a spark of wonder and awe will be ignited.

Perhaps in some way, this collection of canvases from truly wild places will reconnect others with our natural environment, and inspire them to step out and enjoy nature more often, even if it’s just their own backyard.

On a broader scale, my hope is that my art may contribute to building awareness and protection of our natural world so we will have them to rejuvenate our spirits long into the future.

Finally, it is my desire that my art might leave others with the idea that the value of nature should not be measured by those resources which we can extract from her alone, but by the life-giving power she embodies and freely gives.

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INTO THE ARCTICDans l’Arctique, Cory Trépanier

L’Arctique canadien ... C’est un pays d’extrêmes et l’une des dernières régions sauvages à la surface de notre planète.Rarement exploré, il a été peint encore moins souvent.Mais depuis plus d’une décennie, l’artiste canadien Cory Trépanier n’a fait que cela: Peindre quelques-uns des confins de l’Arctique.Maintenant, David J. Wagner LLC est heureux de présenter « Dans l’Arctique », une nouvelle et rare exposition itinérante destinée au Musée de plus de cinquante puissants tableaux de Trépanier, une véritable capsule temporelle de certains des plus spectaculaires et encore fragiles paysages de notre planète.Au cours de trois expéditions vers les coins les plus reculés de l’Arctique, Trépanier s’est immergé dans les paysages, transportant de lourds sacs à dos chargés de matériels de camping, de peinture et de tournage.Il a voyagé avec les Inuits.Marché dans les traces des explorateurs du passé. Fait face à de violentes tempêtes, des hordes de moustiques voraces, et près de l’épuisement.Des rencontres rapprochées avec les prédateurs.Et connu l’éloignement au delà du bord de la civilisation.Avec cela, il pouvait éprouver une expérience personnelle qui lui était propre, et trouver l’inspiration première pour ses nouvelles toiles.Et trouver l’inspiration qu’il fallait. Non seulement pour plus de 50 peintures, mais aussi pour une pièce majeure « le Grand Glacier » de 15 pieds de large, une des plus grandes peintures de paysage jamais réalisé dans le Nord canadien.Les Musées du monde entier ont maintenant la possibilité de partager la majesté de l’Arctique avec leurs clients à travers cette exposition extraordinaire.Ouverture en 2017, pour le 150e anniversaire du Canada, un nombre limité de musées vous fera partager l’émerveillement et la crainte du Nord avant que les peintures retournent à leurs collectionneurs. Visitez http://davidjwagnerllc.com/exhibitions.html et faites défiler jusqu’à : « Dans l’Arctique, Cory Trépanier » pour en savoir plus. . . . ou regarder la vidéo de l’exposition ici:intothearctic.ca/exhibitiontour

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Selected Trépanier Works From The Exhibition

INTO THE ARCTIC INTO THE ARCTIC INTO THE ARCTIC INTO THE ARCTIC INTO THE ARCTIC INTO THE ARCTIC All works by CoryTrépanier

INVENTORY LIST: PRELIMINARY (NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE)All works by CoryTrépanier

INVENTORY LIST: PRELIMINARY (NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE)All works by CoryTrépanier

INVENTORY LIST: PRELIMINARY (NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE)All works by CoryTrépanier

INVENTORY LIST: PRELIMINARY (NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE)All works by CoryTrépanier

INVENTORY LIST: PRELIMINARY (NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE)All works by CoryTrépanier

INVENTORY LIST: PRELIMINARY (NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE)Item Year Title Medium Size Size

Organized by size, beginning with largest artworks

Height x WidthIn inches

Height x Widthw/ Frame

1 2015 Great Glacier- Centrepiece Oil on Linen 66x180 72x1862 2009 Mount Thor Oil on Linen 60x108 64x1123 2015 Wilberforce Oil on Linen 66x90 96x724 2015 Arctic Sentinel Oil on Linen 54x81 60x875 2014 Glacierside Oil on Linen 30x96 36x1026 2015 Sam’s Wall Oil on Linen 23x75 29x817 2013 Tanquary Vista Oil on Linen 27x64 31x688 2009 Tombstone Valley Oil on Linen 22x47 30x559 2011 Where The Rivers Run Wild Oil on Linen 20x48 26x54

10 2015 Brock River Canyon Oil on Linen 23x40 29x4611 2010 Edge of Pond Oil on Linen 18x46 24x5212 2010 Sundown at Wilberforce Oil on Linen 19x45 25x5113 2011 Fall on the Tundra Oil on Linen 16x30 22x3614 2013 Glacier Wall (Walker Arm) Oil on Linen 14x30 20x3615 2015 Along The Ice Oil on Linen 19x40 25x4616 2012 Fort Conger-Large Oil on Linen 16x37 22x4317 2013 Island Light Oil on Linen 13x42 19x4818 2015 Arctic Cathedral Oil on Linen 20x30 26x3619 2011 Floating By Oil on Linen 16x36 22x3220 2011 Arctic Tranquility Oil on Linen 12x26 18x3221 2010 Bottom’s Up Oil on Linen 10x31 16x3722 2015 Flying Over Oil on Linen 11x27 17x3323 2012 Billy’s Camp Oil on Linen 8x20 14x2624 2012 Evening at Auyuittuq Oil on Linen 11x27 17x3325 2008 Great Glacier-study Oil on Linen 6x16 12x2226 2010 Mount Thor-study Oil on Linen 8.5x16 24.5x2227 2010 Wilberforce-study Oil on Linen 16x12 22x1828 2007 Arctic Sentinel- study Oil on Linen 8x12 24x1829 2014 Glacierside-study Oil on Linen 5x16 11x2230 2008 Sam’s Wall- study Oil on Linen 5x16 11x2231 2010 Tanquary Vista- study Oil on Linen 6.75x16 12.75x2232 2010 Fort Conger-study Oil on Linen 5.25x12 11.25x1833 2010 Edge of Pond-study Oil on Linen 5x12 11x1834 2010 Almost Winter Oil on Linen 8x16 14x22

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35 2012 Jonah Oil on Linen 10.5x13 16.5x1936 2010 Firth Light Oil on Linen 7.5x12 13.5x1837 2012 Along The Dempster Oil on Linen 9x12 15x1838 2012 Rock Garden Oil on Linen 12x13 18x1939 2010 Three Waterfalls Oil on Linen 11x16 17x2240 2010 Breaking Off Oil on Linen 8.5x16 14.5x2241 2010 Arctic Waterfall Oil on Linen 9x10.5 15x16.542 2012 Baffin Boulder Oil on Linen 8x16 14x2243 2012 Baffin Cabins Oil on Linen 6.25x16 12.25x2244 2012 Auyuittuq Peaks Oil on Linen 9x16 15x2245 2010 At The Glacier Oil on Linen 10.5x16 16.5x2246 2010 Up Close Oil on Linen 12x14 18x2047 2011 Blister Hill Oil on Linen 9x16 15x2248 2010 Tanquary Creek Oil on Linen 9x12 15x1849 2010 McDonald & Cleaves Oil on Linen 12x13.5 18x19.550 2010 In The Distance Oil on Linen 5.25x16 11.25x2251 2012 Tay Bay Glacier Oil on Linen 8x16 14x2252 2011 Arctic Hoodoos Oil on Linen 11.5x16 17.5x2253 2012 Wilberforce Spire Oil on Linen 12x16 18x2254 2012 Mount Tammia Oil on Linen 9x16 15x2255 2012 Tanquary Oil on Linen 12x12.25 18x18.5

56Twenty additional new works in progress Oil on Linen

ADDITIONAL MATERIALSTitle Panel and LabelsWall Map - Paintings overlaid onto ArcticFilm - Into The Arctic IFilm- Into The Arctic IIFilm - Into The Arctic III

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INTO THE ARCTIC INTO THE ARCTIC ARTWORK BY SUBJECTARTWORK BY SUBJECT

TITLE SUBJECT

Great Glacier- Centrepiece

Coronation Glacier lined by kilometer high mountain with the Penny Ice cap in the distance. Possibly the largest landscape painting in history from the Canadian Arctic.Auyuittug National Park. Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

Mount Thor Mount Thor, the highest uninterrupted rock face on earth.Auyuittug National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

Wilberforce Wilbeforce Falls, considered to be the highest waterfall above the Arctic Circle on earth.West of Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut. South Central Canadian Arctic

Arctic Sentinel Solitary tor in the British Mountains of the northwest Yukon near the border of Alaska.Ivvavik National Park, Yukon. Western Canadian Arctic

Glacierside

Henrietta Nesmith Glacier, named by American explorer Adolphus Greely in 1882 after his wife who pressed for a rescue mission that saved his life.Near Lake Hazen, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic

Sam’s Wall Sam Ford Fiord, Baffin Island, north of Clyde River, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian ArcticTanquary Vista Tanquary Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High ArcticTombstone Valley Off the Dempster Highway, Yukon. Western Canadian ArcticWhere The Rivers Run Wild The Firth River, Ivvavik National Park, Yukon. Western Canadian Arctic

Brock River Canyon Brock River, just west of Tuktut Nogait National Park, NWT. Western Canadian ArcticEdge of Pond Near Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Canadian High ArcticSundown at Wilberforce Wilberforce Falls,West of Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut. South Central Canadian ArcticFall on the Tundra Off The Dempster Highway, Yukon. Western Canadian Arctic Glacier Wall Walker Arm, North of Clyde River, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

Along The Ice Coronation Fiord, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

Fort Conger-Large Fort Conger, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic

Island Light Lake Hazen, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic

Arctic Cathedral Brock River, Northwest Territories. Western Canadian ArcticFloating By Near Qikiqtarjuaq, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic Arctic Tranquility Sirmilik National Park, Bylot Island, Nunavut. Canadian High ArcticBottom’s Up Near Qikiqtarjuaq, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

Flying Over Flying over the High Arctic.Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island. Nunavut, Canadian High Arctic

Billy’s Camp Near Qikiqtarjuaq, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian ArcticEvening at Auyuittuq Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

Great Glacier-study Coronation Fiord, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

Mount Thor-study Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

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Wilberforce-study Wilberforce Falls, West of Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut. South Central Canadian ArcticArctic Sentinel- study Ivvavik National Park, Yukon. Western Canadian Arctic

Glacierside-study Coronation Fiord, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

Sam’s Wall- study Sam Ford Fiord, North of Clyde River, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian ArcticTanquary Vista- study Tanquary Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High ArcticFort Conger-study Tanquary Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High ArcticEdge of Pond-study Near Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic Almost Winter Tombstone Valley, Yukon. Western Canadian Arctic

Jonah From inside Cory's tent, Brock River Plateau, Northwest Territories. Western Canadian Arctic

Firth Light Firth River, Ivvavik National Park, Yukon. Western Canadian ArcticAlong The Dempster Off The Dempster Highway, Yukon. Western High ArcticRock Garden Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian ArcticThree Waterfalls Ayuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

Breaking Off Coronation Fiord, Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

Arctic Waterfall Walker Arm, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Canadian High ArcticBaffin Boulder Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian ArcticBaffin Cabins Near Qikiqtarjuaq, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian ArcticAuyuittuq Peaks Auyuittuq National Park, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Eastern Canadian Arctic

At The Glacier Henrietta Nesmith Glacier, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic

Up Close Henrietta Nesmith Glacier, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic

Blister Hill Lake Hazen, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic

Tanquary Creek Tanquary Fiord, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic

McDonald & Cleaves Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High ArcticIn The Distance Near Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut. South Central Canadian Arctic Tay Bay Glacier Sirmilik National Park, Bylot Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic Arctic Hoodoos Sirmilik National Park, Bylot Island, Nunavut. Canadian High ArcticWilberforce Spire Wilberforce Falls,West of Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut. South Central Canadian Arctic

Mount Tammia Near Tanquary Fiord, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic

Tanquary Tanquary Fiord, Quttinirpaaq National Park, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. Canadian High Arctic

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INTO THE ARCTICFilms

Films created by Trépanier from his Arctic painting expeditions.Airing on numerous channels in Canada including CBC, and internationally.

INTO THE ARCTIC IINominated for 2013 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performing Arts/Arts Documentary

For years, artist Cory Trépanier has explored some of the most wild places in Canada. Few have walked in these landscapes. Even fewer have captured them on canvas. Now he’s going further, into remote lands that are more challenging and more dangerous. Into a breathtaking arctic wilderness to experience and paint a land that might never be the same again.

Three months of filming. A dozen arctic locations. Cory brings his fresh perspective to the hidden treasures at the top of the world. Experience the majesty of the north through stunning cinematography and the dramatic experiences of a passionate painter.

Take a journey of adventure and discovery.

Deep... Into The Arctic.

INTO THE ARCTIC: An Artist’s Journey To The North“Into the Arctic” is the dramatic story of artist Cory Trépanier’s first leg of his multi-year quest to explore and paint the vast wilderness of the Canadian Arctic.

Cory and his family embark on a two and a half month long journey across Canada, and once at the end of the road, fly to a remote arctic community, and trek on until reaching breathtaking canyons. With a tent for a home, they battle challenging weather as Cory lays paint on canvas, capturing the incredible arctic landscape. Summer turns to fall and the artist finds himself in ancient remote arctic mountains with the taste of winter in the air.

Cory’s artistic and adventurous excursions engage the viewer, allowing us to experience this part of our planet in a moving way and inspiring us to appreciate our planet more.

INTO THE ARCTIC III: The Last ChapterFilming begins July 2, 2015.

See painting expedition map and schedule for details.

A new project proposalfor Parks Canada

CanadianArctic

252015 Expedition Map and Schedule (subject to change)

Ukkusiksalik NPWager Bay

Grise Fiord &Ellesmere Island’s

South Coast

Aulavik NP Banks Island

LEG 2: Ukkusiksalik NPJuly 25: Arrive In Repulse BayJuly 27 - Aug 5: In parkAug 5: Back In Repulse BayAug 7: Leave Repulse Bay

LEG 1: Aulavik NPJuly 3: Leave OttawaJuly 4: Arrive in InuvikJuly 5-19: In parkJuly 20: Back in InuvikJuly 23: Leave Inuvik

Iqaluit

Pond inlet

Rankin Inlet

Repulse Bay

Yellowknife

Cambridge Bay

Inuvik

Norman Wells

LEG 3: Grise FiordAug 11: Arrive in Grise FiordAug 12-16: Boat TripAug 16: Back in Grise FiordAug 17: Leave Grise Fiord

Aug 10 (or Aug 8 ideally) No flights on 9th

Resolute Bay

Jul 23

Jul 24

Jul 3

Jul 3

Jul 4

Jul 25

Jul 23

Aug 7

Aug 8

Aug 11

Aug 17

Aug 18

Aug 23

LEG 4: One Ocean ExpedtitionsAug 18: Pick up by One Ocean ShipAug 18-23: Boat TripAug 23: Arrive Cambride BayAug 27: Leave Cambridge Bay

LEG 5: DivingAug 28 - Sept 1Sept 2: Fly to Ottawa

Jul 3

Aug 27

Aug 27

Aug 28

Sept 2

Aug 28-Sept 1