Image Gallery
![Arch Flowers (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Arch Flowers (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/arch_flowers_0.jpg?itok=bkl0oNCp)
![Barbara Pottle (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Barbara Pottle (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/barbara_pottle.jpg?itok=Z5t-FLvl)
![Belinda Shiwak (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Belinda Shiwak (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/belinda_shiwak.jpg?itok=Yu3sjV9r)
![Bernice Palliser (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Bernice Palliser (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/bernice_palliser.jpg?itok=4Ntg5eFi)
![Bert Allen (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Bert Allen (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/bert_allen.jpg?itok=sIqrrhGT)
![Beulah Allen (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Beulah Allen (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/beulah_allen.jpg?itok=Dm0baljq)
![Charlie Williams (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Charlie Williams (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/charlie_williams_1.jpg?itok=9j_0sNe0)
![Clara Williams (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Clara Williams (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/clara_williams_0.jpg?itok=rgE_hr5g)
![Cora Pottle (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Cora Pottle (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/cora_pottle_0.jpg?itok=ZEhA_7a2)
![Jean Tooktoshina (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Jean Tooktoshina (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/jean_tooktoshina.jpg?itok=tI35IEep)
![John Michelin (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist. John Michelin (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/john_michelin.jpg?itok=yUd960AS)
![Joice Allen (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Joice Allen (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/joice_allen.jpg?itok=SW3G7fGX)
![Marie McLean (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Marie McLean (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/marie_mclean.jpg?itok=1lP6BKKH)
![Marion Shiwak (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Marion Shiwak (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/marion_shiwak.jpg?itok=tGmFPu5E)
![Maxwell Allen (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Maxwell Allen (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/maxwell_allen.jpg?itok=czPBZvrV)
![Maxwell Pottle (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Maxwell Pottle (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/maxwell_pottle.jpg?itok=Dp4amDfx)
![Oswald Allen (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Oswald Allen (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/oswald_allen.jpg?itok=NV4qtLdL)
![Rose Oliver (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Rose Oliver (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/rose_oliver.jpg?itok=l0YQanEm)
![Sam Palliser (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Sam Palliser (2019). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/sam_palliser.jpg?itok=XmAoZYEx)
![Tom Flowers (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Tom Flowers (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/thomas_flowers.jpg?itok=47Nd7Lzx)
![Verna Faulkner (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist. Verna Faulkner (2021). Photograph. Collection of the artist.](https://www.therooms.ca/sites/default/files/styles/normal/public/images/exhibits/gallery/verna_faulkner.jpg?itok=Cb_buAxr)
Eldred Allen’s photographs of Elders from Rigolet (Nunatsiavut, NL) are a record of a community. Initiated in Fall 2019, this portrait project is still growing. Allen’s compassionate, elegant images reveal his respect for each subject, and his belief in the importance of recording their presence. As Allen describes: “The Elders in the town are the important people, they are the foundations of the families. But life is so fragile, so uncertain. Since I started my project, a few of these individuals have passed away. Some I had approached but was never able to photograph due to quarantine. This project shares the Elders with people who might not be able to see them every day, but it’s also captured them in a way that they aren’t used to seeing themselves.”
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Eldred Allen is a photographer from Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, NL, who has garnered attention for his expansive scenes of landscape and wildlife in his community. His composition and colouring elevates everyday subject matter to the extraordinary. Allen’s photos are in demand by advertisers, archeologists and government officials. The artist’s work was featured in the September 2019 online exhibition "Looking Down From Up" from Gallery 44 in collaboration with the "Inuit Art Quarterly," followed by his inclusion in "Nunatsiavut: Our Beautiful Land" which opened at La Guilde in Montreal, QC in October 2019. He also had images featured at "Chromatik" at La Guilde, "Regeneration" at the Bonavista Biennale 2021 and "INUA" at Qaumajuk at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Allen was also shortlisted as a finalist for the 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award.