Janet
Nungnik

Janet Nungnik was born in a small camp west of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. Nungik is a member of both the Padlermiut and Ihalmiut and she grew up living traditionally on the land. As a child, Nungnik’s family moved to Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake), NU, where Nungnik learned to create wall hangings by watching her mother, Martha Tiktak Anatalik. and Jessie Oonark at work. Nungnik creates brilliant wall hangings with layers of tactile elements such as beads, furs, and other materials, with special attention paid to the smallest and most intricate of details, such as the beadwork on an amauti. They are bright and full of life, most often representing memories of Nungnik’s life living on the land. She had her first solo exhibition in 2019.View Long Biography and Citations