Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Solo Exhibition at Mimosa House
Multidisciplinary artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory will present a solo exhibition of visual work, Nuliaminik Neqilik (The Flesh of Wives), at Mimosa House in London, UK. Curated by Inuk artist and curator Taqralik Partridge, the exhibition opened on April 24 and focuses on the “discourse on Inuit identity, repatriation, and agency over belongings, bodies, and territories.”, according to the gallery description. The exhibition will be on view at Mimosa House until June and will also travel to Nuuk Art Museum in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) and the SAW Centre in Ottawa, ON.
Mural Presented to Elders at Isaruit Inuit Arts’ Ata! Inuit Creators’ Conference
A two-metre-by-nine-metre mural titled Mural of Reconciliation was presented to Elders at the Isaruit Inuit Arts’ Ata! Inuit Creators’ Conference in Ottawa, ON, in March. The mural, which is still a work in progress, depicts scenes of Inuit life, including hunting and colonial history, by 60 Inuit artists from Ottawa; Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), NU; and Iqaluit, NU. It contains materials like baleen, ivory dust, pieces of beluga, sealskin, walrus skull, and hunting tools. The mural project started in 2022 and was led by Dr. Martin Nweeia, a narwhal researcher associated with the Smithsonian Institution and Harvard University. Work on the mural began at the Ottawa Art Gallery in 2022, and Nweeia and American artist Joe Rohde took it to Iqaluit, NU, and Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), NU, where residents were invited to contribute. The mural is scheduled to travel to Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River), NU, later this year.
Exhibition Mamaqtuq! It is Delicious!: Traditional Foods of the North Opens at Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
On April 2, the exhibition Mamaqtuq! It is Delicious!: Traditional Foods of the North opened at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum in Brunswick, Maine. Curated by Genevieve LeMoine, the show focuses on artwork depicting traditional Inuit food practices and issues of food insecurity and sustainability that Arctic communities face. “Inuit are facing various issues associated with food and are using many different approaches to try and resolve them. We felt the exhibit should reflect that diversity,” LeMoine said in a release about the exhibition. A celebration reception and gallery tour will take place on May 14. The show is on view until April 4, 2027.
Stone Used to Create Helen Kalvak Prints Returns to Ulukhaqtuuq
The stone print block that was used to create copies of the print The Power of the Amulets (1987) by graphic artist Helen Kalvak, CM, RCA (1901–1984) is back in Ulukhaqtuuq, Inuvialuit Settlement Region, NT. The stone, which is owned by the Ulukhaktok Inuit Co-op, had been on loan to Canadian Arctic Producers in Mississauga, ON. The stone will be on display at the Helen Kalvak School in Ulukhaqtuuq. Kalvak produced thousands of drawings through her artistic career, which she started in her 60s She was also a founding member of what is now the Ulukhaktok Inuit Co-op.
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and Stacey Aglok MacDonald Honourees for a Women in Entertainment Award
Filmmakers Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and Stacey Aglok MacDonald will receive the Breakthrough Award from the Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Canada awards at the Women in Entertainment gala on May 28 in Toronto, ON. Arnaquq-Baril and MacDonald are co-creators of the hit series North of North (2025–present), produced by Netflix, APTN, and CBC. The Breakthrough Award recognizes creators whose work is “not only exceptional, but transformative, and whose work signals a meaningful shift in the industry.”
Two Inuit Artists Longlisted for the 2026 Sobey Art Award
On April 16, the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) announced the longlist for the 2026 Sobey Art Award, which included two Inuit: textile artist Janet Nungnik and painter and designer Annie Pillaktuaq in the Circumpolar category. Other artists in this category are Melaw Nakehk’o, Krystle Silverfox, and Melissa Tremblett. The six shortlisted artists will be announced on May 26, and their work will be featured in an exhibition at the NGC in September. The winner will be announced on November 14 at a celebration event at the NGC.
Check out Some Recent IAQ Profiles!
The IAQ editorial team has created some new artist profiles. If you’d like to see what multidisciplinary artist Prim, from Ivujivik, Nunavik, QC, has been up to recently, check out their profile. If you’re interested in paintings inspired by the northern lights, you might enjoy learning about Becky Michelin, originally from Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, NL.