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10 Inuit Sealskin Designers to Watch
Eat seal, wear seal!
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100 Unidentified Embroideries
Journeying to Nunatsiavut in search of answers.
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Get to Know Darcie Bernhardt in 5 Works of Art
The Inuvialuk painter shares some of the memories and inspiration behind their favourite artworks.
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Massive Kablusiak Mural Appears at OCAD
Inuit Art Foundation partners with OCAD to bring Inuit art to Onsite Gallery.
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Shuvinai Ashoona Awarded Special Mention at 59th Venice Biennale
Recognition for the Inuit graphic artist from Kinngait, NU, in the international art exhibition.
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Meet the Artists Behind the Sámi Pavilion
Pauliina Feodoroff, Máret Ánne Sara and Anders Sunna at the 2022 Venice Biennale.
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What was it Like to Work on a Virtual Exhibition in Lockdown?
Interviewing Prim about her COVID artwork.
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Two Canadian Screen Awards Go to Inuit Shorts in 2022
Jennie William’s “Nalujuk Night” and Zacharias Kunuk’s “Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice” take home awards.
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We’re Celebrating Siblings Day with a Comic!
This Sunday, April 10, is National Siblings Day, and we’re commemorating it with a comic about the love between siblings.
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Check Out the 5 Inuit Art April Fools Captions Winners!
We posted an image a week for the last five weeks and asked for your favourite comical captions.
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Get to Know Ookpik Through 5 Inuit Artists
Take a closer look at how artists bring the iconic sealskin owl doll to life.
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Kablusiak Subverts Inuit Art With Camp and Silliness
How Kablusiak dismantles the way we are pushed to perceive Inuit art.
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Three Inuit Singer-Songwriters Recognized by 2022 Juno Awards
Looee Arreak and Deantha Edmunds nominated for classical performance; Susan Aglukark to receive humanitarian award.
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It’s a Family Affair!
Goota Ashoona’s new exhibit celebrates the Ashoona family’s artistic legacy.
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Nyla Innuksuk on her New Film “Slash/Back”
Director takes us behind-the-scenes for a look at the movie in the making.
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David Ruben Piqtoukun Wins 2022 Governor General’s Award
Visual artist receives Artistic Achievement Award for decades spent creating Inuit art.
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7 More Jewellers Whose Work You Should Covet
Because you can never have enough jewellery.
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5 Artists Celebrate 50 Years of Arctic Co-operatives Limited
The impact and legacy of Arctic Co-operatives Limited
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Inuit Musician and Filmmakers Nominated for Canadian Screen Awards
Four Inuit up for awards at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards.
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Polar Bears in Print
Totally polar-izing? Find out how Inuit artists have used prints to depict the arctic's apex predator.
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What DO Inuit Use Their Ulus For?
Jamesie Fournier’s humorous short story recounts an instance where cultural change got lost in translation.
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A Glimpse of Arctic Life Superimposed onto Toronto's Urban Environment
A Q&A with Inuit artist Maureen Gruben on her exhibition Moving with joy.
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Victoria Kakuktinniq’s Designs Dazzle on the Cover of Elle Magazine
How one Inuk designer is turning heads.
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Your Love Song Playlist: 10 Amorous Inuit Tunes
Celebrate Valentine’s day with a host of love-themed Inuit musical numbers!
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7 Romantic Inuit Artworks for Valentine’s Day
All of the hearts, flowers and candy to make your heart skip a beat.
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Gallerist Pat Feheley on 50 Years of Nurturing Inuit Artists
This year’s Order of Canada recipient on the artist relationships she spent her life developing.
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How One Drawing Speaks to the Next Generation of Inuit
Kerry Goodfellow dives into the story behind Ningiukulu Teevee’s drawing
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Shuvinai Ashoona to be Featured at 2022 Venice Biennale
Celebrated graphic artist appears in the fair’s central exhibition.
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5 Superb Sled Dog Portraits
The top dogs of Inuit art.
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Carving a Brighter Future with Kenojuak Ashevak
Bob Rae discusses the impact of Ashevak’s legacy
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How Inuit Embrace Both Light and Dark
Tiffany Ayalik analyzes the symbolic meaning behind Gary Kalluk’s sculpture.
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How 10 Inuit Artists Came Together to Weave an Olympic Tapestry
Behind the scenes at the Pangnirtung Tapestry Studio in preparation for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
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Connecting to the Arctic through Kiakshuk’s Art
Zaib Shaikh reflects on the many connections formed through one artwork
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The Story Behind the Silla and Rise Song “Tulukkat”
Charlotte Qamaniq shares the personal inspiration behind the band’s new track.
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15 Ways Pantone’s 2022 Colour of the Year Appears in Inuit Art
Looking to the future with a brand new shade: Very Peri.
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Capturing the Bond Between Inuit and Caribou
Luke Anguhadluq blends his skills in hunting and visual art.
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Accessing Ancestral Ways Of Being, Knowing And Creating Through Art
Melodie Sammurtok-Lavallée reflects on Inuit identity, history and aesthetics through the process of creating.
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5 Inuit Art Events You Won’t Want to Miss in 2022
IAQ editors pick their most-anticipated exhibitions, festivals, music and books.
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10 of Your Favourite Stories from 2021
The stories you loved, all wrapped up in a bow.
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Breaking Artistic Molds with Saimaiyu Akesuk
Jeannette Menzies unpacks the innovative work of one emerging artist.
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Taking Control of Inuit Stories Through Printmaking
Janice Grey delves into the emotions and memories within Leah Qumaaluk’s playful print.
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Heather Igloliorte Awarded Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Medal
The Inuk scholar and curator from Nunatsiavut was recognized for her contributions to the arts.
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Norma Dunning’s “Tainna” Wins Governor General’s Literary Award
A Q&A with the Inuk author and poet on her career and winning the $25k prize in fiction.
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How Lucy Qinnuayuak’s Print Crosses Cultures and Geographic Lines
André François Giroux shows what one print can teach us about our shared connections.
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10 Nunatsiavut Artists to Know
Explore the breadth of art-making in Nunatsiavut
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What One Hunter Can Teach Another
Holly Andersen explains what Qabaroak Qatsiya’s two men are discussing.
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How Sewing Sustains Inuit Seamstresses Through Generations
Ujarak Appadoo explores how amautiit-making in Arviat has changed over the years.
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A Look at 5 Works from Shuvinai Ashoona: Mapping Worlds
Curators, critics and authors pick their favourite work from the Kinngait artist’s solo exhibition.
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What Inuit Art Can Teach Poland About Climate Change
Leslie Scanlon unpacks Qavavau Manumie’s graphic artwork.
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How One Inuit Sculpture Links Two Very Different Parts of the World
Napatsi Folger finds Inuit compassion and understanding reflected in Tutuyea Ikkidluak’s sculpture.
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What Arctic Char Means to Inuit Nunangat
Emily Laurent Henderson explores the meaning behind Jennie Williams’ photograph.
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The Power of Nostalgia in Inuit Art
Inuit representation in toys and art.
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Ottawa Park Officially Named After Annie Pootoogook
The graphic artist from Kinngait honoured in naming ceremony on International Inuit Day.
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How Storytelling Endures Through Inuit Art
Megan Kyak-Monteith explores the story behind Davidialuk Amittu’s sculpture.
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Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory wins the Sobey Art Award
The Iqaluit-based artist is the first Inuk in 15 years to receive the honour.
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The Many Meanings of Joe Talirunili’s “The Migration”
Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona reveals what made Joe Talirunili Joe Talirunili.
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Learning the Disappearing Art of Black-bottomed Sealskin Boots
Vanessa Flowers and Veronica Flowers carry on their grandmother’s legacy.
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How Jessie Oonark Turned Qamani’tuaq Into a Hub for Inuit Art
The beginnings of the Baker Lake Sanavik Co-operative.
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7 Bone-Rattling Works of Skeleton Art
We’re bringing you skulls this spooky season.
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What Can Be Learned From the First Generation of Holman Artists?
A look into Helen Kalvak’s contributions to the Ulukhaktok co-operative movement.
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What Did Ookpik Dolls Have to Do With Kuujjuaq’s Co-op Movement?
How Jeannie Snowball’s iconic owl helped to sustain the Nunavik artist co-operative.
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Inside the Mind of “Tattooed Woman”
Phebe Bentley exposes the secrets of one 1950s carving.
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How Inuit Artists Came Together to Establish Nunavik’s First Co-op
Levi Qumaluk, Aisa Qoperqualu, Charlie Sivuarapik and Peter Amautik’s legacy in Puvirnituq.
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How I Choose to Carry on My Family’s Artistic Legacy
Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona examines her grandmother Victoria Mamnguqsualuk’s art.
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2 Inuit Nominated for 2021 Governor General’s Literary Awards
Norma Dunning named finalist for her story collection and Larry Audlaluk for his memoir.
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4 Must-See Films at imagineNATIVE 2021
Our editors’ top picks from the world’s largest Indigenous media arts festival.
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Nunatsiavut Artist Jason Sikoak Designs Coin for the Royal Canadian Mint
Sikoak speaks with the IAQ about the inspiration behind their design.
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How Did Kananginak Pootoogook Help Open Kinngait’s First Print Shop?
A brief history of West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative’s early days.
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“Nalujuk Night” Takes Home Award for Best Atlantic Short Documentary
Jennie Williams’ debut film wins at FIN Festival.
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How Tim Pitsiulak’s Work is Connected to the Land
Kale Sheppard looks below the surface of this icon’s artwork.
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“Angakusajaujuq” wins Best Canadian Short Film at TIFF
Toronto International Film Festival awards Zacharias Kunuk’s animated film.
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5 Inuit Artists to Support on Orange Shirt Day
Buy from Indigenous Creators on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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What Stories Can a Stone Sculpture Tell Us?
Brian Kowikchuk interprets the tale Kumakuluk Saggiak left behind in stone.
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Tarralik Duffy Through 5 Works of Art
Get to know the winner of the 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award.
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Tarralik Duffy wins 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award
The multidisciplinary artist is the second winner of the IAF’s $10,000 prize, plus solo exhibition and residency at WAG-Qaumajuq.
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A Portrait of Inuit Self-Sustainability Carved in Stone
Topsy Banksland takes us on a tour of Pierre Karlik’s complicated carving.
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13 Questions with Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory
2021 Sobey shortlisted artist gets real about her recent work.
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What One Inukjuak Sculpture Says About the Past
Holly Andersen shows off female power in one 1950s sculpture.
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Kalaaleq Artist Showcases Inuit Values in Watercolour Portrait
Olivia Thomassie explores the knowledge contained in this painting by Seqininnguaq Poulsen.
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Zacharias Kunuk’s “Angakusajaujuq” Takes the Stage at TIFF
Award-winning film to show at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.
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Why Couzyn van Heuvelen Creates Giant Inuit Art Objects
The IAQ talks with the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award shortlisted artist.
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What Drives Inuit Artist Tarralik Duffy to Create
The IAQ talks with the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award shortlisted artist.
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How Inuit Photographer Eldred Allen Became an Accidental Artist
The IAQ talks with KAMA shortlisted artist Eldred Allen.
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Kablusiak Turns Inuit Narrative On Its Head
The IAQ talks with KAMA shortlisted artist Kablusiak.
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5 Places to Find Public Inuit Art
Must-see artworks to visit across Canada.
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Inuit Print Gives a Glimpse into Shaman’s Performance
Luke Anguhadluq draws us into the iglu to watch a drum dance.
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Stone Owl Sparks Memories of a Successful Hunt
Kyle Natkusiak Aleekuk makes a connection with Osuitok Ipeelee’s Mythical Owl.
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Inuit Artists Shine at Governor General Mary Simon's Inauguration
Designers Victoria Okpik and Julie Grenier and performer Elisapie featured at the ceremony.
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5 Friendly Inuit Artworks to Send to Your BFF
Artworks that celebrate friendship, kindness and connection.
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Building a Photographic Community in a Lockdown?
What keeps Inupiaq artist Brian Adams looking to the future.
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Meet the 4 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award Shortlisted Artists
Inuit artists Eldred Allen, Tarralik Duffy, Kablusiak and Couzyn van Heuvelen in the running for $10,000 prize.
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Processing Change in a Pandemic Using Photography
How Inuk artist Jennie Williams adapted her practice to document family life indoors.
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Why Taqralik Partridge Refocused on Home During COVID-19
An Inuit writer uses photographs to speak to how the pandemic has reinforced her values.
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Inuvialuk artist Nanook Gordon Supports Community with the Creation of Native Arts Society
Canada’s first Indigenous two-spirit, trans-led arts gallery to open in Toronto this fall.
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How an Inuit Photographer Found Comfort Inside During a Global Pandemic
How Chris P. Sampson reframes his world when home means so much more.
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9 Inuit Artists Break World Records at Auction
Staggering sales for sculptures by Oviloo Tunnillie, Elijassiapik and Sheokjuk Oqutaq top the list.
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How One Artwork Smashes the Boundary Between Past and Present
Shuvinai Ashoona brings a mythical creature face to face with a modern cell phone.
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Your Guide to Some of History’s Biggest Inuit Artists
Learn about the life and career of influential artists Kenojuak Ashevak, Jessie Oonark, Tivi Etok, Agnes Nanogak Goose and Gilbert Hay.
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10 Nunavut Artists to Know
Explore the breadth of art-making in Nunavut.
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One Drawing that Encompasses a Life
Siassie Kenneally explains the meaning behind her keystone image “All These Things That I Have Seen”.
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What Does It Mean to Be a Queer Inuit Artist?
Alice Qannik Glenn, Jenny Irene Miller and Ossie Michelin discuss the intersection between Indigeneity, queerness and art.
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How 3 Nunatsiavut Women Artists Contribute to the History of Labrador
Recognizing the artistic legacies of Josephina Kalleo, Garmel Rich and Nellie Winters.
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7 Works of Fatherly Love
From hunting to playing and everything in between.
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Carving Out Inuit Rights to Quarry Stone
The value of access to quality serpentinite, argillite and steatite for Inuit artists.
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10 Inuvialuit Artists to Know
Explore the breadth of artmaking in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
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Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Makes Sobey 2021 Shortlist
Third Inuit artist ever to reach the shortlist!
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How to Overcome the Erasure of Inuit Identity in Archival Photos
ITK President Natan Obed gives a name to a painful past.
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Seeing Myself Reflected in the Ulu of Kiugak Ashoona’s Sculpture
One artwork encapsulates female power and intergenerational teaching for Leanne Inuarak-Dall.
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8 Captivating Caribou Creations in Inuit Art
Tuktu—the animal near and deer to our hearts.
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7 More Virtual Inuit Art Exhibitions to Visit
New art-viewing opportunities await.
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8 Arctic Landscapes by Inuit Artists
Views of the North from those who inhabit it.
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Inuit Art Quarterly Nominated for 7 National Magazine Awards
IAQ recognized for Short Feature Writing, Best Editorial Package, Editor Grand Prix, Publisher Grand Prix and Best Magazine!
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A Inuit Art Counternarrative to the Group of Seven's Vision of the Arctic
Reexamining the visual language of the North through the watercolour paintings of Niap and Frederick Varley.
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10 Works of Motherly Love
Celebrate the bond between mother and child through Inuit art.
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7 Awesome Avian Artworks in Inuit Art
This one is strictly for the birds
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4 Circumpolar Indigenous Artists Longlisted for Sobey Art Award
First time in the award’s history that 4 circumpolar Indigenous artists have appeared on a longlist together.
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How Nunatsiavut Artists Use Their Work to Fight Climate Change
Protecting water in the community of Rigolet
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Linking the Land, Sea and Air in Inuit Sculpture and Poetry
Ningeosiak Ashoona and Uvavnuk show the constant flow of nature that moves them to their core.
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Why Are Joe Boats so Expensive?
The enduring popularity of Joe Talirunity’s seafaring sculptures.
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Hunting Caribou Through Inuktitut Poetry and Sculpture
Tegoodligak and Osuitok Ipeelee sing for their supper.
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6 Notable Works of Narwhal Art
An ode to the unicorn of the sea.
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Inuit Poetry and Ceramics that Contemplate Life and Nature
The wind connects works by Tegoodligak, Pierre Aupilardjuk and Leo Napayok.
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The Inuk-Woman Power of Musical Multihyphenate Elisapie
Using art to address injustice.
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6+ Inuit Seasons in 1 Poem and 1 Sculpture
Martha Nasook and Michael Massie bring the stars in one place to celebrate the return of spring.
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Trickster’s Anna Lambe Gets Second Nomination for Best Supporting Actress
Emerging talent proud to represent a young generation of up-and-coming Inuit performers.
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INUA Curators Share 4 Favourite Artworks from the Exhibition
A peek at some compelling pieces from Qaumajuq’s inaugural exhibition.
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Centring Inuit Perspectives and Culture in INUA’s Exhibition Design
Nicole Luke discusses her design approach to Qaumajuq’s inaugural exhibition.
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The Design Behind the Qaumajuq Building
Lead architect Michael Maltzan discusses the journey to creating this one-of-a-kind space.
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Nunavut Heritage Centre Receives $490,000 in Additional Funding from NTI
Nunavut-based centre gets one step closer to being built.
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INUA Opens to the Public
Doors open on the inaugural exhibition at Qaumajuq, WAG’s new Inuit art centre.
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7 Seriously Stellar Seals in Inuit Art
These artworks get our seal of approval!
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Why Memory and Painting are Inseparable for Darcie Bernhardt
Trying to pin down hazy memories with oil paint.
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How is Inuk Artist Logan Ruben like Vincent van Gogh?
Colour and texture combine in this emerging painter’s work.
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Hannah Tooktoo on Combining Art and Activism
Young painter connects message and medium in her work.
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Niap’s Foray into Mural Art
What one Nunavik artist learned after taking painting to a brand new scale.
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Can You Find All the Hidden Details in One Jessie Oonark Wallhanging?
The famous Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) artist has her own visual language.
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8 Female Inuit Artists at the Top of Their Game
From sculpture to virtual reality, these women are creating amazing work.
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Inuit Youth Complete First Large-Scale Mural in Nunatsiavut
Jessica Winters engages community with Makkovik mural.
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The 10 Bear Boogie
The grooviest bears on the internet.
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2 Inuit Designers Among 12 Winners of 2021 National Fur Design Competition
Erica Joan Lugt, Olivia Chislett win trip to intensive fur design workshop in Toronto.
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How the Qaumajuq Boardwalk Mural Helped to Connect Inuit in Winnipeg
Nunatsiavut artist Kale Sheppard reconnects with her culture through paint.
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Germaine Arnaktauyok Wins Governor General Award
Visual artist takes home Artistic Achievement Award.
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Qanuq atausiq sanaugaliuqti tukinganik pilaurninganik taakutiguunaq sanauganik sivullivinirminik
The work of Agnes Nanogak Goose and Peter Aliknak Banksland through the eyes of their descendant.
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How One Artist Takes Meaning From the Art of His Ancestors
The work of Agnes Nanogak Goose and Peter Aliknak Banksland through the eyes of their descendant.
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Arviat Mural Artist Gives Hamlet Office a Makeover
How Charlotte Karetak renders the vivid skies of her hometown.
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7 Portrayals of Whales in Inuit Art
Kriller artworks that’ll blow you away
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Your Guide to the Monsters in Inuit Art
Learn what creatures creep in the legends behind your favourite artworks.
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Kappianaqtunguat Inuit sanaugangittigut
Illinniarit qanuq kappianaqtut takkuksauqattarninginik taakutiguunaq unikkaartuatigut takuksauvaktut sanaugatigut.
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How Inuit Women Are Using Tattoos to Reclaim Their Own Skin
Taking back traditional tattoos through the Inuit Tattoo Revitalization Project.
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Qanuq Inuit arnait makunga tunnirnik atuqattaliqpat suurlu uvinirminik utiqtinnasuklutik
Utiqtittijut tunnirnik taakkutiguunaq Inuit tunniliurusinginnik.
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ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᑐᖃᖅ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᔨᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᖅᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓂᕕᖓᔪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓂᑦ
What records have been stitched into the wool duffel of Baker Lake?
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The Traditional Knowledge Hidden in Qamani’tuaq’s Wallhangings
What records have been stitched into the wool duffel of Baker Lake?
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WAG-Qaumajuq Unveils Sculpture by Abraham Anghik Ruben
Polar bear sculpture to sit at entrance to Qaumajuq outdoor plaza.
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7 Jewellers Whose Work You Should Covet
This Valentine’s Day and all days.
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Sheree McLeod Showcases Blanket Toss in Satellite Antenna Mural
How one Inuvialuk artist approaches an unusual canvas.
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The Painted World of Megan Kyak-Monteith
An intimate narrative of cultural revival and pride.
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Goota Ashoona Created One of the Largest Inuit Sculptures in the World for WAG Qaumajuq
The artist reveals the process behind the WAG’s newest piece of public art.
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How Seeing Herself Represented in Art Helped One Woman Speak Up
An Afro-Inuk woman finds her perfect niche in one intersectional art exhibition.
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Uvagut TV Becomes First-Ever Indigenous-Language Channel in Canada
Inuktut-language channel to broadcast across Nunavut and Northwest Territories.
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Glass Beads in Inuit Needlework From Past to Present
A trip to the glassworks in Murano, Italy, reveals the links between Inuit and Venetians.
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How Inuit Artists Have Used Pantone’s 2021 Colours of the Year
Illuminating Ultimate Grey through the works of artists from across Inuit Nunangat.
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All the Inuit Art Events You Need to Know About in 2021
Editor’s picks for the year ahead.
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7 Stories You May Have Missed
The under-the-radar stories of 2020.
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Beatrice Deer Band Among Finalists in Quebec-Wide TV Talent Show
Singer-songwriter in the running for $100,000 prize.
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11 of Your Favourite Stories From This Year
The stories you loved, all wrapped up in a bow.
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The Water Bears Witness - Niap’s Watercolour Landscapes
How material use is intimately connected to being out on the land for one artist.
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How WAG-Qaumajuq Got Its Name
Indigenous Advisory Circle co-chairs discuss the centre’s naming process.
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What Inuit Artists Are Grateful For In 2020
5 creators on the positives of the past year.
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9 Records Broken at Inuit Art Auction
Career highs set for Jessie Oonark, John Pangnark and more.
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How to Strip an Archive of Cultural Insensitivity
10 Inuit archival photographs given new names and context.
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6 Whiskered Walrus Works
Wondrous ways to depict the massive marine mammal.
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Creating From Both Sides of the Canada-US Border During COVID-19
Maureen Gruben and Sonya Kelliher-Combs undertake a reciprocal artist exchange from home.
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6 of Karoo Ashevak’s Sculptures Speak
This month’s comic gives Ashevak’s art its own voices.
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Shiwak to Sikoak: Taking Back My True Surname
A graphic artist refutes the colonial imposition on their identity.
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10 Nunavik Artists to Know
Explore the breadth of art-making in Nunavik.
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How Alootook Ipellie’s Art Influenced Jason Sikoak
From one Southern Inuk artist to another.
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BIG MAN or I Will Learn to Hunt
Jordan Angunayuak Carpenter wrestles with the ramifications of his own name.
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Indigenous Language Keepers Formally Name Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Inuit Art Centre
An act of decolonization at one of Canada’s major museums.
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Kiugak Ashoona Sculpture Sells for Record-Breaking $110,000
Famous sculpture blasts past estimated prices.
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Deantha Edmunds on Life as an Inuk Opera Singer
The career and influences of Canada’s first Inuk opera singer.
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Uquutaq
An artist reacts to those who mispronounce her name.
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5 Films to See at ImagineNATIVE 2020
From intense documentaries to animated shorts.
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6 Panels That Prove Tivi Etook’s Genius
Napatsi Folger celebrates the monstrous creatures of Tivi Etook.
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Behind-The-Scenes of the 2020 Cape Dorset Print Collection
Studio Manager Jordan McQuaid tells all.
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What’s in a Name?
An Inuk graphic artist explores her relationship to her namesakes through comics.
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Katherine Takpannie Wins A 2020 New Generation Photography Award
Takpannie takes home $10,000 prize.
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Nordic Pavilion to Become Sámi Pavilion for Venice Biennale 2022
Office for Contemporary Art Norway highlights Indigenous artists.
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Kyle Natkusiak Aleekuk Designs Inuvialuktun Language GIFs for ICS
Inuvialuit Communications Society seeks to bolster language use.
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What Every Young Inuit Writer Needs to Know
One writer’s letter to her younger self.
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Ossie Michelin Joins Canadian Art Team as Editor-At-Large
Canadian Art fills two Editor-At-Large positions with Indigenous editors.
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What Collage and Identity Mean to One Inuk Artist
Investigating the artistic practise of Leanne-Inuarak-Dall.
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Mosquitos in Inuit Art Evoke Which Emotion?
Janet Brewster explores her relationship to Igah Hainnu’s work.
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Dayle Kubluitok’s Digital Illustration Practice
Building a space for Inuit within popular culture and mainstream news.
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The Secret Meaning of Tuktuyaaktuuk’s Sealskin Tapestries
Taalrumiuq / Christina King examines the history left by local seamstresses.
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9 Hunting and Fishing Artworks That Will Reel You In
True tributes to time out on the land.
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Meet Our Relations Cover Artist Chantal Jung!
A California-based Inuk with a penchant for collage.
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5 Minutes Up Close with Billy Gauthier’s Carvings
A carver’s apprentice talks about her mentor’s work.
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Qaggiavuut Announces New All-Inuit Senior Leadership Team
With new team, Nunavut performing arts society emphasizes community connection.
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What Links a Horror Filmmaker and an Insect Illustrator?
Nyla Innuksuk talks about her love for Saimaiyu Akesuk’s creepy crawly critters.
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Examine Nick Sikkuark’s “Seal Spirit”
Our Managing Editor takes on this fluid carving.
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Pudlo Pudlat
Our Contributing Editor explore a more personal connection to art in this month’s comic featuring Pudlo Pudlat
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Get Hooked on Heather Angnatok’s Fish Skin Earrings
Our Executive Director gets up close.
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Analyze Shuvinai Ashoona’s Rainbow Baleen Illustration
Our Editorial Director probes for symbolism.
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Owners Find Cache of Kenojuak Ashevak Prints in Newly Purchased House
Nearly 40 Inuit prints among massive collection of artwork inside.
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Circle George Omnik’s Baleen Basket
Our Contributing Editor weaves a narrative.
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Crowd Around Ruth Annaqtuusi Tulurialik’s “People and Animals on Kayak”
Our Profiles Editor jumps on the boat.
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Watching Arctic Animals Hunt from Above
Two drone photographers critique one another’s work.
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New Mural Painted by Local Artists in Makkovik
Painter Jessica Winters creates fine arts training for students.
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Watching the Spring Breakup from Overhead
Two drone photographers critique one another’s work.
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How Sea Ice Dots Aerials Landscapes
Two drone photographers critique one another’s work.
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10 Buzzy Mosquito Artworks
Insect inspiration for World Mosquito Day.
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What Marine Mammals Look Like From Above
Two drone photographers critique one another’s work.
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How a River Forms from a Drone’s Point of View
Two photographers critique one another’s work.
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Jessie Oonark
Her iconic style mingles with the stick figures of our Contributing Editor in this month’s Inuit art comic.
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Peter Igupttaq Autut Wins Creative Non-Fiction Award
Writer and comedian takes home 2020 Sally Manning Award.
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What Supports Do Nunatsiavut Artists Need Right Now?
Photographer and IAF Nunatsiavut Community Liaison Holly Anderson tells us what’s going on.
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What Resources Have Southern Inuit Artists Been Able to Access?
Multidisiplinary artist and IAF Southern Canada Community Liaison Alberta Rose Williams gives us all the details.
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30 Ways To Describe An Owl According to Kenojuak Ashevak
Kenojuak Ashevak depicted many owls throughout her career, naming each with a unique descriptor. Here, we take a closer look at thirty of her avian adjectives.
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Keeping Up with the Ceramic Artists of Kangiqliniq
Who works the clay of the Kivalliq region?
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First Inuk Director of Alianait Tells Us What’s Next For the World’s Circumpolar Stage
Alannah Johnston on her new role.
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What Makes the Sculpture of Arviat Different?
Investigating the minimalism and austerity of Arviat carvings.
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How Culture and Climate Intersect
Curator Amber Lincoln explores the relation between circumpolar Indigenous artists and their climate.
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Riit Song Shortlisted for 2020 SOCAN Songwriting Prize
“#Uvangattauq” in line for Best Song of the Year by Emerging Canadian Songwriter.
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The Grizzlies’ Anna Lambe Up Close
The actress shares her experience working on-set.
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First Major Canadian Auction in Inuit Art Market Since Pandemic Sees Record Sales
Astonishing 10 sales records set for Indigenous artists.
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How Do You Sculpt a Wave?
6 Inuit artists take on water at the surface.
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How Do You Show the Water Below?
6 Inuit artists take on water in the deep.
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How Do You Illustrate Water?
6 Inuit artists take on water at the shore.
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Dedicates $2.4 Million to Inuit TV
President Alethea Arnaquq-Baril to produce educational programming.
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Joe Tallirunili
Joe Tallirunili’s iconic carvings and prints reimagined get reimagined in watercolour by our Contributing Editor.
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How Has Printmaking Evolved at Kinngait Studios in the Last Sixty Years?
Investigating the printmakers in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU.
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Tuktoyaktuk Carving Project Unveils 5,000 Pound Monument
Four carvers spent three months working on the marble statue.
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Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum Acquires Signs from Black Lives Matter Protest
Local museum seeks to document one of the largest protests in Iqaluit’s history.
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Red Marrow Media Receives Funding from Netflix and Indigenous Screen Office
Stacey Aglok-MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril to develop new feature film.
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Inuit Art Foundation and Partners Announce New Emergency Fund for Artists and Culture Workers
$250,000 dedicated specifically for Inuit, First Nations and Métis artists.
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Uvanga/Self
What does self-portraiture mean for an Inuit artist?
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What are the Earliest Inuit Prints?
How did prints by one Inuk get published in the South in 1915?
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From Plastic Teeth to Soap Stripes
How have Inuit artists approached inlay?
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Where Do We Go From Here?
After nearly five decades of creating, Abraham Anghik Ruben asks what’s next for Inuit art.
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How Art Brought About an Apology for High Arctic Relocations
Statues in Ausuittuq (Grise Fiord), NU, and Qausuittuq (Resolute Bay), NU, search for justice.
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Riit Longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Prize
Debut album “ataataga” among 40 in line for Canadian Album of the Year.
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The History of Sealskin Stencils
Sealskin + toothbrush = fine art print?
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Inuit Art is a Marker of Cultural Resilience
Preventing cultural ties from being severed and documenting past attempts to do so.
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Helen Kalvak
Helen Kalvak’s life gets a comic strip makeover from our Contributing Editor.
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Kablusiak Receives A 2020 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Award
All 10 emerging artists awarded $10,000 each in prize money.
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What the Igloo Tag Means for Inuit Artists
Protecting against cultural appropriation in Inuit art.
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All the Wallhangings We Couldn't Bring You in Threads
Nine pieces that didn't make it into the print magazine.
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Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Wins Sinchi Indigenous Artist Award
Inaugural prize recognizes Indigenous artists around the world.
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Alianait 2020 Officially Cancelled
The world’s circumpolar stage closes over public safety concerns.
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6 Inuit Book Besties
Inuit literature picks to transport you away.
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Kenojuak Ashevak
Kenojuak Ashevak’s life gets a cartoon makeover from our Contributing Editor.
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Taqralik Partridge Named Director of Nordic Lab
SAW Gallery marks “important milestone” with new appointment for its Indigenous-led program.
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The Politics of Subsistence and Survival
Napatsi Folger speaks with the curatorial team behind Subsist at the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
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Nunavut Development Corporation Steps Up to Support Nunavut Artists
Company funds artists by buying up work, contracts sewers to make non-medical masks.
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A Sobey Art Award Winner in New Zealand
Stuck halfway across the world, asinnajaq talks her award win and future projects.
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Coronavirus Closures Hit Inuit Performers
When performance spaces shutter, what happens to Inuit theatre?
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Charlotte Qamaniq Taught Thirty People to Throatsing Over Zoom—Here’s What Happened
The award-winning artist talks about the perks and pitfalls of her online workshops.
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7 Inuit Music Maestros to Tune In To Now
Dance like no one’s watching.
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Inuit Art Quarterly Nominated for Two 2020 National Magazine Awards
IAQ has been recognized for Best Short Feature Writing and Best Magazine: Art, Literary & Culture.
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The Tides That Bind
Unseen currents connect us all.
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Whale Hunt: An Interview with Megan Kyak-Monteith
The artist talks shuttered solo shows, career growth and whale hunt memories.
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asinnajaq wins $25,000 Sobey Art Award
In response to COVID-19, the annual award is granting prizes to each longlisted artist.
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Inuit Art Entertainment for Kids
Or just the kid in you.
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The Tapestries of Uqqurmiut
50 years of innovation in 31 woven works.
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Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts & Crafts | Uqqurmiut Sanaugaqaqvik
The legacy continues.
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More Virtual Exhibitions to Visit
Six more Inuit art exhibitions to visit online.
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4 Places to Find Inuit Film Online
The Inuit art of your dreams, available by stream.
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5 Virtual Inuit Art Exhibitions to Visit
Curated collections of Inuit art from the comfort of your couch.
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Artists and Weavers
What does it take to weave a 60-inch tapestry?
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Marketing the Tapestries
How did they go from blankets to tapestries?
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Kenojuak Print Blasts Past Estimated Value at Auction
Bountiful Bird (1986) commanded 10 times its estimated value in February.
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Setting Up Shop (1960-1970)
Where it all began.
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Access to Stone
The politics of carving in Nunatsiavut.
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Transcending the Particular: Feminist Vision in the Sculpture of Oviloo Tunnillie
A remarkable female sculptor whose works embodied women in all facets of life.
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Katherine Takpannie Longlisted for New Generation Photography Award
Young photographer in the running for $10,000 prize.
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Challenging Convention: The Expressive World of Karoo Ashevak
An Inuit art sensation who dominated Talurjuaq's sculptural scene.
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The Object Truth: Jamasee Pitseolak’s World of Stone
A stone collagist carefully refiguring the expectations of Inuit sculpture.
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10 Pieces of Ursine Ephemera
Literally all things polar bear.
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Tarralik Duffy's "Cow of the Sea"
IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
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Mark Igloliorte's "Kayak is Inuktitut for Seal Hunting Boat"
IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
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Anirnik Ragee's "Field of Verse"
IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
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Peter Morgan's "An Evil Angagok"
IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
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Jutai Toonoo's "Shitty Fucken Day"
IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
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aabaakwad 2020 NIRIN to Launch the Sydney Biennale
Four days of programming on Indigenous art and cultures to take centre stage.
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The Artists You Need to See at Northern Lights 2020
And everyone who will be there
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Niap Takes On Narrative Ties
Artistic history in the making
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Inez Shiwak: From Seamstress to Activist
Heather Igloliorte profiles this multidisciplinary star on the rise.
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Bronson Jacque Puts Distance in Perspective
A Nunatsiavut-born oil painter with a story to tell.
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Singer Beatrice Deer Talks Multidisciplinary Artist Tanya Innaarulik
Continuously evolving into new spaces
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Memory in the Making: The Paintings of Megan Kyak-Monteith
Kyak-Monteith explains the methodology behind her signature dreamy oil paintings.
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Kablusiak Awarded Fogo Island Arts-Sobey Art Award Residency
Residency to take place on Fogo Island, off the Northern coast of Newfoundland.
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Forging Narratives: An Interview with Mathew Nuqingaq
One jeweller interviews another
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The Art of Stone: Co-op
The places we sell
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The Art of Stone: Carving
The places we sculpt
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The Art of Stone: Quarry
The places we find stone
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Library and Archives Canada Designates More Than $350,000 in Funding for Inuit Arts Organizations
Projects underway to preserve oral history recordings in arctic communities
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Canada Goose Launches Second Edition of Project Atigi
One-of-a-kind parkas handmade by 18 designers from across Inuit Nunangat.
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Aisa Amittu
Depth and otherworldliness
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Verna Taylor
Steeped in her craft
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: John Terriak
Natural phenomena and dreams
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Ekidlua Teevee
Dogs both wild and domesticated
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Maudie Okittuq
From whalebone to stone
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Joe Nasogaluak
Inuvialuit legends and stories
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Pitseolak Qimirpik
Fusing pop-culture and tradition
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Ruben Anton Komangapik
Bridging the mystical and physical
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Mathew Ashevak
Polished to perfection
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Damien Iquallaq
Intricately detailed and finely texture
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Derrick Pottle
Memory and experience
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Priscilla Boulay
A life surrounded by carving
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Kupapik Ningeocheak
Incredible mass and presence
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Heather Kayotak
Mysteries that charm and delight
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Kakkee Ningosiaq
Swimming upwards
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Jason Jacque
Distilled arctic animals
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Malu Natakok
Inherent charm and humour
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Johnny Sivuarapik
An abstract look at stone.
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Derrald Taylor
Finely detailed and highly technical
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20 Carvers to Know in 2020: Sammy Kudluk
"Whimsical, unexpected and brimming with movement"
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25+ Ways Inuit Artists Have Historically Used Pantone's Colour of the Year
Decades before "Classic Blue" was a trend, Inuit tastemakers took it for a spin.
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What's Up, 2020?
Our top picks for events and major projects happening with Inuit art in 2020.
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Notes from the Decade - 2019
What happened with Inuit art in 2019?
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Notes from the Decade - 2018
What happened with Inuit art in 2018?
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Notes from the Decade - 2017
What happened with Inuit art in 2017?
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Notes from the Decade - 2016
What happened with Inuit art in 2016?
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Notes from the Decade - 2015
What happened with Inuit art in 2015?
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Notes from the Decade - 2014
What happened with Inuit art in 2014?
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Notes from the Decade - 2013
What happened to Inuit art in 2013?
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Notes from the Decade - 2012
What happened with Inuit art in 2012?
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Notes from the Decade - 2011
What happened with Inuit art in 2011?
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Notes From the Decade - 2010
What happened in the world of Inuit art in 2010?
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Notes From the Decade
What happened to Inuit art over the last decade?
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A Year In Review
Our readers have spoken, and the top ten posts from 2019 are here. Can you guess what made the list?
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5 Works: Winter 2019
IAQ staff have picked works that show how people cruise, chase and travel across oceans, rivers and dreams.
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Isuma, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Among the Top 10 Canadian Films of the Year
After a strong year in Canadian filmmaking, two Inuit-directed films have been included in TIFF’s list of the top ten Canadian films of the year.
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The Halvarson Gift of Inuit Art
A Collector’s Eye ᓄᐊᑦᑎᕙᑦᑑᑉ ᕿᓂᐅᓯᖓ: The Halvarson Gift of Inuit Art is showing at the University of Alberta Museums Gallery A in the TELUS International Centre until December 14 2019.
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Illusuak Cultural Centre Opens its Doors in Nain, NL
After breaking ground in 2014, the Illusuak Cultural Centre in Nain, NL opened its doors to the public in November.
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Couzyn Van Heuvelen Awarded Public Art Project
A graphic nod to the history of Inuit printmaking by Bowmanville-based sculptor and installation artist Couzyn Van Heuvelen has been selected for the Glen Road Pedestrian Tunnel public art project.
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Major Collection of Inuit Art Donated to Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has announced the gift of twenty-seven textiles, sculptures and works on paper from the collection of Joyce W. and P. Frederick Sparling.
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Judas Ullulaq Sculpture Breaks Record at Auction
On November 19, 2019, at Waddington’s Inuit Art public auction in Toronto, Shaman’s Face (n.d.) a sculpture by Judas Ullulaq (1937-1999), doubled the artist’s previous record at public auction.
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Surface Tensions
Britt Gallpen traces the work of three circumpolar Indigenous artists spanning the Global North and examines the political, cultural and aesthetic impact of their use of organic materials.
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Isuma: 58th International Art Exhibition/La Biennale di Venezia
At the 58th edition of the Venice Biennale, Isuma represented Canada—the first time Inuit artists have done so in the history of the national pavilion. Reneltta Arluk reviews the installation.
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Ulukhaktok
Lisa Alikamik looks at the metamorphosis of printmaking in Ulukhaktok (formerly Holman), Invialuit Settlement Region, NT, from wall art to household good.
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A Conversation with Shary Boyle and Pierre Aupilardjuk
Shary Boyle and Pierre Aupilardjuk discuss their ceramic collaborations and Aupilardjuk’s experience at the Matchbox Gallery in Kangigliniq, where he’s been making ceramics and teaching for over 20 years.
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SAKKIJÂJUK
SakKijâjuk is the first nationally touring exhibition of Inuit art from Nunatsiavut. Jennifer McVeigh reviews what is a thoughtful, multifaceted exhibition on a wide variety of creative practices.
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Christopher Blechert
Christopher Blechert is a Yellowknife-based photographer who documents contemporary urban life in the North through subtle maneuvers of light and shade.
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Nain
Tobey Andersen traces printmaking's elusive history in Nain, Nunatsiavut, NL, from its beginnings in 1976 to the present day.
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Laisa Audlaluk-Watsko
In this interview with IAF Senior Editor John Geoghegan, Laisa Audlaluk-Watsko, an artist from Grise Fiord, NU, talks about what she hopes to express through her photography on a personal and cultural level.
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Robert Kautuk
In this short interview with IAQ Senior Editor John Geoghegan, Kangiqtugaapik-based artist Robert Kautuk talks photography and technology.
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Mary Gordon
The IAQ's John Geoghegan interviews emerging Arctic photographer Mary Gordon of Kuujjuaq, QC, about her artistic practice.
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Eldred Allen
The IAQ's John Geoghegan interviews Eldred Allen of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, NL, about his development from drone pilot and business owner to photographer.
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Curatorial Notes on the National Gallery of Canada
Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel is the second in an ongoing series of exhibitions organized by the National Gallery, focusing on contemporary Indigenous art from around the world.
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From an Artist’s Perspective
Maureen Gruben talks with IAQ’s Napatsi Folger about her latest solo exhibition, her use of traditional and industrial materials, and how Gruben constructs her large scale installations on the land.
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Art Toronto 2019 Round-up
Art Toronto 2019 featured more Inuit art than ever. But did it sell? The IAQ caught up with gallerists, artists and collectors for their take on this year’s fair and the presence of Indigenous arts.
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Refreshing Representation
While in town as the IAF's featured artist for Art Toronto 2019, Darcie Bernhardt spoke with IAQ's Senior Editor John Geoghegan about her artistic practice and Inuvialuit artist representation.
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Inukjuak
Janice Grey opens the archives of la Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec and examines works from the early printmakers of Inukjuak, Nunavik, QC.
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Names For Snow
In this interview, Kangirsuk-based emerging filmmaker Rebecca Thomassie shares the originals of her directorial debut, Names For Snow, and what she hopes audiences will take away from the film.
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6 Staff Picks for Art Toronto 2019
Now in its 20th year, Art Toronto presents art from Canadian and international galleries alongside lectures and panel discussions. For this year's Art Toronto, IAQ staff choose six must-see artists.
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The Book of the Sea
Aleksei Vakhrushev’s new film The Book of the Sea is a hybrid documentary that blends the traditional harvesting practices of contemporary Chukotkan whale hunters with the claymation story of “the woman who gave birth to a whale”.
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Bloodline
IAQ Contributing Editor Napatsi Folger speaks with Lindsay McIntyre about her film project Bloodline, which will be on display at Art Toronto, discussing the origins of the project and from whence McIntyre’s artistic practice derives.
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Motion and Movement
IAQ Contributing Editor Emily Henderson speaks with interdisciplinary artist Mark Igloliorte about working with new artistic mediums, his influences, and motion and movement.
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An Act of Resistance
PIQSIQ sisters and throat singers Tiffany Kuliktana Ayalik and Kayley Inuksuk Mackay leave listeners enthralled on their debut EP, teaming up with producer Ruby Singh to blend rhythmic throat singing with entrancing beats.
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Kablusiak
Kablusiak works across media, using their art “as a coping mechanism to subtly address diaspora, and to openly address mental illness.” The result is a practice seasoned with the macabre, made palatable by the sweetness of its delivery.
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IAQ Staff highlight their must see films and events at imagineNATIVE
The IAQ staff picks their must-see films and showcases at the 2019 ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, taking place in Toronto from Oct. 22 to 27.
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Kinngait Rewind
To celebrate the 60 years of printmaking in the Kinngait (Cape Dorset) community, IAF staff share their decade-specific picks.
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A New Vision
Lisa Koperqualuk, newly appointed Curator and Mediator of Inuit Art at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, speaks with IAQ Contributing Editor Emily Henderson about her new role, Inuit leadership, and lots more.
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Transits and Returns
Ahead of the opening of Transits and Returns at the Vancouver Art Gallery, co-curator Tarah Hogue speaks with IAQ Contributing Editor Emily Henderson on the show’s central themes of movement, mobility and migration.
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Interview with Emerging Artist Dayle Kubluitok
Was sit down with Iqaluit-based artist Dayle Kubluitok at the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum to discuss her artistic process and her recently completed a mural in the Iqaluit Aquatic Centre.
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Kinngait
Nakasuk Alariaq relates the history of celebrated artist and shaman Kiakshuk, whose prints are among the earliest to come out of Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU.
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Lisa Quluqqi Koperqualuk named Curator of the MMFA
Vice President of International Affairs at the Inuit Circumpolar Council Lisa Quluqqi Koperqualuk to join the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts team as their new Curator and Mediator of Inuit Art.
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Embassy of Imagination Parade Opens the Toronto Biennial of Art
On September 21st, the Toronto Biennial opened to the public in locations across Toronto. Ambitious in scope, the inaugural edition of the Biennial promises “72 Days of Free Art” along the waterfront.
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Loons Curing the Blind
IAQ’s John Geoghegan takes a closes look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints: “Loons Curing the Blind” by May Lonsdale
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Birds and Dog Feeding
Couzyn Van Heuvelen takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints, “Birds and Dog Feeding” by Ikayukta Tunnillie.
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Drum Dance in the Igloo
Mark Igloliorte takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints, “Drum Dance in the Igloo” by Paul Uta’naaq
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Untitled (1976)
Janice Grey takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints, “Untitled” by Thomassie Echalook
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Untitled (7 Geese, 4 People, 2 Dogs)
Mark London takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s Rejected Prints, “Untitled (7 Geese, 4 People, 2 Dogs)” by Parr.
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Woman in Labour
Linda Grussani takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints: “Woman in Labour” by Janet Kigusiuq.
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Man and Woman Going After Walrus
Richard Murdoch takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints: “Man and Woman Going after Walrus” by Leah Qumaaluk.
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Walrus Surprises Hunter
Heather Campbell takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints, “Walrus Surprises Hunter” by Napachie Pootoogook.
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Birth of Jesus
Alysa Procida takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints, “Birth of Jesus” by Harry Egotak.
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What Gets Lost
The CEAC spent decades moderating the sale of Inuit art to southern audiences by prohibiting works deemed unacceptable from entering the market. We examine what works were rejected and why.
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National Gallery of Canada Announces Curators for 58th Venice Biennale
The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) has confirmed that the Canada Pavilion will be curated by a team composed of Asinnajaq, Catherine Crowston, Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Barbara Fischer and Candice Hopkins.
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From an Inuk Point of View
Reflecting on a trip North in the early 1990s, a curator and writer delves into Isuma’s legacy, their presentation of time and what the collective’s work means for us all.
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Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers' Rebel Love Story
Blackfoot and Sámi writer, director, producer and actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ 2014 film tells the story of her parent’s activism as well as the legacies of intergenerational and familial trauma through their radical, rebel love.
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Couzyn Van Heuvelen Short-Listed for Public Art Project
A bold and graphic nod to the history of Inuit printmaking by Bowmanville-based sculptor and installation artist Couzyn Van Heuvelen is among the five short-listed proposal for the Glen Road Pedestrian Tunnel public art project.
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Remembering Our Ways
Iglulik-based collectives Isuma and Arnait Video Productions harness the power of film to retain, recall and preserve collective memory, significantly contributing to the revitalization of culture and language.
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Tracing the Lines of Alethea Aggiuq Arnaquq-Baril's Tunniit
Through the lens of the 2011 film “Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos,” Writer, producer and director Stacey Aglok revisits the Iqaluit-based filmmakers practice that has become a living, breathing process.
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Gabriel Nuraki Koperqualuk
Multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Gabriel Nuraki Koperqualuk has spent his career connecting to his Nunavimmiut identity while living and producing art in an urban centre.
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Aka Hansen
While much of Hansen’s work is made with a Greenlandic audience in mind, her experimental shorts and horror features have garnered just as much attention from international viewers.
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Spirit Wrestler Gallery to Close its Doors this October
Vancouver’s Spirit Wrestler Gallery is closing its doors to the public this October. Founded in 1995, the gallery became well-known for showcasing the work of a host of leading Indigenous artists from across Canada and beyond.
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Inuit Artists to Perform at 2019 Festival Internacional Cervantino
Among Festival Internacional Cervantino’s 2019 line-up are a number of Inuit artists including a Polaris Prize-nominated musician and a Dora award-winning multidisciplinary artist.
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Katie Doane Avery
From intimate family dramas to a steam punk, alt-historical epic, Iñupiaq filmmaker Katie Doane Avery’s category-defying stories continue to challenge the stereotypical tropes that often pervade narrative filmmaking.
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Mosha Folger
Films have been an integral part of Mosha Folger’s life since he can remember. From documentaries to music videos, the director captures the numerous social, economic and political issues facing those living throughout the Arctic.
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Arnait and Isuma’s Latest Co-Production Coming This Fall
Set in Nunavik shortly after World War II, Restless River (2019) is based off Gabrielle Roy’s 1970 novel Windflower.
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Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association Appoints Inuit Majority Board
The Nunavut Arts and Crafts has a new Inuit majority Board of Directors. 11 out of the 12 positions on the recently elected board are now held by Inuit, following their appointments during NACA’s annual general meeting in July.
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Riddu Riđđu Festival Highlights Nunavummiut Artists
The 2019 edition of the annual festival, held in the community of Manndalen, Norway, boasted an impressive roster of Inuit creatives from musicians to filmmakers and more.
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Glenn Gear
Animator, filmmaker and visual artist Glenn Gear explores his identity as an urban Inuk with ancestral ties to Nunatsiavut by working with film and installations to capture the liminal space between natural and built environments.
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Fast Runners and Time Travellers
Containing never before seen recordings, interviews, documentation and over 20 years of raw footage, what questions are raised after visiting the archive of Igloolik Isuma Productions housed at the National Gallery of Canada?
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Aija Komangapik Awarded Top Prize in Indigenous Arts & Stories Contest
Emerging artist Aija Komangapik has received first place in the Indigenous Arts & Stories contest, presented annually by Historica Canada, for the digital drawing Drumdancer (2019).
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Janet Nungnik's Familial Threads
Moving between past, present and future, Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake), NU, artist Janet Nungnik’s large-scale autobiographical textile works weave together poetry and personal history.
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Elisapie Named to Polaris Prize Short List
The short list for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize has been announced, and among the 10 nominated albums is Ballad of the Runaway Girl (2018) by Montreal-based, Salluit-raised musician Elisapie (Elisapie Isaac).
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3 Prints Released to Celebrate 60 Years of Kinngait Studios
In celebration of 60 years of printmaking in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU, Dorset Fine Arts has released a special summer collection featuring two new works by Ningiukulu Teevee and Ooloosie Saila as well as a historic, previously unreleased print by Pitaloosie Saila, RCA.
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Inaugural Toronto Biennial Highlights Inuit Artists
The list of participating artists for the Toronto Biennial of Art this fall has been released, with a number of artists from across the Arctic among the 90 national and international participants named so far for the 72 day event.
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Inuit Delegation to Finland Are “Cultural Ambassadors” According to New Senate Report
Indigenous artists are identified as “’essential’ to Canadian diversity and its distinct image abroad,” including the recent delegation of artists organized by the IAF and Canada Council for the Arts at the Arctic Arts Summit.
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10 Ways We Are Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day
June 21, 2019, is National Indigenous Peoples Day! We put together a list of some of ways we will be celebrating today.
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Elisapie Longlisted for the Polaris Music Prize
Singer-songwriter Elisapie (Elisapie Isaac) is among the 40 musicians long-listed for this year’s Polaris Music Prize, for her third studio album The Ballad of the Runaway Girl (2018).
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Inuit Art Centre Receives $2M Donation
The Winnipeg Art Gallery announced a significant gift of $2 million to the Inuit Art Centre from The North West Company, which will fund the development of a public plaza adjacent to the Centre.
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How Kenojuak Ashevak Influenced Brian Jungen
On the occasion of Brian Jungen’s exhibition “Friendship Centre” at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, ON, we revisit his work and surprising connections to celebrated graphic artist Kenojuak Ashevak.
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Kablusiak Shortlisted for the Sobey Art Award
Kablusiak has been named to the short list for the 2019 Sobey Art Award, the most prestigious art prize in Canada. They are the second Inuk artist and first Inuvialuk artist to be short-listed for the accolade.
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Talirunili Sculpture Breaks Record at Auction
A sculpture by Joe Talirunili (1893-1976) has broken the record for the highest price paid for a work by an Inuit artist at public auction. The work was offered on May 29th, 2019, in the inaugural sale by First Arts.
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Indigenous Art on a Global Stage
What are the implications in having Isuma, a community-based, principally Inuktitut language video art collective based in Iglulik, NU, represent Canada at arguably the world’s most visible and scrutinized international art event?
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Major Donation to Support Artists at the Venice Biennale
With Isuma’s exhibition at the Canada Pavilion, the National Gallery of Canada Foundation announced the gift of one million dollars by The Jack Weinbaum Family Foundation to the Canadian Artists in Venice Endowment to support future representation at the premiere contemporary art event.
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First Look
The IAQ takes you behind the scenes of the 58th Venice Biennale with a first look at Isuma’s installation at the Canada Pavilion, the first time Inuit artists have exhibited as part of the national pavilion.
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5 Must-See Films Screening Outside Venice
From experimental shorts and animations to inspiring feature length productions, we have rounded up our must-see film and video works by creators across Inuit Nunangat on view during the course of the 58th Venice Biennale.
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The Canadian Pavilion in Venice
On the cusp of the 58th Venice Biennale and on the occasion of a recently renovated Canada Pavilion, we take a look at the history of the international exhibition, Canada’s national pavilion and what these platforms mean for us today.
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5 Shows We Want to See at the Venice Biennale
Alongside the landmark exhibition by Isuma, lead by Zacharias Kunuk, OC and Norman Cohn, at the Canada Pavilion, the Inuit Art Quarterly editorial team has rounded-up their must-sees for the 58th Venice Biennale opening this week.
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Inuit Art Quarterly Nominated for 2 National Magazine Awards
The Inuit Art Quarterly, the world’s only magazine dedicated to Inuit and circumpolar Indigenous arts, has received two 2019 National Magazine Award nominations for Issue Grand Prix and Publisher Grand Prix.
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Alootook Ipellie Inducted into Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame
In recognition of his significant contributions to the art of cartooning in Canada, the late artist Alootook Ipellie will be inducted into the Giants of the North: Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame in May 2019.
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Kablusiak Longlisted for the Sobey Award
Kablusiak has been named to the 2019 Sobey Award longlist, Canada’s most prestigious award for young artists. They are the first Inuvialuk artist nominated for the prize and are included as part of the Prairies & North catchment.
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Remembering Okpik Pitseolak
The Inuit Art Foundation is saddened to report that Okpik Pitseolak (1946–2019) has passed away. Okpik was a long-time member of the IAF Board of Directors and a fierce advocate for Inuit artists.
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Bart Hanna Kappianaq Unveils Sculpture at Parliament Hill
Renowned Iglulik-based sculptor Bart Hanna Kappianaq unveiled Sedna with Friends (2019) at the Canadian Parliament Complex in Ottawa, ON, coinciding with the 20th anniversary celebrations of the establishment of Nunavut.
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Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
Fellow author Norman Dunning delves into Polaris Prize and Juno award-winning musician Tanya Tagaq’s debut novel Split Tooth (2018) that is a part autobiographical, part fictional and intermingles prose with poetry and drawing.
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Artists Boycott Indigenous Music Awards Over Cultural Appropriation
Inuit musicians Tanya Tagaq, Kelly Fraser, PIQSIQ, Iva and more have boycotted the Indigenous Music Awards over concerns of cultural appropriation in the work of nominee Cikwes, who incorporates throat singing within her work.
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Jessica Kotierk Leads Iqaluit Museum as Manager and Curator
The Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum in Iqaluit, NU, the Territory’s only museum, announced recently that Jessica Kotierk has been hired as the Manager and Curator.
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Jocelyn Piirainen Joins Winnipeg Art Gallery as Assistant Curator
Ottawa-based artist and curator Jocelyn Piirainen has joined the Winnipeg Art Gallery as the inaugural Assistant Curator of Inuit Art. Piirainen is the first Inuk in Canada to hold a lead curatorial position at a provincial museum.
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Katherine Takpannie
Ottawa-based photographer Katherine Takpannie captures the complexities and nuances of urban Inuit life with her expansive scenes and intimate portraits.
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Collaborative Installation Debuts at Nuit Blanche
“Memory Keepers /Gardiens des mémoires” is a collaborative installation by Jesse Tungilik, Jason Sikoak, Megan Kyak-Monteith, Darcie Bernhardt, Tom McLeod, Glenn Gear and Caroline Monnet at the FOFA Gallery courtyard at Concordia.
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Prime Minister Apologizes for Historic Mistreatment of Tuberculosis Patients
Accompanying the historic apology from the federal government, we revisit the carvings produced during patient stays in southern sanitariums that provide an invaluable record of this chapter of Canadian history in stone.
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Soft Shapes and Hard Mattresses
Despite the fact that love and sex in the Canadian Arctic is not new, images of erotic scenes have rarely graced the pages of the IAQ. Here, we push past voyeuristic taboos to bring us into the pulse of recent erotic Inuit art.
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documenta 14
Arguably the world’s largest—and most debated—recurring contemporary art exhibitions, documenta 14 urges viewers to rethink the powerful potential of objects and images in the advancement of Indigenous sovereignty.
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Canadian Museum of History Receives Major Donation of Inuit Art
Over 750 contemporary sculptures, 120 works on paper and 25 examples of historical material by Inuit artists from across the North were donated to the Canadian Museum of by the estate of Dr. Margaret (Marmie) Perkins Hess.
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Tunirrusiangit
A curator, artist and writer reviews the landmark exhibition “Tunirrusiangit: Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak” and the critical strategies that blur the divides between artist and curator.
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Shuvinai Ashoona Receives 2018 Gershon Iskowitz Prize
The Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU graphic artist is the first Inuk recipient of the prestigious $50,000 prize and solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
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Remembering Elisapee Ishulutaq
Renowned artist Elisapee Ishulutaq, OC, passed away on December 8, 2018 in Panniqtuq (Pangnirtung), NU, at the age of ninety-three. Born in 1925, Ishulutaq lived on the land until around 1970 when she and her family moved to Panniqtuq.
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The City of Ottawa Art Collection Acquires New Works
Barry Pottle, Katherine Takpannie and Annie Pootoogook (1961-2016) are among the artists included in the City of Ottawa Art Collection’s recent acquisition who will be featured the exhibition Kaleidoscope at the City Hall Art Gallery.
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Kenojuak Ashevak Breaks Records at Auction
Following a riveting round of bidding at Waddington’s in Toronto, ON on November 20th, 2018, a red-tailed copy of Kenojuak Ashevak’s famous 1960 print The Enchanted Owl broke previous auctions records set by the artist.
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raise a flag
Independent curator and Associate Dean at OCAD University Ryan Rice reflects on the legacy of a foundational national collection and its power to reframe dialogues on the scope and shape of what a nation might be.
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Revisiting Annie Pootoogook
We explore the lesser-known currents of Pootoogook’s oeuvre, providing a new way to look at the profound impact of her work.
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Printed Matters
The chance discovery of works by Helen Kalvak, Agnes Nanogak Goose, and more—once thought to be lost—spread across three safes in the community of Ulukhaktok, NT, has spurred a new digitization effort.
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Circumpolar Indigenous Film at imagineNATIVE 2018
From fantasy and adventure to experimental film, music video and documentaries, we’ve rounded up the best offerings from the Circumpolar North across the five-day festival.
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Celebrating 30 Years of Supporting Artists
Tracing the last 30 years at the Inuit Art Foundation.
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59th Annual Cape Dorset Print Collection Released
The collection features prints by Saimaiyu Akesuk, Shuvinai Ashoona, Qavavau Manumie, Malaija Pootoogook, Cee Pootoogook, Quvianaqtuk Pudlat, Pauojoungie Saggiak, Pitaloosie Saila, Axangayuk Shaa, Padloo Samayualie, and more!
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MBAM Acquires Work by Niap and Partners with Avataq
MBAM deepened its promotion of Inuit art and culture with a recent acquisition of work by Niap (Nancy Saunders) as well as the announcement of a new partnership with the Avataq Cultural Institute.
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Remembering Siassie Kenneally
Kinngait-based artist Siassie Kenneally passed away recently in Iqaluit, NU. Over the course of her life, Kenneally produced an incredibly personal body of work that examined modern and traditional life from her own unique perspective
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Kenojuak Cultural Centre Opens Its Doors in Kinngait
The $10.2 million-dollar Kenojuak Cultural Centre and Print Shop in Kinngait (Cape Dorest), NU opened its doors on September 5, 2018 with a series of celebrations and exhibitions.
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Story of All-Inuit Lacrosse Team To Premiere At TIFF
The Grizzlies, a film based on the all-Inuit team of the same name, will have its worldwide premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival this fall.
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Ooloosie Saila
One of the most original young artists working in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU, today, Saila has gained an almost immediate, enthusiastic following in the South for her whimsical creatures and otherworldly landscapes.
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Siassie Kenneally
Siassie Kenneally qaujimajaulauqpuq titiqtugarminut, tunngaviqalauqput iqqaumajaminik inuusirilauaqtaminiglu. Taana unikkausiqaqpuq titiqtugarmik atausirmit nuititiisimattiarninganik inuusiulauqtumik saqqititinngmat ilunngittiaqsimajumik.
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Spiders, Insects and Other Creepy-Crawlies
During summer the days are long, the skies are sunny and the insects are out in full force. We are sharing 5 Works from our spring 2018 issue which highlight artists’ interpretations of sometimes pesky, sometimes friendly, critters.
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Nunavut Artists Selected for Public Art Program in Iqaluit Daycare
Last week, the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs announced that the construction of the new Iqaluit Community Day Care is underway and will prominently feature commissioned works by Nunavut artists.
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IAF Celebrates Nunavut Day
Happy Nunavut Day! In honour of the 25th anniversary of the land claims agreement that initiated the establishment of the territory, we’re celebrating by bringing you a selection of work by artists from Nunavut including Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Alethea Aggiuq Arnaquq-Baril, Tim Pitsiulak, Jesse Tungilik, Andrew Qappik, Jessie Oonark, Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok, Kenojuak Ashevak and Hinaani Design.
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Bart Hanna Awarded Major Commission in Ottawa
Iglulik (Igloolik)-based sculptor Bart Hanna Kappianaq has been selected to install a new work in Centre Block, the main building of the Canadian parliament complex on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
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Panniqtuuq Releases First Major Print Collection Since 2011
For the first time since 2011, the Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts & Crafts in Panniqtuuq (Pangnirtung), NU, unveiled a new print collection at a launch event on July 8, 2018 as part of the Nunavut Arts Festival in Iqaluit, NU.
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Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Wins Inaugural Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award
Iqaluit-based artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory is the recipient of the inaugural Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award, for her multi-disciplinary practice which centres on uaajeerneq (Greenlandic mask dance).
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Hinaani Design
“We noticed there was a market for Inuit specific clothing because Inuit really love showing off that they are Inuk.”
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Inuk Design
IAQ staff met with Inuk Designs during Indigenous Fashion Week in Toronto. They discussed how Inuk Designs got started and what being part of Indigenous Fashion Week in Canada means to Inuk Designs.
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Martha Kyak
The IAQ met with Martha Kyak during Indigenous Fashion Week in Toronto. They discussed what being part of Indigenous Fashion Week means to Martha and how her sought-after sealskin necklace came to be.
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Barbara Akoak of Inuk Barbie Designs
“There is this Inuk teaching, the more you give the more you get. So if I’m gifted seal flippers, I’ll give a pair of earrings to the huntress or hunter that gave them to me. It’s an exchange and it just keeps giving me more and more.”
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Inuk 360
“My goal was to be the Louis Vuitton of tufting.”
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WAG Breaks Ground on Inuit Art Centre
The Winnipeg Art Gallery broke ground on its Inuit Art Centre today. Slated for opening in 2020, the 40,000-sqft, four-storey Centre will bring to view the world’s largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art.
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McMichael Canadian Art Collection Announces New Chief Curator
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection has named as its new curator Toronto-based critic and curator Sarah Milroy as its new Chief Curator, who seeks to “make Canadian art history relevant and fresh for contemporary audiences.”
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Maureen Gruben
“The smell of moose hide is a very warm, inviting smell. As an Indigenous person, it brings you home [from] wherever you are as there is this connection to the land and the smell of smoke and hide; it’s a very familiar smell.”
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IAQ Nominated for Four National Magazine Awards
The Inuit Art Quarterly, the world’s sole publication dedicated to the arts and artists of Inuit Nunangat, has received four 2018 National Magazine Award nominations.
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Couzyn van Heuvelen Named to the 2018 Sobey Art Award Longlist
Iqaluit-born artist Couzyn van Heuvelen has been named to the 2018 Sobey Art Award longlist, Canada’s most prestigious award for young artists. The honour comes on the heels of several career milestones for the artist in recent years.
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Jessie Oonark
Years after her death, 27 of Jessie Oonark’s pristine drawings were discovered in a manila envelope in a basement. Athough already a celebrated artist, these lost drawings confirmed Oonark’s vitality and confidence as an artist.
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Bart Hanna
In 2013, Bart Hanna completed Migration, a monumental ship with a cast of unique characters carved from a single block of stone weighing over 700 pounds. Hanna explains the significance of this singular work to the IAQ.
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Remembering Lukie Airut
Iglulik-based artist Lukie Airut (1942–2018) was an immensely talented sculptor known for his multi-dimensional sculptures. His work with whalebone and walrus ivory allowed him to create highly detailed works in increasing scale.
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Lukie Airut
A retrospective on the magical work of Lukie Airut, a master carver from Iglulik, NU, whose sculptures echo his deep familiarity with his land and the animals that live there.
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Inuit Art Centre Announces All-Inuit Guest Curatorial Team
The Winnipeg Art Gallery has confirmed a team of four Inuit guest curators to open the WAG’s Inuit Art Centre’s inaugural exhibition calendar.
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The Intertwined History Of Politics And Art in Nunatsiavut
Yet in spite of the lack of an enduring arts industry, a cooperative system, institutional support or scholarly interest, Nunatsiavut continues to produce such exceptional artists as Michael Massie, John Terriak and Heather Campbell.
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Andrew Qappik Named Member of the Order of Canada
Governor General Julie Payette announced 125 new appointments to the Order of Canada, among them Andrew Qappik “for his contributions to defining the visual culture of Nunavut as a master printmaker and sculptor.”
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Tiktak
Tiktak, a Kangiqliniq (Rankin Inlet) sculptor, was the first Inuk artist to have a solo show; his one-man show was a watershed moment in the field of Inuit art, paving the way for the hundreds (if not thousands) of solo shows that followed.
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Funding and Curatorial Future of the WAG’s Inuit Art Centre
Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister has confirmed the provincial government will provide $10 million over five years to the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s Inuit Art Centre, a first-of-its-kind cultural landmark in the making.
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Isuma to Represent Canada at the 58th Venice Biennale
The 2019 representative artist for the Canada Pavilion at the 58th Venice will be the artist collective Isuma. This is the second time Inuit artists have been presented at the fair, Kananginak Pootoogook being the first in 2017.
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Lucy Tulugarjuk
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Inez Shiwak
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Daniel Shimout
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Nicotye Samayualie
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Barry Pottle
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Vinnie Karetak
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Jimmy Kalinek
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Victoria Kakuktinniq
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Sandra Hollett
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Kelly Fraser
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Leevan Etok
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Julia Manoyok Ekpakohak
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Tony Anguhalluq
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Fanny Algaalaga Avatituq
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Saimaiyu Akesuk
For our 30th anniversary issue, the IAQ asked 15 leading figures in Inuit art to nominate an early-career artist to watch. In turn, those artists selected a senior talent who has inspired them.
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Sightlines and Surfaces
Boundary pushing Vancouver-based painter Mark Igliolorte discusses his ongoing research into the Indigenous origins of the kayak, the beauty in shifting perspectives and collapsing the vast distance between coasts.
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Celebrating 30 Years
For three decades, the IAQ has been introducing readers around the globe to the luminaries of Inuit art world. It has been our great pleasure to share the beauty and vitality of Inuit cultural production over the past 30 years.
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Anchorage Museum
For this spotlight on the Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska, we asked Aaron Leggett, Curator of Alaska History and Culture, to pick the five works he believes speak to the heart of the collection.
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Nuuk Kunstmuseum
For this spotlight on the Nuuk Kunstmuseum in Nuuk, Greenland we asked curators Nivi Christensen and Stine Lundberg Hansen to pick 5 works they believe speak to the heart of the collection.
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Bill Nasogaluak
Everyone who enters our living room stops and looks in awe at the green stone sculpture by Inuit artist Bill Nasogaluak titled Sedna on Cross (2006). Also known as The Death of My Culture, the sculpture’s strength is inescapable.
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Boarder X
Boarder X is the first exhibition to bring together the work of Inuit, First Nations and Métis artists who also surf, skate or snowboard, and it is a blockbuster. The opening saw 900 people cross the threshold of the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
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New Study Finds Value of Inuit Arts Economy
Inuit art contributed $87.2 million to the Canadian economy in 2015, according to a trailblazing study released today.
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Inuit Art Foundation Announces Igloo Tag Trademark Transfer in Iqaluit
The Igloo Tag Trademark will transfer from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada to the IAF, which is uniquely positioned to administer the trademark to further protect, promote and support Inuit art in Canada and internationally.
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Michael Massie and Ellen Hamilton Receive the Order of Canada
Massie was made a Member to the Order for his work as a sculptor and silversmith and Hamilton for her promotion of Inuit arts and culture, as well as her support of Arctic performers and artists.
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Mural by Inuk Artist Nancy Saunders Revealed at Ottawa Museum
In celebration of National Aboriginal Day, the Canadian Museum of Nature opens the new, permanent Canada Goose Arctic Gallery, featuring Ilurqusivut (Our Ways), a large-scale mural created by Inuk artist Nancy Saunders (Niap).
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Eye on the Arctic
The IAQ is pleased to present this portfolio—a look at Inuit photography today—with some of the most notable artists working across the North.
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Kenojuak Ashevak on the Canadian Ten Dollar Bill
For the first time ever, a Canadian banknote features a work of Inuit art! Kenojuak Ashevak’s Owl’s Bouquet (2007) will appear on 40 million commemorative $10 banknotes celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
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Mattiusi Iyaituk Presents on Artist Resale Right
Former Inuit Art Foundation President Mattiusi Iyaituk travels to Switzerland to present at the International Conference on Artist’s Resale Right, hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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Building a Nunavut Performing Arts & Culture Centre
After eight years of annual consultations, Qaggiavuut! is preparing to launch an international fundraising campaign for a Nunavut Performing Arts Centre, pursuing financial support for a dedicated performance space for the region.
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IAQ Editor Britt Gallpen Awarded Inaugural Editor Grand Prix, Honourable Mention
Inuit Art Quarterly Editor Britt Gallpen has been recognized as Editor Grand Prix, Honourable Mention at the 2017 Magazine Grands Prix. The award recognizes excellence, leadership and mentorship in magazine editing.
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The Hnatyshyn Foundation's REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards
The Hnatyshyn Foundation announced in Ottawa today the laureates of the REVEAL Indigenous Art Awards, which honour Indigenous artists who have shown exceptional leadership in both their home communities and on the world stage.
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Inuit Art Quarterly Shortlisted for Canadian Magazine Award
The Inuit Art Quarterly has been shortlisted for Best Magazine, Literature and Art in the 2017 Canadian Magazine Awards. The nomination, announced March 30, 2017, recognizes excellence in publishing in the arts and literature, including poetry. This is the inaugural year for the Canadian Magazine Awards presented by Magazines Canada. This is also the IAQ’s first nomination for a ‘Best Magazine’ award in its thirty year history.
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Remembering Kellypalik Qimirpik
Kinngait (Cape Dorset) sculptor Kellypalik Qimirpik (1948–2017) passed away earlier this year. An avid carver whose career was marked by important commissions, his sculptures of Arctic animals were exhibited worldwide.
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Update on the Inuit Film and Video Archives
The Inuit Broadcasting Corporation announced in March that significant progress has been made on the Inuit Film and Video Archives, an effort to digitize some 9000 hours of film and other records and make them accessible to the public.
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Shuvinai Ashoona Appointed to the RCA
In May 2016, Shuvinai Ashoona was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, joining the ranks of a significant group of Inuit artists who share the RCA distinction, including Helen Kalvak, Jessie Oonark and Kananginak Pootoogook.
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Inuit Art at the 57th Venice Biennale
Kananginak Pootoogook, RCA (1935–2010) has been named as a participating artist in this year’s Venice Biennale, opening May 13, 2017. The late Kinngait (Cape Dorset) artist is the first Inuit artist to be included in the fair.
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Astral Bodies
Astral Bodies (2016) at the Mercer Union in Toronto, allows viewers to speculate what the otherworldly may hold through the works of five women whose individual practices address real or imagined spaces beyond physical realms.
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Couzyn van Heuvelen
Iqaluit-born sculptor and installation artist Couzyn van Heuvelen has created something distinctive with Avataq, a project consisting of several handmade foil balloons resembling traditional sealskin floats.
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Annie Pootoogook (1969 – 2016)
Jimmy Manning remembers Annie Pootoogook. She grew up in Kinngait (Cape Dorset) as part of a highly artistic family which included parents Eegyvudluk and Napachie Pootoogook, and grandmother Pitseolak Ashoona, who she revered.
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Change Makers
What, or rather who, is a change maker? This is the central question that lingered for me after visiting Change Makers at the Art Gallery of Mississauga, which featured works by seven Indigenous artists working across North America and Europe. Given the gallery’s newly-implemented mandate to incorporate “diverse Indigenous perspectives within exhibitions and programming,” the answer seems implied but was not fully articulated. Read More
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Tanya Lukin Linklater's Choreography of Space
Tanya Lukin Linklater talks to the IAQ about her most recent performance, and the space, the dancers, the musician, the text, the backstory and the moment of performance all have their parts to play.
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Inuit Art Auction Picks
The IAQ’s favourite auction picks from the fall 2016 art offerings. Here are works that surprised us, delighted us, and left us wishing our budgets were unlimited.
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Angry Inuk
The seal hunt is a delicate subject for Newfoundland and Labradorians. Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s Angry Inuk takes on anti-sealing narratives to examine what the hunt represents for Canada’s Inuit.
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Kenojuak Ashevak Heritage Minute
Historica Canada has launched a new Heritage Minute highlighting the groundbreaking career of the late Kinngait artist Kenojuak Ashevak. This Minute is the first to be produced entirely in Inuktitut as well as English and French.
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Floe Edge
Review of Floe Edge (2016) at the AXENÉO7 Gallery in Gatineau, QC. The packed exhibition hosted works from Tim Pitsiulak, Mona Netser, Nicole Camphaug, Lavinia van Heuvelen, Mathew Nuqingaq and more.
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Listening for Sedna
ArtCOP21: a global program of exhibitions, installations and more that emphasize the interrelatedness of climate and culture. Can art communicate the human effects of climate change at a deeper level than facts and figures alone?
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Rocks, Stones and Dust
Rocks, Stones and Dust brings together work by sixteen artists to reimagine human relationships to rocks, encouraging a reevaluation of our understanding of rocks as stagnant objects.
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Cold Dream
Manumie’s depiction of human interactions with both the natural and the spiritual worlds melds oral stories with imaginative, often surreal forms that give a sense of the complex interactions of life in the North.
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