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    Healing through Sealskin Poetry

    Kaitlyn Purcell reflects on the healing power of Siku Allooloo's poetry.
  • Kenojuak Ashevak - Nunavut (Our Land)
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    The History Behind Nunavut (Our Land)

    Why choose this artwork to celebrate Nunavut Day?
  • MMassie_I Know Not of What You Speak
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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.
  • Ningiukulu Teevee - Generations
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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
  • Kenojuak Ashevak - Untitled #29
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    Carving a Brighter Future with Kenojuak Ashevak

    Bob Rae discusses the impact of Ashevak’s legacy
  • Gary Kalluk - Qulliq of Life
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    How Inuit Embrace Both Light and Dark

    Tiffany Ayalik analyzes the symbolic meaning behind Gary Kalluk’s sculpture.
  • Kiakshuk - Seal Hunters
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    Connecting to the Arctic through Kiakshuk’s Art

    Zaib Shaikh reflects on the many connections formed through one artwork
  • Luke Anguhadluq - Kayaks and Caribou
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    Capturing the Bond Between Inuit and Caribou

    Luke Anguhadluq blends his skills in hunting and visual art.
  • Saimaiyu Akesuk - Transfiguration
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    Breaking Artistic Molds with Saimaiyu Akesuk

    Jeannette Menzies unpacks the innovative work of one emerging artist.
  • Leah Qumaaluk - Play
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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.
  • Lucy Qinnuayuak - Child with Captive Bird
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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.
  • Qabaroak Qatsiya - Two Men Discussing Coming Hunt
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    What One Hunter Can Teach Another

    Holly Andersen explains what Qabaroak Qatsiya’s two men are discussing.
  • Qavavau Manumie - Composition
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    What Inuit Art Can Teach Poland About Climate Change

    Leslie Scanlon unpacks Qavavau Manumie’s graphic artwork.
  • IkkidluakTutuyea_StarvingEthiopian_1987
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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.
  • JennieWilliams_NainArcticChar3
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    What Arctic Char Means to Inuit Nunangat

    Emily Laurent Henderson explores the meaning behind Jennie Williams’ photograph.
  • AkpalialukDogSled
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    The Power of Nostalgia in Inuit Art

    Inuit representation in toys and art.
  • AmittuDavidialukAlasuaInukDelousingMaleSpirit
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    How Storytelling Endures Through Inuit Art

    Megan Kyak-Monteith explores the story behind Davidialuk Amittu’s sculpture.
  • TaliruniliJoeTheMigration
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    The Many Meanings of Joe Talirunili’s “The Migration”

    Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona reveals what made Joe Talirunili Joe Talirunili.
  • InukpukJohnnyTattooedWomanFBCrop
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    Inside the Mind of “Tattooed Woman”

    Phebe Bentley exposes the secrets of one 1950s carving.
  • PitsiulakTimSpringCoastline
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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.
  • SaggiakKumakulukOwlAndOwlet
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    What Stories Can a Stone Sculpture Tell Us?

    Brian Kowikchuk interprets the tale Kumakuluk Saggiak left behind in stone.
  • KarlikPierreInuitHunting
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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.
  • WomanWithBucket
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    What One Inukjuak Sculpture Says About the Past

    Holly Andersen shows off female power in one 1950s sculpture.
  • Poulsen Seqininnguaq Marloqiusaq
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    Kalaaleq Artist Showcases Inuit Values in Watercolour Portrait

    Olivia Thomassie explores the knowledge contained in this painting by Seqininnguaq Poulsen.
  • IpeeleeOsuitokMysticalOwl
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    Stone Owl Sparks Memories of a Successful Hunt

    Kyle Natkusiak Aleekuk makes a connection with Osuitok Ipeelee’s Mythical Owl.
  • AshoonaShuvinaiTakingPicturesOfTheCreature
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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.
  • KiugakAshoonaWomanWithUluKnife
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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.
  • OonarkJessieUntitled(WomanUlusBirdsAndFigures)
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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.
  • IpellieAlootookTheDeathOfNomdaicLife
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    How Alootook Ipellie’s Art Influenced Jason Sikoak

    From one Southern Inuk artist to another.
  • HainnuIgahMosquito
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    Mosquitos in Inuit Art Evoke Which Emotion?

    Janet Brewster explores her relationship to Igah Hainnu’s work.
  • GrubenAliceUntitled
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    The Secret Meaning of Tuktuyaaktuuk’s Sealskin Tapestries

    Taalrumiuq / Christina King examines the history left by local seamstresses.
  • GauthierBillyHuntersTools
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    5 Minutes Up Close with Billy Gauthier’s Carvings

    A carver’s apprentice talks about her mentor’s work.
  • AkesukSaimaiyuQamajuq(Fly)Landscape
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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.
  • SikkuarkNickSealSpirit
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    Examine Nick Sikkuark’s “Seal Spirit”

    Our Managing Editor takes on this fluid carving.
  • AngnotakHeatherFishSkinEarrings
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    Get Hooked on Heather Angnatok’s Fish Skin Earrings

    Our Executive Director gets up close.
  • AshoonaShuvinaiCompositionRainbowBaleen
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    Analyze Shuvinai Ashoona’s Rainbow Baleen Illustration

    Our Editorial Director probes for symbolism.
  • OmnikGeorgeBasketWithCover
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    Circle George Omnik’s Baleen Basket

    Our Contributing Editor weaves a narrative.
  • TulurialikRuthAnnaqtuusiPeopleAndAnimalsOn Kayak
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    Crowd Around Ruth Annaqtuusi Tulurialik’s “People and Animals on Kayak”

    Our Profiles Editor jumps on the boat.
  • DuffyTarralikCowoftheSea
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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.
  • IgloliorteMarkKayakisInuktitutForSealHuntingBoatSocial
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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.
  • RageeAnirnikFieldOfVerse
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    Anirnik Ragee's "Field of Verse"

    IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
  • MorganPeterEvilAngagok
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    Peter Morgan's "An Evil Angagok"

    IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
  • ToonooJutaiShittyFuckenDay
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    Jutai Toonoo's "Shitty Fucken Day"

    IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
  • Tanya Mesher Jones Ulu Drawings
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    Singer Beatrice Deer Talks Multidisciplinary Artist Tanya Innaarulik

    Continuously evolving into new spaces
  • AmittuAsia
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    Aisa Amittu

    Depth and otherworldliness
  • TaylorVernaWanderingBear
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    Verna Taylor

    Steeped in her craft
  • TerriakJohnSeaLight
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    John Terriak

    Natural phenomena and dreams
  • TeeveeEkidluaPlayfulDog
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    Ekidlua Teevee

    Dogs both wild and domesticated
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    Maudie Okittuq

    From whalebone to stone
  • JoeNasogaluakComposite
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    Joe Nasogaluak

    Inuvialuit legends and stories
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