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.

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.

How did prints by one Inuk get published in the South in 1915?

10 Inuit archival photographs given new names and context.

World’s first Inuk opera singer says classical music is for everyone.

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.

A trip to the glassworks in Murano, Italy, reveals the links between Inuit and Venetians.

Catch Inuit talent at the marketplace and on the runways.

How the Nordic Pavilion became the Sámi Pavilion

Eat seal, wear seal!

Journeying to Nunatsiavut in search of answers.

The Inuvialuk painter shares some of the memories and inspiration behind their favourite artworks.

Take a closer look at how artists bring the iconic sealskin owl doll to life.

How Kablusiak dismantles the way we are pushed to perceive Inuit art.

Because you can never have enough jewellery.

Totally polar-izing? Find out how Inuit artists have used prints to depict the arctic's apex predator.

Jamesie Fournier’s humorous short story recounts an instance where cultural change got lost in translation.

Celebrate Valentine’s day with a host of love-themed Inuit musical numbers!

All of the hearts, flowers and candy to make your heart skip a beat.

The top dogs of Inuit art.

Behind the scenes at the Pangnirtung Tapestry Studio in preparation for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.

Charlotte Qamaniq shares the personal inspiration behind the band’s new track.

Looking to the future with a brand new shade: Very Peri.

Melodie Sammurtok-Lavallée reflects on Inuit identity, history and aesthetics through the process of creating.

The stories you loved, all wrapped up in a bow.

Explore the breadth of art-making in Nunatsiavut

Ujarak Appadoo explores how amautiit-making in Arviat has changed over the years.

Vanessa Flowers and Veronica Flowers carry on their grandmother’s legacy.

The beginnings of the Baker Lake Sanavik Co-operative.

We’re bringing you skulls this spooky season.

A look into Helen Kalvak’s contributions to the Ulukhaktok co-operative movement.

How Jeannie Snowball’s iconic owl helped to sustain the Nunavik artist co-operative.

Levi Qumaluk, Aisa Qoperqualu, Charlie Sivuarapik and Peter Amautik’s legacy in Puvirnituq.

Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona examines her grandmother Victoria Mamnguqsualuk’s art.

Our editors’ top picks from the world’s largest Indigenous media arts festival.

A brief history of West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative’s early days.

Buy from Indigenous Creators on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Must-see artworks to visit across Canada.

Luke Anguhadluq draws us into the iglu to watch a drum dance.

Artworks that celebrate friendship, kindness and connection.

What keeps Inupiaq artist Brian Adams looking to the future.

Inuit artists Eldred Allen, Tarralik Duffy, Kablusiak and Couzyn van Heuvelen in the running for $10,000 prize.

How Inuk artist Jennie Williams adapted her practice to document family life indoors.

An Inuit writer uses photographs to speak to how the pandemic has reinforced her values.

Canada’s first Indigenous two-spirit, trans-led arts gallery to open in Toronto this fall.

How Chris P. Sampson reframes his world when home means so much more.

Learn about the life and career of influential artists Kenojuak Ashevak, Jessie Oonark, Tivi Etok, Agnes Nanogak Goose and Gilbert Hay.

Explore the breadth of art-making in Nunavut.

Recognizing the artistic legacies of Josephina Kalleo, Garmel Rich and Nellie Winters.

From hunting to playing and everything in between.

The value of access to quality serpentinite, argillite and steatite for Inuit artists.

Explore the breadth of artmaking in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

ITK President Natan Obed gives a name to a painful past.

Tuktu—the animal near and deer to our hearts.

Views of the North from those who inhabit it.

Reexamining the visual language of the North through the watercolour paintings of Niap and Frederick Varley.

Celebrate the bond between mother and child through Inuit art.

This one is strictly for the birds

Protecting water in the community of Rigolet

Ningeosiak Ashoona and Uvavnuk show the constant flow of nature that moves them to their core.

The enduring popularity of Joe Talirunity’s seafaring sculptures.

Tegoodligak and Osuitok Ipeelee sing for their supper.

An ode to the unicorn of the sea.

The wind connects works by Tegoodligak, Pierre Aupilardjuk and Leo Napayok.

Using art to address injustice.

Martha Nasook and Michael Massie bring the stars in one place to celebrate the return of spring.

These artworks get our seal of approval!

What one Nunavik artist learned after taking painting to a brand new scale.

From sculpture to virtual reality, these women are creating amazing work.

Jessica Winters engages community with Makkovik mural.

The grooviest bears on the internet.

Nunatsiavut artist Kale Sheppard reconnects with her culture through paint.

The work of Agnes Nanogak Goose and Peter Aliknak Banksland through the eyes of their descendant.

The work of Agnes Nanogak Goose and Peter Aliknak Banksland through the eyes of their descendant.

How Charlotte Karetak renders the vivid skies of her hometown.

Kriller artworks that’ll blow you away

Learn what creatures creep in the legends behind your favourite artworks.

Illinniarit qanuq kappianaqtut takkuksauqattarninginik taakutiguunaq unikkaartuatigut takuksauvaktut sanaugatigut.

What records have been stitched into the wool duffel of Baker Lake?

What records have been stitched into the wool duffel of Baker Lake?

This Valentine’s Day and all days.

How one Inuvialuk artist approaches an unusual canvas.

The artist reveals the process behind the WAG’s newest piece of public art.

An Afro-Inuk woman finds her perfect niche in one intersectional art exhibition.

Illuminating Ultimate Grey through the works of artists from across Inuit Nunangat.

The under-the-radar stories of 2020.

The stories you loved, all wrapped up in a bow.

5 creators on the positives of the past year.

Wondrous ways to depict the massive marine mammal.

Maureen Gruben and Sonya Kelliher-Combs undertake a reciprocal artist exchange from home.

This month’s comic gives Ashevak’s art its own voices.

A graphic artist refutes the colonial imposition on their identity.

Explore the breadth of art-making in Nunavik.

Jordan Angunayuak Carpenter wrestles with the ramifications of his own name.

An artist reacts to those who mispronounce her name.

Napatsi Folger celebrates the monstrous creatures of Tivi Etook.

An Inuk graphic artist explores her relationship to her namesakes through comics.

One writer’s letter to her younger self.

True tributes to time out on the land.

Our Contributing Editor explore a more personal connection to art in this month’s comic featuring Pudlo Pudlat

Two drone photographers critique one another’s work.

Two drone photographers critique one another’s work.

Two drone photographers critique one another’s work.

Insect inspiration for World Mosquito Day.

Two drone photographers critique one another’s work.

Two photographers critique one another’s work.

Her iconic style mingles with the stick figures of our Contributing Editor in this month’s Inuit art comic.

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.

Who works the clay of the Kivalliq region?

Investigating the minimalism and austerity of Arviat carvings.

6 Inuit artists take on water at the surface.

6 Inuit artists take on water in the deep.

6 Inuit artists take on water at the shore.

Joe Tallirunili’s iconic carvings and prints reimagined get reimagined in watercolour by our Contributing Editor.

Investigating the printmakers in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU.

What does self-portraiture mean for an Inuit artist?

How have Inuit artists approached inlay?

After nearly five decades of creating, Abraham Anghik Ruben asks what’s next for Inuit art.

Statues in Ausuittuq (Grise Fiord), NU, and Qausuittuq (Resolute Bay), NU, search for justice.

Sealskin + toothbrush = fine art print?

Preventing cultural ties from being severed and documenting past attempts to do so.

Helen Kalvak’s life gets a comic strip makeover from our Contributing Editor.

Nine pieces that didn't make it into the print magazine.

Kenojuak Ashevak’s life gets a cartoon makeover from our Contributing Editor.

The award-winning artist talks about the perks and pitfalls of her online workshops.

Unseen currents connect us all.

50 years of innovation in 31 woven works.

The legacy continues.

What does it take to weave a 60-inch tapestry?

How did they go from blankets to tapestries?

Where it all began.

The politics of carving in Nunatsiavut.

Literally all things polar bear.

The places we sell

The places we sculpt

The places we find stone

Decades before "Classic Blue" was a trend, Inuit tastemakers took it for a spin.

What happened to Inuit art over the last decade?

Our readers have spoken, and the top ten posts from 2019 are here. Can you guess what made the list?

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.

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.

Lisa Alikamik looks at the metamorphosis of printmaking in Ulukhaktok (formerly Holman), Invialuit Settlement Region, NT, from wall art to household good.

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.

Tobey Andersen traces printmaking's elusive history in Nain, Nunatsiavut, NL, from its beginnings in 1976 to the present day.

Janice Grey opens the archives of la Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec and examines works from the early printmakers of Inukjuak, Nunavik, QC.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.