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  • Kelp
    • Feature

    Ningiukulu Teevee’s 20-Year Career in 5 Works of Art

    Explore the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted artist’s broad range and talents.
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    • Artist Project

    Photographer Holly Andersen on Capturing Life in Makkovik

    The prolific Nunatsiavut artist shares some of her favourite shots from out on the land.
  • 2023KAMA_Kablusiak
    • News

    Kablusiak Longlisted for the 2023 Sobey Art Award

    This marks the second time the multidisciplinary Calgary-based artist has been nominated for the prestigious prize.
  • GloriaInugaqPutumiraqtuq_SummerCamp2001
    • Feature

    The Memories Embedded in 5 of Gloria Putumiraqtuq’s Artworks

    The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award-longlisted artist tells the tales that underpin her work.
  • 2021_Installation view, Regeneration _ Piguttaugiallavalliajuk _ Ussanitauten - Seven Northern Labrador Photographers
    • News

    5 Inuit Artists Included in 2023 Bonavista Biennale

    Month-long Newfoundland public-art event announces 2023 dates and artist lineup.
  • MarkIgloliorte_SaputitFishWeirSkatePark
    • Artist Project

    How Mark Igloliorte Transformed Toronto into a Skateboarder’s Paradise

    The Nunatsiavut artist and skater shares tricks behind his Nuit Blanche installation.
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    • Feature

    Kablusiak’s Multidisciplinary Practice in 5 Artworks

    Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award longlister Kablusiak tells us about the special meaning each work has for them.
  • Feature_Taalrumiq_UntitledDigitalCollage_PastPresentFuture_Detail
    • Artist Project

    Taalrumiq’s Vision for the Future of Inuit Fashion

    The Inuvialuk fashion designer brings her ideas to life through sketches.
  • KautukRobertMuralSeaIceBreakUp
    • News

    Robert Kautuk’s Mural Revealed at Onsite Gallery

    The award-winning photographer’s mural is the third in the Up Front series at OCAD.
  • FB_4_BennettMark_Typeface_Sketchbookscan
    • Artist Project

    Mark Bennett on Creating a Personal Typeface

    The Toronto designer walks through the process of creating a typeface with community feedback.
  • 1_JungChantal_LovedAnImage
    • Artist Project

    Chantal Jung Examines the Digital Divide Facing Inuit Artists

    Multidisciplinary collage artist traces the lack of Arctic internet and how some organizations are working around it.
  • GayleUyagaqiKabloona_Uvagut
    • Feature

    The Growth of Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona in 5 Artworks

    The KAMA 2023 longlister describes five pieces that illustrate her evolution as an artist.
  • EdmundsDeanthaTorsCoveSelfie
    • Artist Project

    How Deantha Edmunds Weaves Activism into her Work

    Classical composer and performer shares how she uses music to enact change.
  • Feature_ChislettOliviaRadicalAcceptance_landscape
    • Artist Project

    How Ashley Qilavaq-Savard Strives for a Future Without Lateral Violence

    In her personal essay, the Iqaluit poet and filmmaker suggests that lateral love is the way forward for Inuit communities.
  • MaleganaJessicaWorkshop1
    • Artist Project
    • Feature

    The Story of One Nunavik Family’s Printmaking Journey

    A history of Nunavik printmaking through the generations, with illustrations by Jessica Malegana.
  • GrubenMaureen_StitchingMyLandscape
    • Feature

    Maureen Gruben Shares the Stories Behind 5 of Her Artworks

    A Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted multidisciplinary artist on crisis, collaboration and joy.
  • BlueEarringGlamour2
    • Artist Project

    Beader Collaboration: The Unnukkut Pair

    Levi Mequ and Sakkataaq Zawadski worked together to create earrings an ocean apart.
  • MultiEarringFinalGlamour1
    • Artist Project

    Beader Collaboration: The Tuilik/Avittat Pair

    Sakkataaq Zawadski and Levi Mequ worked together to create earrings an ocean apart.
  • PeggyPojuktokPudjuktok_Bathurst Inlet_NWTArchives
    • Feature

    ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑭᓂᓕᐅᖅᐸᖕᓂᖏᑦ

    ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔫᒃ ᒪᐃᓚ ᓯᐅᓗᒃ ᔭᐃᑲᑉᓴᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑯᕆᔅᑕ ᐅᓗᔪᒃ ᔭᑦᐅᐊᔅᓯᑭᒃᑯᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᖅᑰᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ.
  • ArnaktauyokGermaine_RitesofPassage
    • Feature

    ᑭᖑᕚᒃᓴᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑭᓂᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓛᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑮᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒍᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ

    ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑭᓂᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑭᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ.
  • GearGlenn_IluaniSilami
    • Feature

    Get to Know Glenn Gear Through 5 Works

    How the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted artist has developed his unique visual language.
  • Yurak_OutBoating
    • Artist Project

    The Hunters | Jamesie Taligvat Evaluardjuk Fournier

    In this short fictional work illustrated by Yurak, something wicked this way swims…
  • PeggyPojuktokPudjuktok_Bathurst Inlet_NWTArchives
    • Feature

    The Changing Face of the Inuit Tattoo Movement

    Scholars Maya Sialuk Jacobsen and Krista Ulujuk Zawadski share their perspectives on the resurgent practices.
  • ArnaktauyokGermaine_RitesofPassage
    • Feature

    The Next Generation of Inuit Tattooers on Revitalizing the Practice

    Emerging Inuit tattooers and cultural advocates converse about the resurgence of kakiniit and tunniit.
  • GautherBilly_MendingHerMitten
    • Feature

    Billy Gauthier Tells the Stories Behind 5 of His Artworks

    The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted sculptor reflects on major projects and his relationship to the materials that compose them.
  • EdmundsDeantha_FrankfurtBookFair_2021
    • Feature

    Deantha Edmunds on 5 of her Most Iconic Musical Performances

    Learn more about the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted classical singer’s work.
  • Ivalu(Still)
    • News

    Stars of Oscar-nominated Ivalu Gather in Online Conversation

    Mila Heilmann Kreutzmann and Nivi Larsen discuss their acting debuts and plans for the Academy Award night.
  • eldred-allen-headshot
    • Artist Project

    Eldred Allen Frames Local Elders in a New Light

    The Nunatsivut photographer shares a selection of portraits that highlight the important role Elders play in his community of Rigolet.
  • ManasieAkpaliapik_RespectingTheCircle
    • Feature

    Manasie Akpaliapik Through 5 Works

    Learn about the 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award longlisted artist.
  • 2AtanarjuatTheFastRunner_onlocation_CourtesyIsuma
    • Artist Project

    Nicole Luke Connects the Future of Inuit Nunangat with Inuit-led Architecture

    In her multimedia artist project, Luke asks, “Where Are the Inuit Architects?”
  • 2023KAMA_InterviewGraphic_CvHeuvelen
    • Feature

    The Expansive Work of Couzyn van Heuvelen

    How working in public space and connecting with his audiences is fuelling this artist’s growth.
  • 2023KAMA_InterviewGraphic_NTeevee
    • Feature

    The Spirited Storytelling of Ningiukulu Teevee

    The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted artist shares her many sources of inspiration.
  • 2023KAMA_InterviewGraphic_GPutumiraqtuq
    • Feature

    Gloria Putumiraqtuq Takes Pride in the Strength of Her Culture

    How the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted textile artist passes on knowledge across generations.
  • 2023KAMA_InterviewGraphic_Kablusiak
    • Feature

    Kablusiak Gives Themself Permission to Play

    The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted artist celebrates Inuit artistic legacies in their work, while evading colonial expectations of contemporary Inuit representation.
  • 2023KAMA_InterviewGraphic_GKabloona
    • Feature

    How Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona Builds Connection

    Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted artist Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona commands many mediums, with her family featuring strongly in her practice.
  • 2023KAMA_InterviewGraphic_MGruben
    • Feature

    Making Space For Maureen Gruben’s Artistic Ambitions

    A textile, installation and performance artist on her growing career—and what she dreams of next.
  • 2023KAMA_InterviewGraphic_GGear PHOTO LISA GRAVES
    • Feature

    Behind the Immersive Animations of Glenn Gear

    For the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted new media artist, creating is as fundamental as breathing.
  • 2023KAMA_InterviewGraphic_BGauthier_2023KAMA_LonglistHeadshots_BGauthier PHOTO MEGAN STEWART, COURTESY THE NEW HUMANITARIAN
    • Feature

    How Chance Encounters Inspire Billy Gauthier’s Carvings

    The Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted sculptor channels experiences on the land into his intricate works.
  • 2023KAMA_InterviewGraphic_DEdmunds
    • Feature

    Deantha Edmunds on Music, Writing, Teaching and Uplifting Others

    How the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award–longlisted classical singer enriches her practice by celebrating the different parts of herself.
  • 2023KAMA_InterviewGraphic_MAkpaliapik
    • Feature

    How Sculptor Manasie Akpaliapik Pushes Himself

    In a career spanning more than 45 years, Manasie Akpaliapik’s focus remains on improving his craft.
  • KAMA2023_LonglistReveal_FeatureImage
    • News

    10 Artists Longlisted for 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award

    An all-Inuit jury selects 10 finalists for the prestigious art prize.
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    • Artist Project

    What’s Inside Kablusiak’s Surprise Bags?

    Kablusiak combines nostalgia and artist multiples in Party City (where you belong).
  • CROPNarwal
    • Artist Project

    Glenn Gear’s Love for Symmetry Inspires a Series of Circular Works

    How the multidisciplinary artist combined geometrics and animals to create his symmetry series.
  • oeegeesiak_terraform_4-families-4-siblings -noborder
    • Artist Project

    Ooleepeeka Eegeesiak Envisions an Alternate Reality for a Livable Planet

    Iqaluit artist Ooleepeeka Eegeesiak envisions an alternate reality on a livable planet and emphasizes the importance of our dreams and futurisms as Inuit.
  • KablusiakPiliutuyara(RobinHood)
    • News

    Kablusiak Wins 2022 Gattuso Prize

    The multidisciplinary artist was acknowledged for their work at the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival.
  • Juno2023CoverTriptych
    • News

    4 Inuit Nominated for the 2023 Juno Awards

    Susan Aglukark, Tanya Tagaq and Nunavut throat singers Iva & Angu could all take home Canadian music awards this year.
  • PortalCollage_LaunchStory
    • News

    Inuit Art Foundation Launches First-Ever Dedicated Digital Resource for Inuit Artists

    The Developing Qanuqtuurniq: Artist Portal offers Inuit artists exclusive access to resources for funding, community-building and professional development.
  • KajungiqsautGrants_Logo-FINAL
    • News

    IAF Launches Innovative New Grant Program for Inuit Artists

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    • Feature

    David Ruben Piqtoukun Through 5 Works of Art

  • 1 SamayualiePadlooBurstofPlumage
    • Feature

    Inuit Artists Inspired by Kenojuak Ashevak

    How an Inuit art icon inspired 7 artists across generations and regions.
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