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  • Lizzie Ittinuar Beaded Amauti
    • Feature

    Glass Beads in Inuit Needlework From Past to Present

    A trip to the glassworks in Murano, Italy, reveals the links between Inuit and Venetians.
  • Nuvuja9 Caribou antler earrings, beaded necklace, sealskin shawl and sweetheart top with seal leather skirt
    • Feature

    11 Inuit Designers to see at the Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival

    Catch Inuit talent at the marketplace and on the runways.
  • Gold Winner Grand Prix
    • News

    IAQ Takes Home Gold at National Magazine Awards

    IAQ wins two gold medals
  • EtokTiviDanceOfTheHarpSeals
    • News

    Tivi Etok Becomes Member of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres du Québec

    Celebrated Nunavik artist is the Ordre’s third Inuit member.
  • Sami Pavilion - 2022
    • Feature

    The Sámi Pavilion at the Venice Biennale: Then and Now

    How the Nordic Pavilion became the Sámi Pavilion
  • Liisa-Ravna FinbogCROPMichael Miller:OCA
    • Interviews

    Sámi Co-Curator and Poet-in-Residence Talk Venice Biennale Part I

    Sámi artists discuss the topic of Indigenous sovereignty in colonial spaces
  • Neevie Simigak - Moon Shaped Sealskin Earrings
    • Feature

    10 Inuit Sealskin Designers to Watch

    Eat seal, wear seal!
  • Unidentified Tablecloth Polar Bear Hunt
    • Feature

    100 Unidentified Embroideries

    Journeying to Nunatsiavut in search of answers.
  • Darcie Bernhardt Silla + Rise “Pandemonium”
    • Feature

    Get to Know Darcie Bernhardt in 5 Works of Art

    The Inuvialuk painter shares some of the memories and inspiration behind their favourite artworks.
  • Kablusiak Mural at Onsite Gallery
    • Beyond the Gallery

    Massive Kablusiak Mural Appears at OCAD

    Inuit Art Foundation partners with OCAD to bring Inuit art to Onsite Gallery.
  • AshoonaShuvinai_AMilkOfDreams_VeniceBiennale_InstallationView
    • News

    Shuvinai Ashoona Awarded Special Mention at 59th Venice Biennale

    Recognition for the Inuit graphic artist from Kinngait, NU, in the international art exhibition.
  • The artists of the 2022 Sámi Pavilion. (From left) Pauliina Feodoroff, Máret Ánne Sara and Anders Sunna
    • Profile

    Meet the Artists Behind the Sámi Pavilion

    Pauliina Feodoroff, Máret Ánne Sara and Anders Sunna at the 2022 Venice Biennale.
  • Mangiok Pasa - Prim Untitled (2020) Digital drawing
    • Interviews

    What was it Like to Work on a Virtual Exhibition in Lockdown?

    Interviewing Prim about her COVID artwork.
  • AngakusajaujuqTheShamansApprenticeStill
    • News

    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.
  • Pick Me Up and Turn Me Round
    • Feature

    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.
  • MMassie_I Know Not of What You Speak
    • Choice

    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 - Owl and Friend
    • Feature

    Get to Know Ookpik Through 5 Inuit Artists

    Take a closer look at how artists bring the iconic sealskin owl doll to life.
  • Kablusiak - Furby Ookpik
    • Feature

    Kablusiak Subverts Inuit Art With Camp and Silliness

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

    Three Inuit Singer-Songwriters Recognized by 2022 Juno Awards

    Looee Arreak and Deantha Edmunds nominated for classical performance; Susan Aglukark to receive humanitarian award.
  • Window display of Ashoona: Enduring Art Stories
    • Interviews

    It’s a Family Affair!

    Goota Ashoona’s new exhibit celebrates the Ashoona family’s artistic legacy.
  • Slash/Back Still
    • Interviews

    Nyla Innuksuk on her New Film “Slash/Back”

    Director takes us behind-the-scenes for a look at the movie in the making.
  • Original_RubenPiqtoukunDavidShamansReturnsFromTheMoon
    • News

    David Ruben Piqtoukun Wins 2022 Governor General’s Award

    Visual artist receives Artistic Achievement Award for decades spent creating Inuit art.
  • Caroline Blechert Fireweed headband/bracelet
    • Feature

    7 More Jewellers Whose Work You Should Covet

    Because you can never have enough jewellery.
  • Mary Okheena - Journey
    • Sponsored

    5 Artists Celebrate 50 Years of Arctic Co-operatives Limited

    The impact and legacy of Arctic Co-operatives Limited
  • WilliamsJennieNalujukNightStill2
    • News

    Inuit Musician and Filmmakers Nominated for Canadian Screen Awards

    Four Inuit up for awards at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards.
  • Lucassie - Recognition
    • Feature

    Polar Bears in Print

    Totally polar-izing? Find out how Inuit artists have used prints to depict the arctic's apex predator.
  • Zebede Evaluardjuk-Fournier - See Me After Class
    • Feature

    What DO Inuit Use Their Ulus For?

    Jamesie Fournier’s humorous short story recounts an instance where cultural change got lost in translation.
  • Maureen Gruben Moving with joy
    • Interviews

    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.
  • Photograph of Victoria Kakuktinniq
    • Profile

    Victoria Kakuktinniq’s Designs Dazzle on the Cover of Elle Magazine

    How one Inuk designer is turning heads.
  • Kenojuak Ashevak - Love Birds
    • Feature

    Your Love Song Playlist: 10 Amorous Inuit Tunes

    Celebrate Valentine’s day with a host of love-themed Inuit musical numbers!
  • Ruth Annaqtuusi Tulurialik - Happy Hearts
    • Feature

    7 Romantic Inuit Artworks for Valentine’s Day

    All of the hearts, flowers and candy to make your heart skip a beat.
  • Pat Feheley with Shuvinai Ashoona at the opening of Ashoona’s solo show We End Up Dreaming in February 2019
    • Interviews

    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.
  • Ningiukulu Teevee - Generations
    • Choice

    How One Drawing Speaks to the Next Generation of Inuit

    Kerry Goodfellow dives into the story behind Ningiukulu Teevee’s drawing
  • AshoonaShuvinaiComposition(HoldingUpTheGlobe)
    • News

    Shuvinai Ashoona to be Featured at 2022 Venice Biennale

    Celebrated graphic artist appears in the fair’s central exhibition.
  • Holly Andersen Untitled (2018) Digital Photograph
    • Feature

    5 Superb Sled Dog Portraits

    The top dogs of Inuit art.
  • Kenojuak Ashevak - Untitled #29
    • Choice

    Carving a Brighter Future with Kenojuak Ashevak

    Bob Rae discusses the impact of Ashevak’s legacy
  • Gary Kalluk - Qulliq of Life
    • Choice

    How Inuit Embrace Both Light and Dark

    Tiffany Ayalik analyzes the symbolic meaning behind Gary Kalluk’s sculpture.
  • Achieving a Dream - Tapestry - 2010
    • Feature

    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.
  • Kiakshuk - Seal Hunters
    • Choice

    Connecting to the Arctic through Kiakshuk’s Art

    Zaib Shaikh reflects on the many connections formed through one artwork
  • Silla and Rise - Tulukkat
    • Feature

    The Story Behind the Silla and Rise Song “Tulukkat”

    Charlotte Qamaniq shares the personal inspiration behind the band’s new track.
  • Alberta Rose Ingniq Taimunga
    • Feature

    15 Ways Pantone’s 2022 Colour of the Year Appears in Inuit Art

    Looking to the future with a brand new shade: Very Peri.
  • Luke Anguhadluq - Kayaks and Caribou
    • Choice

    Capturing the Bond Between Inuit and Caribou

    Luke Anguhadluq blends his skills in hunting and visual art.
  • Melodie Sammurtok-Lavallée’s paintings of her ivory combs on her bedroom walls
    • Feature

    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.
  • TagaqTanya_promo2
    • Beyond the Gallery

    5 Inuit Art Events You Won’t Want to Miss in 2022

    IAQ editors pick their most-anticipated exhibitions, festivals, music and books.
  • Aoudla Pudlat Flaming Bird (1982)
    • Feature

    10 of Your Favourite Stories from 2021

    The stories you loved, all wrapped up in a bow.
  • Saimaiyu Akesuk - Transfiguration
    • Choice

    Breaking Artistic Molds with Saimaiyu Akesuk

    Jeannette Menzies unpacks the innovative work of one emerging artist.
  • Leah Qumaaluk - Play
    • Choice

    Taking Control of Inuit Stories Through Printmaking

    Janice Grey delves into the emotions and memories within Leah Qumaaluk’s playful print.
  • IgloliorteHeather2019PhotoLisaGraves
    • News

    Heather Igloliorte Awarded Royal Canadian Academy of Arts Medal

    The Inuk scholar and curator from Nunatsiavut was recognized for her contributions to the arts.
  • Left: Norma Dunning Tainna: The Unseen Ones (2021), Right: Norma Dunning
    • Interviews

    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.
  • Lucy Qinnuayuak - Child with Captive Bird
    • Choice

    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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