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  • DuffyTarralikBlackGoldSidebySide
    • Interviews

    Tarralik Duffy Through 5 Works of Art

    Get to know the winner of the 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award.
  • From left: Carnation (2021), Tarralik Duffy, Weird Trees (n.d.)
    • News

    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.
  • KarlikPierreInuitHunting
    • Choice

    A Portrait of Inuit Self-Sustainability Carved in Stone

    Topsy Banksland takes us on a tour of Pierre Karlik’s complicated carving.
  • IkumagialiitAATOOQ
    • Interviews

    13 Questions with Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory

    2021 Sobey shortlisted artist gets real about her recent work.
  • WomanWithBucket
    • Choice

    What One Inukjuak Sculpture Says About the Past

    Holly Andersen shows off female power in one 1950s sculpture.
  • Poulsen Seqininnguaq Marloqiusaq
    • Choice

    Kalaaleq Artist Showcases Inuit Values in Watercolour Portrait

    Olivia Thomassie explores the knowledge contained in this painting by Seqininnguaq Poulsen.
  • AngakusajaujuqTheShamansApprenticeStill
    • News

    Zacharias Kunuk’s “Angakusajaujuq” Takes the Stage at TIFF

    Award-winning film to show at the Toronto International Film Festival this September.
  • vanHeuvelenCouzynHeadshotFeatureCrop
    • Interviews

    Why Couzyn van Heuvelen Creates Giant Inuit Art Objects

    The IAQ talks with the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award shortlisted artist.
  • DuffyTarralikHeadshotFeatureCrop
    • Interviews

    What Drives Inuit Artist Tarralik Duffy to Create

    The IAQ talks with the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award shortlisted artist.
  • AllenEldredHeadshotFeature
    • Interviews

    How Inuit Photographer Eldred Allen Became an Accidental Artist

    The IAQ talks with KAMA shortlisted artist Eldred Allen.
  • KablusiakFacebookCrop
    • Interviews

    Kablusiak Turns Inuit Narrative On Its Head

    The IAQ talks with KAMA shortlisted artist Kablusiak.
  • Kablusiakthingsthatbotharelativeyouhaventseeninalongtimeandtherivercouldsay_iheldyouwhenyouweresmall
    • Feature

    5 Places to Find Public Inuit Art

    Must-see artworks to visit across Canada.
  • detail_AnguhadluqLukeShamanEnteringtheDrumDance
    • Feature

    Inuit Print Gives a Glimpse into Shaman’s Performance

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

    Stone Owl Sparks Memories of a Successful Hunt

    Kyle Natkusiak Aleekuk makes a connection with Osuitok Ipeelee’s Mythical Owl.
  • JulieGrenierMarySimonVictoriaOkpik_SimonGovernorGeneralInstallationCeremony_PhotoJulieGernier
    • News

    Inuit Artists Shine at Governor General Mary Simon's Inauguration

    Designers Victoria Okpik and Julie Grenier and performer Elisapie featured at the ceremony.
  • AupilardjukPierreFriendsSharingGossip
    • Feature

    5 Friendly Inuit Artworks to Send to Your BFF

    Artworks that celebrate friendship, kindness and connection.
  • AdamsBrianMyFatherRonAdams
    • Feature

    Building a Photographic Community in a Lockdown?

    What keeps Inupiaq artist Brian Adams looking to the future.
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    • Feature

    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.
  • WilliamsJennieUntitled2021_2
    • Feature

    Processing Change in a Pandemic Using Photography

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

    Why Taqralik Partridge Refocused on Home During COVID-19

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

    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.
  • SampsonChrisPMasksDrying
    • Feature

    How an Inuit Photographer Found Comfort Inside During a Global Pandemic

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

    9 Inuit Artists Break World Records at Auction

    Staggering sales for sculptures by Oviloo Tunnillie, Elijassiapik and Sheokjuk Oqutaq top the list.
  • AshoonaShuvinaiTakingPicturesOfTheCreature
    • Choice

    How One Artwork Smashes the Boundary Between Past and Present

    Shuvinai Ashoona brings a mythical creature face to face with a modern cell phone.
  • Ashevak Kenojuak Untitled Owl And Flowers 2008
    • Feature

    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.
  • AirutLukieDrumDancerAndManWithBootCaughtOnMuskoxHorn
    • Feature

    10 Nunavut Artists to Know

    Explore the breadth of art-making in Nunavut.
  • KenneallySiassieAllTheThingsThatIHaveSeen
    • Profile

    One Drawing that Encompasses a Life

    Siassie Kenneally explains the meaning behind her keystone image “All These Things That I Have Seen”.
  • AliceQannikGlennJennyIreneMillerOssieMichelin
    • Interviews

    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.
  • RichGarmelFruitBasket
    • Feature

    How 3 Nunatsiavut Women Artists Contribute to the History of Labrador

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

    7 Works of Fatherly Love

    From hunting to playing and everything in between.
  • SamayualieNicotyeNamesOutOfRocksDetailCrop
    • Feature

    Carving Out Inuit Rights to Quarry Stone

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

    10 Inuvialuit Artists to Know

    Explore the breadth of artmaking in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.
  • BathoryLaakkulukWilliamsonKiinamitkiinamutStill
    • News

    Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Makes Sobey 2021 Shortlist

    Third Inuit artist ever to reach the shortlist!
  • ITKLegacyOpener1
    • Feature

    How to Overcome the Erasure of Inuit Identity in Archival Photos

    ITK President Natan Obed gives a name to a painful past.
  • KiugakAshoonaWomanWithUluKnife
    • Choice

    Seeing Myself Reflected in the Ulu of Kiugak Ashoona’s Sculpture

    One artwork encapsulates female power and intergenerational teaching for Leanne Inuarak-Dall.
  • NoahWilliamTheGreatMaleCaribou
    • Feature

    8 Captivating Caribou Creations in Inuit Art

    Tuktu—the animal near and deer to our hearts.
  • grubenmaureenbreathingholedetail6FBCrop
    • Beyond the Gallery

    7 More Virtual Inuit Art Exhibitions to Visit

    New art-viewing opportunities await.
  • KigusiuqJanetArcticLandscapeRiver
    • Feature

    8 Arctic Landscapes by Inuit Artists

    Views of the North from those who inhabit it.
  • 2020IssuesFBCrop
    • News

    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!
  • NiapComposition2020_1
    • Feature

    An 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.
  • NoahWilliamMotherAndDaughter
    • Feature

    10 Works of Motherly Love

    Celebrate the bond between mother and child through Inuit art.
  • PudlatAoudlaFlamingBird
    • Feature

    7 Awesome Avian Artworks in Inuit Art

    This one is strictly for the birds
  • Soby2021BathoryLinlaterGrubenGearFB
    • News

    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.
  • PottleBarryAfterTheMelt
    • Feature

    How Nunatsiavut Artists Use Their Work to Fight Climate Change

    Protecting water in the community of Rigolet
  • AshoonaNingeosiakTransformationFBCrop
    • Feature

    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.
  • TaliruniliJoeBoatWithDogsAndHunters
    • Feature

    Why Are Joe Boats so Expensive?

    The enduring popularity of Joe Talirunity’s seafaring sculptures.
  • IpeeleeOshuitokCaribouFBCropCrop
    • Feature

    Hunting Caribou Through Inuktitut Poetry and Sculpture

    Tegoodligak and Osuitok Ipeelee sing for their supper.
  • ArnarktauokGermaineAWomanWhoBecameANarwhal
    • Feature

    6 Notable Works of Narwhal Art

    An ode to the unicorn of the sea.
  • AupilardjukPierreNapayokLeoMessagesForTheAfterlifeFBCrop
    • Feature

    Inuit Poetry and Ceramics that Contemplate Life and Nature

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

    The Inuk-Woman Power of Musical Multihyphenate Elisapie

    Using art to address injustice.
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