Miriam Nanurluk Qiyuk Family (detail) (1980) Stone 10.2 x 36.8 x 10.2 cm Courtesy First Arts
Sculpture
From stone to bone, ceramics to ivory and beyond, the IAQ examines the many types of sculpture created by Inuit artists.
This project is funded in part by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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Kinngait (Cape Dorset) sculptor Kellypalik Qimirpik (1948–2017) passed away earlier this year. An avid carver whose career was marked by important commissions, his sculptures of Arctic animals were exhibited worldwide.
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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.