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  • The History Behind Nunavut (Our Land)

    Why choose this artwork to celebrate Nunavut Day?
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  • 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.
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  • How One Drawing Speaks to the Next Generation of Inuit

    Kerry Goodfellow dives into the story behind Ningiukulu Teevee’s drawing
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  • Carving a Brighter Future with Kenojuak Ashevak

    Bob Rae discusses the impact of Ashevak’s legacy
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  • How Inuit Embrace Both Light and Dark

    Tiffany Ayalik analyzes the symbolic meaning behind Gary Kalluk’s sculpture.
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  • Connecting to the Arctic through Kiakshuk’s Art

    Zaib Shaikh reflects on the many connections formed through one artwork
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  • Capturing the Bond Between Inuit and Caribou

    Luke Anguhadluq blends his skills in hunting and visual art.
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  • Breaking Artistic Molds with Saimaiyu Akesuk

    Jeannette Menzies unpacks the innovative work of one emerging artist.
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  • Taking Control of Inuit Stories Through Printmaking

    Janice Grey delves into the emotions and memories within Leah Qumaaluk’s playful print.
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  • 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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  • What One Hunter Can Teach Another

    Holly Andersen explains what Qabaroak Qatsiya’s two men are discussing.
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  • What Inuit Art Can Teach Poland About Climate Change

    Leslie Scanlon unpacks Qavavau Manumie’s graphic artwork.
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  • How One Inuit Sculpture Links Two Very Different Parts of the World

    Napatsi Folger finds Inuit compassion and understanding reflected in Tutuyea Ikkidluak’s sculpture.
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  • What Arctic Char Means to Inuit Nunangat

    Emily Laurent Henderson explores the meaning behind Jennie Williams’ photograph.
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  • The Power of Nostalgia in Inuit Art

    Inuit representation in toys and art.
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  • How Storytelling Endures Through Inuit Art

    Megan Kyak-Monteith explores the story behind Davidialuk Amittu’s sculpture.
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  • The Many Meanings of Joe Talirunili’s “The Migration”

    Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona reveals what made Joe Talirunili Joe Talirunili.
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  • Inside the Mind of “Tattooed Woman”

    Phebe Bentley exposes the secrets of one 1950s carving.
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  • How Tim Pitsiulak’s Work is Connected to the Land

    Kale Sheppard looks below the surface of this icon’s artwork.
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  • What Stories Can a Stone Sculpture Tell Us?

    Brian Kowikchuk interprets the tale Kumakuluk Saggiak left behind in stone.
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  • A Portrait of Inuit Self-Sustainability Carved in Stone

    Topsy Banksland takes us on a tour of Pierre Karlik’s complicated carving.
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  • What One Inukjuak Sculpture Says About the Past

    Holly Andersen shows off female power in one 1950s sculpture.
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  • Kalaaleq Artist Showcases Inuit Values in Watercolour Portrait

    Olivia Thomassie explores the knowledge contained in this painting by Seqininnguaq Poulsen.
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  • Stone Owl Sparks Memories of a Successful Hunt

    Kyle Natkusiak Aleekuk makes a connection with Osuitok Ipeelee’s Mythical Owl.
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  • How One Artwork Smashes the Boundary Between Past and Present

    Shuvinai Ashoona brings a mythical creature face to face with a modern cell phone.
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  • Seeing Myself Reflected in the Ulu of Kiugak Ashoona’s Sculpture

    One artwork encapsulates female power and intergenerational teaching for Leanne Inuarak-Dall.
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  • Can You Find All the Hidden Details in One Jessie Oonark Wallhanging?

    The famous Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) artist has her own visual language.
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  • How Alootook Ipellie’s Art Influenced Jason Sikoak

    From one Southern Inuk artist to another.
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  • Mosquitos in Inuit Art Evoke Which Emotion?

    Janet Brewster explores her relationship to Igah Hainnu’s work.
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  • The Secret Meaning of Tuktuyaaktuuk’s Sealskin Tapestries

    Taalrumiuq / Christina King examines the history left by local seamstresses.
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  • 5 Minutes Up Close with Billy Gauthier’s Carvings

    A carver’s apprentice talks about her mentor’s work.
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  • What Links a Horror Filmmaker and an Insect Illustrator?

    Nyla Innuksuk talks about her love for Saimaiyu Akesuk’s creepy crawly critters.
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  • Examine Nick Sikkuark’s “Seal Spirit”

    Our Managing Editor takes on this fluid carving.
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  • Get Hooked on Heather Angnatok’s Fish Skin Earrings

    Our Executive Director gets up close.
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  • Analyze Shuvinai Ashoona’s Rainbow Baleen Illustration

    Our Editorial Director probes for symbolism.
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  • Circle George Omnik’s Baleen Basket

    Our Contributing Editor weaves a narrative.
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  • Crowd Around Ruth Annaqtuusi Tulurialik’s “People and Animals on Kayak”

    Our Profiles Editor jumps on the boat.
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  • Tarralik Duffy's "Cow of the Sea"

    IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
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  • Mark Igloliorte's "Kayak is Inuktitut for Seal Hunting Boat"

    IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
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  • Anirnik Ragee's "Field of Verse"

    IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
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  • Peter Morgan's "An Evil Angagok"

    IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
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  • Jutai Toonoo's "Shitty Fucken Day"

    IAF staff share some of their favourite works that explore verse, letters and syllabics.
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  • Singer Beatrice Deer Talks Multidisciplinary Artist Tanya Innaarulik

    Continuously evolving into new spaces
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  • Aisa Amittu

    Depth and otherworldliness
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  • Verna Taylor

    Steeped in her craft
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  • John Terriak

    Natural phenomena and dreams
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  • Ekidlua Teevee

    Dogs both wild and domesticated
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  • Maudie Okittuq

    From whalebone to stone
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  • Joe Nasogaluak

    Inuvialuit legends and stories
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  • Pitseolak Qimirpik

    Fusing pop-culture and tradition
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  • Ruben Anton Komangapik

    Bridging the mystical and physical
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  • Mathew Ashevak

    Polished to perfection
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  • Damien Iquallaq

    Intricately detailed and finely texture
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  • Derrick Pottle

    Memory and experience
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  • Priscilla Boulay

    A life surrounded by carving
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  • Kupapik Ningeocheak

    Incredible mass and presence
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  • Heather Kayotak

    Mysteries that charm and delight
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  • Kakkee Ningosiaq

    Swimming upwards
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  • Jason Jacque

    Distilled arctic animals
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  • Malu Natakok

    Inherent charm and humour
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  • Johnny Sivuarapik

    An abstract look at stone.
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  • Derrald Taylor

    Finely detailed and highly technical
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  • Sammy Kudluk

    Whimsical, unexpected and brimming with movement
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  • 5 Works: Winter 2019

    IAQ staff have picked works that show how people cruise, chase and travel across oceans, rivers and dreams.
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  • Kinngait Rewind

    To celebrate the 60 years of printmaking in the Kinngait (Cape Dorset) community, IAF staff share their decade-specific picks.
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  • Loons Curing the Blind

    IAQ’s John Geoghegan takes a closes look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints: “Loons Curing the Blind” by May Lonsdale
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  • Birds and Dog Feeding

    Couzyn Van Heuvelen takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints, “Birds and Dog Feeding” by Ikayukta Tunnillie.
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  • Drum Dance in the Igloo

    Mark Igloliorte takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints, “Drum Dance in the Igloo” by Paul Uta’naaq
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  • Untitled (1976)

    Janice Grey takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints, “Untitled” by Thomassie Echalook
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  • Untitled (7 Geese, 4 People, 2 Dogs)

    Mark London takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s Rejected Prints, “Untitled (7 Geese, 4 People, 2 Dogs)” by Parr.
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  • Woman in Labour

    Linda Grussani takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints: “Woman in Labour” by Janet Kigusiuq.
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  • Man and Woman Going After Walrus

    Richard Murdoch takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints: “Man and Woman Going after Walrus” by Leah Qumaaluk.
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  • Walrus Surprises Hunter

    Heather Campbell takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints, “Walrus Surprises Hunter” by Napachie Pootoogook.
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  • Birth of Jesus

    Alysa Procida takes a closer look at one of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council’s rejected prints, “Birth of Jesus” by Harry Egotak.
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  • Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers' Rebel Love Story

    Blackfoot and Sámi writer, director, producer and actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers’ 2014 film tells the story of her parent’s activism as well as the legacies of intergenerational and familial trauma through their radical, rebel love.
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  • Tracing the Lines of Alethea Aggiuq Arnaquq-Baril's Tunniit

    Through the lens of the 2011 film “Tunniit: Retracing the Lines of Inuit Tattoos,” Writer, producer and director Stacey Aglok revisits the Iqaluit-based filmmakers practice that has become a living, breathing process.
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  • How Kenojuak Ashevak Influenced Brian Jungen

    On the occasion of Brian Jungen’s exhibition “Friendship Centre” at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, ON, we revisit his work and surprising connections to celebrated graphic artist Kenojuak Ashevak.
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  • Spiders, Insects and Other Creepy-Crawlies

    During summer the days are long, the skies are sunny and the insects are out in full force. We are sharing 5 Works from our spring 2018 issue which highlight artists’ interpretations of sometimes pesky, sometimes friendly, critters.
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  • Anchorage Museum

    For this spotlight on the Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska, we asked Aaron Leggett, Curator of Alaska History and Culture, to pick the five works he believes speak to the heart of the collection.
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  • Nuuk Kunstmuseum

    For this spotlight on the Nuuk Kunstmuseum in Nuuk, Greenland we asked curators Nivi Christensen and Stine Lundberg Hansen to pick 5 works they believe speak to the heart of the collection.
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  • Bill Nasogaluak

    Everyone who enters our living room stops and looks in awe at the green stone sculpture by Inuit artist Bill Nasogaluak titled Sedna on Cross (2006). Also known as The Death of My Culture, the sculpture’s strength is inescapable.
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  • Inuit Art Auction Picks

    The IAQ’s favourite auction picks from the fall 2016 art offerings. Here are works that surprised us, delighted us, and left us wishing our budgets were unlimited.
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