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John
Kavik
Photo: John Kavik
Credit: courtesy George Swinton fonds, Winnipeg Art Gallery
John
Kavik
Medium:
ceramics, drawing, sculpture/carving
Artistic Community:
Kangiqliniq (Rankin Inlet), NU
Gender:
Male
Date of Birth:
Artists may have multiple birth years listed as a result of when and where they were born. For example, an artist born in the early twentieth century in a camp outside of a community centre may not know/have known their exact date of birth and identified different years.
Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven), NU
1897
Date of Death:
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1993
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Work
John Kavik
(Kangiqliniq (Rankin Inlet))
Untitled (Woman) (c.1977)
Credit: Courtesy Expanding Inuit
Biography
John Kavik was a sculptor from Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven), NU. His carvings focused on the human figure as a central motif and have been featured multiple times in the Inuit Art Quarterly. Kavik has a rich exhibition history, having participated in numerous group and solo shows in Canada, the United States and Japan. His work is housed in major collections such as the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, ON, the Vancouver Art Gallery in Vancouver, BC, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Winnipeg, MB.
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Publications
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Title
Year
Author
Inuit Art Auction Picks: Fall 2016
November 14, 2016
Inuit Art Foundation
Artists from the Keewatin
April 1996
George Swinton
Inspiration: Four Decades of Sculpture by Canadian Inuit
1996
Marion Scott Gallery
Exhibitions
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Name
Year
Gallery
FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics
2002
Thunder Bay Art Gallery
FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics
2001
Mackenzie Art Gallery
FIRE+EARTH: Contemporary Canadian Ceramics
2000
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Public Collections
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Collection
Location
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Victoria, BC, Canada
Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto, ON, Canada
Canada Council Art Bank
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Edit History
January 29, 2018
Updated by: Rebecca Gray
September 12, 2017
Created by: Maddy Tripp
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