Laakkuluk
Williamson Bathory

Laakkuluk
Williamson Bathory

Medium:

choreography, curatorial, dance, drum dance, film, literary arts, music, performance, theater, throat singing

Artistic Community:

Iqaluit, NU

Date of Birth:

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1979

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Biography

Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory is an established multi-disciplinary artist based in Iqaluit, NU whose practice centres on uaajeerneq (Greenlandic mask dance) and also includes acting, curating, drum-dancing, music and writing. Williamson Bathory is a founding member and Artistic Director of Qaggiavuut! Society, which launched a capital campaign for a Performing Arts Centre in Nunavut. In addition to her performances in theatre, dance and poetry, she appeared in Tanya Tagaq’s Retribution (2016) music video and has been published in an anthology of Canadian Poetry titled "Pith and Wry." Bathory contributed to the "Inuit Art Quarterly’s" Spring/Summer 2014 and Summer 2016 issues as a writer and has been written about in many publications.View Long Biography and Citations

Publications

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Title Year Author
Carte Blanche: Elisapie March 2020
BWW Review: IKUMAGIALIIT Celebrates Self-Exploration And Strength In The Face Of Fear December 16, 2019 Isabella Perrone
Drawing Breath December 9, 2019 Ossie Michelin

Exhibitions

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Name Year Gallery
Qautamaat | Every day / everyday January 22 - April 26, 2020 Art Gallery of Guelph
ᐊᕙᑖᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᑦ Among All These Tundras Sept 4 - Oct 27, 2018 Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery
Tunirrusiangit: Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak June - Aug 2018 Art Gallery of Ontario

Performances

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Title Year Role
From the Belly to the Moon 2012 Collaborator
Dancing with Spirit TV series Hunter's Journey 2007 Performer
Northern Light - Visions and Dreams 2003 Performer

Filmography

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Title Release Date Role
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Apr 10, 2017 Herself
Greenlandic Mask Painting: by Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Nov 8, 2016 Performer
Retribution Nov 3, 2016 Performer