Priscilla Boulay


Artist

Born into a family of multi-generational carvers in Tuktoyaktuk, Inuvialuit Settlement Region, NT,  Priscilla Boulay was handed her first piece of soapstone to polish at the age of 3. Ever since, she has been carving on and off with her family and pursuing it full-time after making the move to Calgary, AB, in 2010 and later Irricana, AB, where she currently resides. 

Working in soapstone as well as horn and bone, Boulay is becoming known for her beluga whale imagery that reoccurs frequently in her carvings. Often, her pieces are mixed media works, incorporating both stone and bone to create fantastical hunting scenes. Her behind-the-scenes insights into her artistic process have earned her a following on social media, where art enthusiasts can view her completed works and works in progress. 


About Priscilla Boulay

Medium:

Sculpture/Carving

Artistic Community:

Irricana, AB

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.

Tuktoyaktuk, Inuvialuit Settlement Region, NT
1986
Filmography

Togo, 2019

Exhibition

Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society 2nd Annual Visual Arts Exhibition, 2019