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Kiakshuk BIOGRAPHY
1886 Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada - 1966 Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. Known for: Inuit theme engraving, drawing, printmaking.
Kiakshuk (Keeakshook) was born in 1886 on the south coast of Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island), Nunavut. He moved with his family to the Andrew Gordon Bay area east of Cape Dorset (Baffin Island) in the... Read full biography
Kiakshuk (Keeakshook) was born in 1886 on the south coast of Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island), Nunavut. He moved with his family to the Andrew Gordon Bay area east of Cape Dorset (Baffin Island) in the early 1900s. He died in April 1966. His son Lukta Qiatsuq is a graphic artist and a well-regarded... Read full biography
Kiakshuk (Keeakshook) was born in 1886 on the south coast of Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island), Nunavut. He moved with his family to the Andrew Gordon Bay area east of Cape Dorset (Baffin Island) in the early 1900s. He died in April 1966. His son Lukta Qiatsuq is a graphic artist and a well-regarded sculptor who would often interpret his father's drawings into stonecuts and stencil form. His daughters, Paunichea and Ishuhungitok Pootoogook, were known for their graphic artwork. It was not until... Read full biography
Kiakshuk (Keeakshook) was born in 1886 on the south coast of Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island), Nunavut. He moved with his family to the Andrew Gordon Bay area east of Cape Dorset (Baffin Island) in the early 1900s. He died in April 1966. His son Lukta Qiatsuq is a graphic artist and a well-regarded sculptor who would often interpret his father's drawings into stonecuts and stencil form. His daughters, Paunichea and Ishuhungitok Pootoogook, were known for their graphic artwork. It was not until Kiakshuk was in his 70s that he tried drawing and print making due to the encouragement of James Houston. Kiakshuk then became an important participant in the development of Cape Dorset graphic arts creating 52 prints from 1960 until 1966. His preferred... Read full biography
Kiakshuk (Keeakshook) was born in 1886 on the south coast of Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island), Nunavut. He moved with his family to the Andrew Gordon Bay area east of Cape Dorset (Baffin Island) in the early 1900s. He died in April 1966. His son Lukta Qiatsuq is a graphic artist and a well-regarded sculptor who would often interpret his father's drawings into stonecuts and stencil form. His daughters, Paunichea and Ishuhungitok Pootoogook, were known for their graphic artwork. It was not until Kiakshuk was in his 70s that he tried drawing and print making due to the encouragement of James Houston. Kiakshuk then became an important participant in the development of Cape Dorset graphic arts creating 52 prints from 1960 until 1966. His preferred medium was engraving due to the "direct nature" of the process. Kiakshuk's drawings impressed not onl... Read full biography
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Kiakshuk (Keeakshook) was born in 1886 on the south coast of Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island), Nunavut. He moved with his family to the Andrew Gordon Bay area east of Cape Dorset (Baffin Island) in the early 1900s. He died in April 1966.
His son Lukta Qiatsuq is a graphic artist and a well-regarded sculptor who would often interpret his father's drawings into stonecuts and stencil form. His daughters, Paunichea and Ishuhungitok Pootoogook, were known for their graphic artwork.
It was not until Kiakshuk was in his 70s that he tried drawing and print making due to the encouragement of James Houston. Kiakshuk then became an important participant in the development of Cape Dorset graphic arts creating 52 prints from...But wait, there's more...
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