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1939 Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada - 2003 Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Nunavut. Known for: Stone sculpture, carving of animals, fish, people.
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Nalenik Temela (1939 – 2003). A prominent Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, Nalenik Temela (disc number* E7-71) was born on Baffin Island. He lived in remote camps until the late 1970s when he... Read full biography
Nalenik Temela (1939 – 2003). A prominent Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, Nalenik Temela (disc number* E7-71) was born on Baffin Island. He lived in remote camps until the late 1970s when he moved to Kimmirut (aka: Lake Harbour), Nunavut, in southern Baffin Island, where he appears to have... Read full biography
Nalenik Temela (1939 – 2003). A prominent Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, Nalenik Temela (disc number* E7-71) was born on Baffin Island. He lived in remote camps until the late 1970s when he moved to Kimmirut (aka: Lake Harbour), Nunavut, in southern Baffin Island, where he appears to have lived until his death. His works have been exhibited widely in Canada, the USA, and Europe. His stone sculptures and carvings are in many major museum collections in Canada and the USA. (1)(2). His... Read full biography
Nalenik Temela (1939 – 2003). A prominent Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, Nalenik Temela (disc number* E7-71) was born on Baffin Island. He lived in remote camps until the late 1970s when he moved to Kimmirut (aka: Lake Harbour), Nunavut, in southern Baffin Island, where he appears to have lived until his death. His works have been exhibited widely in Canada, the USA, and Europe. His stone sculptures and carvings are in many major museum collections in Canada and the USA. (1)(2). His primary medium was stone which was occasionally accented with ivory, bone, or antler. His most frequent subjects were arctic wildlife (e.g. birds, bears, seals, walrus, narwhals, and whales) and Inuit genre. His style would be described as Inuit Art*.... Read full biography
Nalenik Temela (1939 – 2003). A prominent Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, Nalenik Temela (disc number* E7-71) was born on Baffin Island. He lived in remote camps until the late 1970s when he moved to Kimmirut (aka: Lake Harbour), Nunavut, in southern Baffin Island, where he appears to have lived until his death. His works have been exhibited widely in Canada, the USA, and Europe. His stone sculptures and carvings are in many major museum collections in Canada and the USA. (1)(2). His primary medium was stone which was occasionally accented with ivory, bone, or antler. His most frequent subjects were arctic wildlife (e.g. birds, bears, seals, walrus, narwhals, and whales) and Inuit genre. His style would be described as Inuit Art*. Most of Temela’s sculptures are distinguished by their highly polished finishes and uniquely stylized poses of which the askART auction result... Read full biography
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Nalenik Temela (1939 – 2003)
A prominent Canadian Inuit* sculptor and carver, Nalenik Temela (disc number* E7-71) was born on Baffin Island. He lived in remote camps until the late 1970s when he moved to Kimmirut (aka: Lake Harbour), Nunavut, in southern Baffin Island, where he appears to have lived until his death. His works have been exhibited widely in Canada, the USA, and Europe. His stone sculptures and carvings are in many major museum collections in Canada and the USA. (1)(2)
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