Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
(Exhibition catalog)
2013Wight, Darlene Coward (Editor)
256 pages (color)
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1920 Windy Lake, Keewatin (Nunavut), Canada - 1980 Rankin Inlet, Keewatin (Nunavut), Canada. Known for: Inuit sculpture and stone carving, modernist and minimalist.
John Pangnark (1920 - 1980) (1). "He was the Brancusi of the North, with a rare feeling for abstraction." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, John Pangnark was born in... Read full biography
John Pangnark (1920 - 1980) (1). "He was the Brancusi of the North, with a rare feeling for abstraction." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, John Pangnark was born in Windy Lake, Keewatin (now Nunavut) and died in Rankin Inlet, Keewatin (now Nunavut) [about 350 miles... Read full biography
John Pangnark (1920 - 1980) (1). "He was the Brancusi of the North, with a rare feeling for abstraction." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, John Pangnark was born in Windy Lake, Keewatin (now Nunavut) and died in Rankin Inlet, Keewatin (now Nunavut) [about 350 miles north-east of Windy lake]. His life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His carvings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent... Read full biography
John Pangnark (1920 - 1980) (1). "He was the Brancusi of the North, with a rare feeling for abstraction." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, John Pangnark was born in Windy Lake, Keewatin (now Nunavut) and died in Rankin Inlet, Keewatin (now Nunavut) [about 350 miles north-east of Windy lake]. His life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His carvings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public and private collections. (3). His primary medium was stone. His subjects were faces, heads, and figures. His styles were Modernism* and Minimalism*. His typical work is semi abstract with abbreviated bodies and suggested facial features; the AskART... Read full biography
John Pangnark (1920 - 1980) (1). "He was the Brancusi of the North, with a rare feeling for abstraction." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor and carver, John Pangnark was born in Windy Lake, Keewatin (now Nunavut) and died in Rankin Inlet, Keewatin (now Nunavut) [about 350 miles north-east of Windy lake]. His life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His carvings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public and private collections. (3). His primary medium was stone. His subjects were faces, heads, and figures. His styles were Modernism* and Minimalism*. His typical work is semi abstract with abbreviated bodies and suggested facial features; the AskART images are excellent illustrations of it. (4). Pangnark was largely self-educated as an artist. He was a nomadic hunter for mo... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (32)
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Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
2013The Stafford Collection of Inuit Sculpture (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
2012
(Exhibition catalog)Wight, Darlene Coward36 pages (color)Inuit Modern: The Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection
2011
(Exhibition catalog)McMaster, Gerald, Editor271 pages (color)Sanattiaqsimajut: Inuit Art from the Carleton University Art Gallery Collection
2009
(Exhibition catalog)Hessel, Ingo; Sandra Dyck232 pages (color)Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum (Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona)
2006
(Exhibition catalog)Hessel, Ingo240 pages (color)The Way of Inuit Art: Aesthetics and History in and Beyond the Arctic
2005Auger, Emily E.295 pagesHidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples To Canadian Identity and Culture, Volume 1
2005Beavon, Daniel J.K.; Cora Jane Voyageur; David Newhouse458 pages (color)Biographical Index of Artists in Canada
2003McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing250 pagesThe Jerry Twomey Collection at the Winnipeg Art Gallery: Inuit Sculpture from the Canadian Arctic
2003
(Exhibition catalog)Wight, Darlene Coward128 pages (color)Inuit Art: An Introduction
2002Hessel, Ingo; Dieter Hessel198 pages (color)Canadian Art: From its Beginnings to 2000
2002Newlands, Anne355 pages (color)Sights of Resistance: Approaches to Canadian Visual Culture, Volume 1
2001Belton, Robert James398 pagesInuit Art: A History
2000Crandall, Richard C.420 pagesSculpture of the Inuit
1999Swinton, George302 pages (color)Celebrating Inuit Art: 1948-1970 (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
1999
(Exhibition catalog)Von Finckenstein, Maria191 pages (color)St. James Guide to Native North American Artists
1998Matuz, Roger (Editor)691 pagesBiographies of Inuit Artists: Four Volumes
1993Editor, Inuit Art Section, Indian and Northern Affairs0 pagesIn the Shadow of the Sun: Perspectives on Contemporary Native Art (Canadian Museum of Civilization)
1993
(Exhibition catalog)McMaster, Gerald et al538 pagesArt and Architecture in Canada: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature to 1981
1991Lerner, Loren R; Mary F. Williamson1,557 pages (color)Art Gallery of Ontario-Selected Works
1990Withrow, William J., et al463 pages (color)The Canadian Encyclopedia: Second Edition: (Four Volumes)
1988Marsh, James H. (Editor)2,736 pages (color)Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
1985Driscoll, Bernadette134 pages (color)The Canadian Encyclopedia: (Three Volumes)
1985Marsh, James H. (Editor)2,089 pages (color)Inuit Art Section: Catalogue of Services and Collections (Unpaginated Loose-Leaf Binder)
1984Editor, Research and Documentation Centre on Inuit Art0 pagesEskimo Point/Arviat
1982Driscoll, Bernadette; George Swinton110 pagesLords of the Stone: An Anthology of Eskimo Sculpture
1982Mac Duff, Alistair; George M. Galpin151 pages (color)The Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher Collection of Inuit Art (The Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery)
1981
(Exhibition catalog)Swinton, Nelda102 pages (color)A Directory of Eskimo Artists in Sculpture and Prints
1974Gray, Philip Howard264 pagesA Dictionary of Canadian Artists (8 Volumes)
1974MacDonald, Colin, S.3,667 pagesCultures of the Sun and Snow
1973
(Exhibition catalog)Editor, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts92 pagesSculpture of the Eskimo
1972Swinton, George255 pages (color)Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic (British Museum exhibition)
1971
(Exhibition catalog)Taylor, William E. Jr., George Swinton and James Houston493 pages