. Miriam Qiyuk (1933 – 2016). A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the “Back River... Read full biography
. Miriam Qiyuk (1933 – 2016). A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the “Back River Area” northwest of Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Northwest Territories) in what is now Nunavut. In about... Read full biography
. Miriam Qiyuk (1933 – 2016). A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the “Back River Area” northwest of Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Northwest Territories) in what is now Nunavut. In about 1958 she moved to Baker Lake with her family and lived there for the rest of her life. Her sculptures and wall hangings were exhibited widely in Canada and the U.S.A. and they are in many important... Read full biography
. Miriam Qiyuk (1933 – 2016). A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the “Back River Area” northwest of Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Northwest Territories) in what is now Nunavut. In about 1958 she moved to Baker Lake with her family and lived there for the rest of her life. Her sculptures and wall hangings were exhibited widely in Canada and the U.S.A. and they are in many important public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Winnipeg Art Gallery*; and, the National Gallery of Canada. She began her art career in 1960 making wall hangings out of wool, felt, and embroidery floss; but, in 1980, due to a wool... Read full biography
. Miriam Qiyuk (1933 – 2016). A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the “Back River Area” northwest of Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Northwest Territories) in what is now Nunavut. In about 1958 she moved to Baker Lake with her family and lived there for the rest of her life. Her sculptures and wall hangings were exhibited widely in Canada and the U.S.A. and they are in many important public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Winnipeg Art Gallery*; and, the National Gallery of Canada. She began her art career in 1960 making wall hangings out of wool, felt, and embroidery floss; but, in 1980, due to a wool allergy, she switched to carving in stone, occasionally accessorizing the works with antler, sinew or wood. Her subjects included groups o... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (22)
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North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary
2013
Heller, Jules and Nancy G. Heller
634 pages
The Visual Arts in Canada: The Twentieth Century (Dedicated to the memory of John Fox, Painter and Teacher)
2010
Foss, Brian; Anne Whitelaw and Sandra Paikowsky
480 pages (color)
Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum (Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona) (Exhibition catalog)
2006
Hessel, Ingo
240 pages (color)
ItuKiagatta!: Inuit Sculpture from the Collection of the TD Bank Financial Group (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
2005
Lalonde, Christine and Natalie Ribkoff
72 pages (color)
The Faye and Bert Settler Collection (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
2004
Blodgett, Jean, Darlene Wight and Robert Enright
160 pages
Survival: Inuit Art (Loveland Museum/Gallery Colorado) (Exhibition catalog)
2004
Wagonfeld, Dr. Samuel
128 pages (color)
Vision and Form: The Norman Zepp-Judith Varga Collection of Inuit Art (Marion Scott Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Kardosh, Robert
172 pages (color)
The Jerry Twomey Collection at the Winnipeg Art Gallery: Inuit Sculpture from the Canadian Arctic (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Wight, Darlene Coward
128 pages (color)
An Annotated Bibliography of Inuit Art
2001
Crandall, Richard C.
464 pages (color)
Keewatin 2000 (Spirit Wrestler Gallery)
2000
Reading, Nigel
62 pages (color)
Sculpture of the Inuit
1999
Swinton, George
302 pages (color)
Creation & Continuity: Inuit Art from the Shumiatcher Collection (MacKenzie Art Gallery)
1998
Gibson, Jennifer, Darlene Coward Wight and Bradley Hunter
48 pages (color)
Inuit Art: An Introduction
1998
Hessel, Ingo; Dieter Hessel
198 pages (color)
St. James Guide to Native North American Artists
1998
Matuz, Roger (Editor)
691 pages
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary
1995
Heller, Jules and Nancy G. Heller
612 pages
Northern Lights: Inuit Textile art from the Canadian Arctic (Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland
1993
Fernstrom, Katharine W. and Anita E. Jones
59 pages (color)
Inuit Art: An Anthology
1988
Houston, Alma
128 pages (color)
Winnipeg Collects: Inuit Art from Private Collections (The Winnipeg Art Gallery)
1987
Wight, Darlene
48 pages
The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
1987
Wight, Darlene Coward
120 pages
Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
1985
Driscoll, Bernadette
134 pages (color)
Arctic Vision: Art of the Canadian Inuit (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Lipton, Barbara
107 pages (color)
The Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher Collection of Inuit Art (The Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)