Nuveeya Ipellie (1920 – 2010) (1) (2). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor, carver and jewelry maker from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Nuveeya Ipellie (disc number* E7-509) was born in Lake Harbor (now... Read full biography
Nuveeya Ipellie (1920 – 2010) (1) (2). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor, carver and jewelry maker from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Nuveeya Ipellie (disc number* E7-509) was born in Lake Harbor (now Kimmirut), lived in Pangnirtung and Cape Dorset (now Kinngait), and settled in Iqaluit (formerly... Read full biography
Nuveeya Ipellie (1920 – 2010) (1) (2). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor, carver and jewelry maker from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Nuveeya Ipellie (disc number* E7-509) was born in Lake Harbor (now Kimmirut), lived in Pangnirtung and Cape Dorset (now Kinngait), and settled in Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) in 1945 where he appears to have lived for the rest of his life. Ipellie’s works have been exhibited widely in Canada and the U.S.A. and featured in numerous museum exhibitions. His works... Read full biography
Nuveeya Ipellie (1920 – 2010) (1) (2). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor, carver and jewelry maker from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Nuveeya Ipellie (disc number* E7-509) was born in Lake Harbor (now Kimmirut), lived in Pangnirtung and Cape Dorset (now Kinngait), and settled in Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) in 1945 where he appears to have lived for the rest of his life. Ipellie’s works have been exhibited widely in Canada and the U.S.A. and featured in numerous museum exhibitions. His works are in many major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Canada, the Winnipeg Art Gallery*, and the Canadian Museum of History. (3)(4). His primary mediums were stone, whalebone*, marine ivory, antler, and mixed mediums. His subjects... Read full biography
Nuveeya Ipellie (1920 – 2010) (1) (2). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor, carver and jewelry maker from Baffin Island, Nunavut, Nuveeya Ipellie (disc number* E7-509) was born in Lake Harbor (now Kimmirut), lived in Pangnirtung and Cape Dorset (now Kinngait), and settled in Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay) in 1945 where he appears to have lived for the rest of his life. Ipellie’s works have been exhibited widely in Canada and the U.S.A. and featured in numerous museum exhibitions. His works are in many major museum collections such as the National Gallery of Canada, the Winnipeg Art Gallery*, and the Canadian Museum of History. (3)(4). His primary mediums were stone, whalebone*, marine ivory, antler, and mixed mediums. His subjects included figures, Inuit genre, legends, mythology, humor, spirituality, surrealism, and arctic wildlife; especially the musk-ox. His style woul... Read full biography
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About Nuveeya Ipellie: Books
Books & Publications (12)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Harry Winrob Collection of Inuit Sculpture (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
2008
Wight, Darlene and Zebedee Nungak
136 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)
An Annotated Bibliography of Inuit Art
2001
Crandall, Richard C.
464 pages (color)
Encyclopedia of Native American Jewelry: A Guide to History, People and Terms
2000
Baxter, Paula A and Allison Bird-Romero
242 pages
The First Passionate Collector: The Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art (Exhibition catalog)