Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak (1920 – 1998). An Inuit* Canadian sculptor and carver, Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak (disc number* E2-241) was born in Baker Lake (aka: Qamani'tuaq), Nunavut (then an area... Read full biography
Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak (1920 – 1998). An Inuit* Canadian sculptor and carver, Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak (disc number* E2-241) was born in Baker Lake (aka: Qamani'tuaq), Nunavut (then an area called the District of Keewatin in the Northwest Territories) lived her whole life there and died... Read full biography
Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak (1920 – 1998). An Inuit* Canadian sculptor and carver, Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak (disc number* E2-241) was born in Baker Lake (aka: Qamani'tuaq), Nunavut (then an area called the District of Keewatin in the Northwest Territories) lived her whole life there and died there. Her sculptures and carvings have been featured in many exhibitions and examples of her work are in the permanent collections of several important museums including the National Museum of the... Read full biography
Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak (1920 – 1998). An Inuit* Canadian sculptor and carver, Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak (disc number* E2-241) was born in Baker Lake (aka: Qamani'tuaq), Nunavut (then an area called the District of Keewatin in the Northwest Territories) lived her whole life there and died there. Her sculptures and carvings have been featured in many exhibitions and examples of her work are in the permanent collections of several important museums including the National Museum of the American Indian – Smithsonian Institution (Washington D.C.), and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa). (1)(2). Her medium was basalt stone, which was occasionally accessorized with hide, thread, or sinew, and stained black. Her subjects included Inuit... Read full biography
Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak (1920 – 1998). An Inuit* Canadian sculptor and carver, Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak (disc number* E2-241) was born in Baker Lake (aka: Qamani'tuaq), Nunavut (then an area called the District of Keewatin in the Northwest Territories) lived her whole life there and died there. Her sculptures and carvings have been featured in many exhibitions and examples of her work are in the permanent collections of several important museums including the National Museum of the American Indian – Smithsonian Institution (Washington D.C.), and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa). (1)(2). Her medium was basalt stone, which was occasionally accessorized with hide, thread, or sinew, and stained black. Her subjects included Inuit genre, figures, family, and mother and child. Her style would be described as Inuit Art*. Her askART auction record has many excellent illustrati... Read full biography
Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak - Artist Info
About Yvonne Kanayuq Arnakyuinak: Books
Books & Publications (12)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Celebrating Inuit Art
2006
Maria Von Fincker
192 pages (color)
The Faye and Bert Settler Collection (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
2004
Blodgett, Jean, Darlene Wight and Robert Enright
160 pages
An Inuit Perspective: Baker Lake Sculpture from the Art Collection of the Art Gallery of Ontario
2000
Bouchard, Marie
103 pages (color)
Keewatin 2000 (Spirit Wrestler Gallery)
2000
Reading, Nigel
62 pages (color)
Sculpture of the Inuit
1999
Swinton, George
302 pages (color)
Sculpture of the Inuit
1992
Swinton, George
288 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
Lords of the Stone: An Anthology of Eskimo Sculpture
1982
Mac Duff, Alistair; George M. Galpin
151 pages (color)
The Zazelenchuk Collection of Eskimo Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery) (Exhibition catalog)
1978
Zazelenchuk, Stanley
88 pages (color)
The Mulders' Collection of Eskimo Sculpture (Winnipeg Art Gallery)