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Born 1951 Paulatuk, Northwest Territories. Known for: Sculpture, carving, drawing, printmaking.
Abraham Anghik Ruben (1951) (1). An important Canadian sculptor, carver, draftsman and printmaker, Abraham Anghik Ruben (aka: Abraham Apakark Anghik) was born in Paulatuk, Northwest Territories... Read full biography
Abraham Anghik Ruben (1951) (1). An important Canadian sculptor, carver, draftsman and printmaker, Abraham Anghik Ruben (aka: Abraham Apakark Anghik) was born in Paulatuk, Northwest Territories (about 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle) and currently lives on Salt Spring Island, B.C. Ruben's life... Read full biography
Abraham Anghik Ruben (1951) (1). An important Canadian sculptor, carver, draftsman and printmaker, Abraham Anghik Ruben (aka: Abraham Apakark Anghik) was born in Paulatuk, Northwest Territories (about 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle) and currently lives on Salt Spring Island, B.C. Ruben's life and work are discussed in most of the recent comprehensive books on Inuit* art, he is the subject of several scholarly monographs, and his biography has been included in Canadian Who's Who since... Read full biography
Abraham Anghik Ruben (1951) (1). An important Canadian sculptor, carver, draftsman and printmaker, Abraham Anghik Ruben (aka: Abraham Apakark Anghik) was born in Paulatuk, Northwest Territories (about 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle) and currently lives on Salt Spring Island, B.C. Ruben's life and work are discussed in most of the recent comprehensive books on Inuit* art, he is the subject of several scholarly monographs, and his biography has been included in Canadian Who's Who since 1993. His carvings have been featured in numerous landmark group and solo exhibitions and dozens of his works are in the collections of major Canadian museums. (2) (3). Ruben's mediums include Brazilian soapstone, stone, jade, ivory, whalebone*, antler,... Read full biography
Abraham Anghik Ruben (1951) (1). An important Canadian sculptor, carver, draftsman and printmaker, Abraham Anghik Ruben (aka: Abraham Apakark Anghik) was born in Paulatuk, Northwest Territories (about 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle) and currently lives on Salt Spring Island, B.C. Ruben's life and work are discussed in most of the recent comprehensive books on Inuit* art, he is the subject of several scholarly monographs, and his biography has been included in Canadian Who's Who since 1993. His carvings have been featured in numerous landmark group and solo exhibitions and dozens of his works are in the collections of major Canadian museums. (2) (3). Ruben's mediums include Brazilian soapstone, stone, jade, ivory, whalebone*, antler, alabaster, bronze, wood, serigraph*, lithograph* and mixed mediums. His subjects are figures, faces, Inuit genre*, shamans, symbolis... Read full biography
Abraham Anghik Ruben - Artist Info
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Keywords (44)
Art Method
- •Carving of Walrus, Caribou, Antler, Baleen, Whalebone
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Alabaster
- •Bronze
- •Ivory
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
- •Soapstone
- •Stone and/or Limestone
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Eskimo, Inuit Culture: Genre and Figure
- •Fantasy, Fancy, Fables, Dreams, Visions, Mystery, Creatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Folk Art, Folk Lore
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Teacher
- •Ronald Senungetuk
Art School
- •Native Arts Centre, University of Alaska, Student
Art Collection
- •Lorne Balshine International Art Collection, Vancouver Airport
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Inuit, Eskimo
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •The Pollock Gallery, Toronto
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Sculptors' Society of British Columbia, Exhibition
- •Vancouver Inuit Society-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- •Art Gallery of Toronto (Art Gallery of Ontario)
- •In Shadow of the Sun, Inuit Art, Museum of Civilization
- •Inuit Modern: Sarick Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
- •Smithsonian Institution/Museums
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada