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1948 Qipisa, near Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island - 2015 Frobisher Bay, now Region of Nunavut, Canada. Known for: Inuit art, sculpture.
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Jackoposie Oopakak (1948 – 2015) (1). A prominent Inuit* Canadian sculptor, carver, and jewelry maker, Jackoposie Oopakak (disc number* E6-539) was born at a hunting camp (Qipisa is mentioned by one... Read full biography
Jackoposie Oopakak (1948 – 2015) (1). A prominent Inuit* Canadian sculptor, carver, and jewelry maker, Jackoposie Oopakak (disc number* E6-539) was born at a hunting camp (Qipisa is mentioned by one source) near Cumberland Sound on the southern end of Baffin Island. He spent his early years living... Read full biography
Jackoposie Oopakak (1948 – 2015) (1). A prominent Inuit* Canadian sculptor, carver, and jewelry maker, Jackoposie Oopakak (disc number* E6-539) was born at a hunting camp (Qipisa is mentioned by one source) near Cumberland Sound on the southern end of Baffin Island. He spent his early years living the traditional Inuit nomadic lifestyle. In the early 1970s he moved to Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit) to study Jewelry making where he spent the rest of his life and died. His sculptures are in the... Read full biography
Jackoposie Oopakak (1948 – 2015) (1). A prominent Inuit* Canadian sculptor, carver, and jewelry maker, Jackoposie Oopakak (disc number* E6-539) was born at a hunting camp (Qipisa is mentioned by one source) near Cumberland Sound on the southern end of Baffin Island. He spent his early years living the traditional Inuit nomadic lifestyle. In the early 1970s he moved to Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit) to study Jewelry making where he spent the rest of his life and died. His sculptures are in the permanent collections of several important museums including the Canadian Museum of History and the National Gallery of Canada. He is most well known for his multi-medium sculptures using combinations of stone, antler, tusk ivory, marble, and bone. He... Read full biography
Jackoposie Oopakak (1948 – 2015) (1). A prominent Inuit* Canadian sculptor, carver, and jewelry maker, Jackoposie Oopakak (disc number* E6-539) was born at a hunting camp (Qipisa is mentioned by one source) near Cumberland Sound on the southern end of Baffin Island. He spent his early years living the traditional Inuit nomadic lifestyle. In the early 1970s he moved to Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit) to study Jewelry making where he spent the rest of his life and died. His sculptures are in the permanent collections of several important museums including the Canadian Museum of History and the National Gallery of Canada. He is most well known for his multi-medium sculptures using combinations of stone, antler, tusk ivory, marble, and bone. He has also made silver and ivory jewelry. His subjects included figures, faces, Inuit genre (e.g. drummers, hunting, fishing, and mother... Read full biography
Jackoposie Oopakak - Artist Info
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Carving of Walrus, Caribou, Antler, Baleen, Whalebone
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Jewelry Making, Jewelry Design
Art Media
- •Ivory
- •Marble
- •Silver, Silversmithing
- •Stone and/or Limestone
Art Style
- •Inuit Art
Art Subject
- •Eskimo, Inuit Culture: Genre and Figure
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Mother and Child
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty