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1897 Gjoa Haven, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Canada - 1993 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Known for: Inuit sculpture, carving, drawing, ceramics.
John Kavik (1897 - 1993) (1). "Never pretty, Kavik's rugged works are among the most powerfully evocative in Inuit sculpture. There is no sentiment in his art, but much visceral emotion." (2). An... Read full biography
John Kavik (1897 - 1993) (1). "Never pretty, Kavik's rugged works are among the most powerfully evocative in Inuit sculpture. There is no sentiment in his art, but much visceral emotion." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor, carver, draftsman and ceramics artist, John Kavik was born... Read full biography
John Kavik (1897 - 1993) (1). "Never pretty, Kavik's rugged works are among the most powerfully evocative in Inuit sculpture. There is no sentiment in his art, but much visceral emotion." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor, carver, draftsman and ceramics artist, John Kavik was born in Gjoa Haven, Northwest Territories [now Gjoa Haven, Nunavut] and died in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. His work is most associated with Kangiqlliniq, [Rankin Inlet], Nunavut where he settled... Read full biography
John Kavik (1897 - 1993) (1). "Never pretty, Kavik's rugged works are among the most powerfully evocative in Inuit sculpture. There is no sentiment in his art, but much visceral emotion." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor, carver, draftsman and ceramics artist, John Kavik was born in Gjoa Haven, Northwest Territories [now Gjoa Haven, Nunavut] and died in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. His work is most associated with Kangiqlliniq, [Rankin Inlet], Nunavut where he settled in 1959. Kavik's life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His carvings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public and private collections. (3) (4). His mediums were stone,... Read full biography
John Kavik (1897 - 1993) (1). "Never pretty, Kavik's rugged works are among the most powerfully evocative in Inuit sculpture. There is no sentiment in his art, but much visceral emotion." (2). An important Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) sculptor, carver, draftsman and ceramics artist, John Kavik was born in Gjoa Haven, Northwest Territories [now Gjoa Haven, Nunavut] and died in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. His work is most associated with Kangiqlliniq, [Rankin Inlet], Nunavut where he settled in 1959. Kavik's life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His carvings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public and private collections. (3) (4). His mediums were stone, colored pencil, graphite, felt tip pen, ink, crayon, whale bone, ceramic pots with protruding figures, and mixed mediums. His subjects... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Carving of Walrus, Caribou, Antler, Baleen, Whalebone
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Ceramics
- •Colored Pencil
- •Crayon, Crayola Drawing
- •Ink
- •Magic Marker, Sharpie, Felt-Tip Pen
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Stone and/or Limestone
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Minimalism, Minimalist
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Eskimo, Inuit Culture: Genre and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Mother and Child
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
Art Collection
- •Toronto-Dominion Bank Collection of Inuit Art, TD Gallery
Added Description
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Inuit, Eskimo
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
Exhibition of Museum
- •Agnes Etherington Art Centre
- •Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia Museum of Fine Arts)
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Edmonton Art Gallery/Art Gallery of Alberta
- •In Shadow of the Sun, Inuit Art, Museum of Civilization
- •Inuit Modern: Sarick Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic