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1911 Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada - 2007 Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada. Known for: Inuit sculpture, carving, figure, animals, symbolism, mythology.
Johnny Inukpuk RCA (1911 - 2007) (1). An important carver of the early 'modern period' of Inuit Art*, Johnny Inukpuk was born in Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay. In the... Read full biography
Johnny Inukpuk RCA (1911 - 2007) (1). An important carver of the early 'modern period' of Inuit Art*, Johnny Inukpuk was born in Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay. In the 1950s, he moved about 200 miles south, to Inukjuak (aka: Inoucdjouac or Port Harrison), Quebec where he... Read full biography
Johnny Inukpuk RCA (1911 - 2007) (1). An important carver of the early 'modern period' of Inuit Art*, Johnny Inukpuk was born in Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay. In the 1950s, he moved about 200 miles south, to Inukjuak (aka: Inoucdjouac or Port Harrison), Quebec where he lived the rest of his life and died. Inukpuk was one of the first Inuit artists elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. His life and work are discussed in numerous books on Inuit art, the... Read full biography
Johnny Inukpuk RCA (1911 - 2007) (1). An important carver of the early 'modern period' of Inuit Art*, Johnny Inukpuk was born in Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay. In the 1950s, he moved about 200 miles south, to Inukjuak (aka: Inoucdjouac or Port Harrison), Quebec where he lived the rest of his life and died. Inukpuk was one of the first Inuit artists elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. His life and work are discussed in numerous books on Inuit art, the Canadian Encyclopedia has an entry for him, and he was listed in the Canadian Who's Who until the year after his death. His carvings have been included in many landmark exhibitions and his works are in several important museum collections including The... Read full biography
Johnny Inukpuk RCA (1911 - 2007) (1). An important carver of the early 'modern period' of Inuit Art*, Johnny Inukpuk was born in Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay. In the 1950s, he moved about 200 miles south, to Inukjuak (aka: Inoucdjouac or Port Harrison), Quebec where he lived the rest of his life and died. Inukpuk was one of the first Inuit artists elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts*. His life and work are discussed in numerous books on Inuit art, the Canadian Encyclopedia has an entry for him, and he was listed in the Canadian Who's Who until the year after his death. His carvings have been included in many landmark exhibitions and his works are in several important museum collections including The Metropolitan Museum of Art,* which has three of his sculptures in its permanent collection and illustrated online. Johnny is also the progeni... Read full biography
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Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Carving of Walrus, Caribou, Antler, Baleen, Whalebone
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Eskimo, Inuit Culture: Genre and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Mother and Child
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
Art Association
- •Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Elected Member
Art Collection
- •Lorne Balshine International Art Collection, Vancouver Airport
Added Description
- •Artist Has Artist Family Members
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Inuit, Eskimo
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Toronto (Art Gallery of Ontario)
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- •Quebec Museum of Fine Arts
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Academy of the Arts, England