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1909 Kazan River area, Nunavut - 1977 Baker Lake, (Qamanittuaq) Nunavut. Known for: Inuit sculpture, carving, printmaking, drawing.
Luke Iksiktaaryuk (1909 - 1977) (1). An important Canadian sculptor, carver, printmaker and draftsman, Luke Iksiktaaryuk was born in the Kazan River area of Nunavut and died in Baker Lake (aka:... Read full biography
Luke Iksiktaaryuk (1909 - 1977) (1). An important Canadian sculptor, carver, printmaker and draftsman, Luke Iksiktaaryuk was born in the Kazan River area of Nunavut and died in Baker Lake (aka: Qamanittuaq), Nunavut, where he had been living since the mid 1950s. His life and work are discussed in... Read full biography
Luke Iksiktaaryuk (1909 - 1977) (1). An important Canadian sculptor, carver, printmaker and draftsman, Luke Iksiktaaryuk was born in the Kazan River area of Nunavut and died in Baker Lake (aka: Qamanittuaq), Nunavut, where he had been living since the mid 1950s. His life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His antler carvings, prints and drawings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public and private collections.... Read full biography
Luke Iksiktaaryuk (1909 - 1977) (1). An important Canadian sculptor, carver, printmaker and draftsman, Luke Iksiktaaryuk was born in the Kazan River area of Nunavut and died in Baker Lake (aka: Qamanittuaq), Nunavut, where he had been living since the mid 1950s. His life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His antler carvings, prints and drawings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public and private collections. Iksiktaaryuk's most well-known medium was caribou antler carvings which frequently incorporated other mediums such as wood, gut, hide, sinew, fleece, seal skin and metal. He also produced stonecut* and stencil prints, and drawings using colored pencil,... Read full biography
Luke Iksiktaaryuk (1909 - 1977) (1). An important Canadian sculptor, carver, printmaker and draftsman, Luke Iksiktaaryuk was born in the Kazan River area of Nunavut and died in Baker Lake (aka: Qamanittuaq), Nunavut, where he had been living since the mid 1950s. His life and work are discussed in most books on Inuit art. His antler carvings, prints and drawings have been included in numerous landmark exhibitions, and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public and private collections. Iksiktaaryuk's most well-known medium was caribou antler carvings which frequently incorporated other mediums such as wood, gut, hide, sinew, fleece, seal skin and metal. He also produced stonecut* and stencil prints, and drawings using colored pencil, pencil, ink, and felt pen. His subjects included Inuit genre (e.g. family activities, drum dances, fishing, hunting, migration, etc.), figur... Read full biography
Luke Iksiktaaryuk - Artist Info
About Luke Iksiktaaryuk: Keywords
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Art Method
- •Carving of Walrus, Caribou, Antler, Baleen, Whalebone
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Colored Pencil
- •Ink
- •Magic Marker, Sharpie, Felt-Tip Pen
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Pencil, Graphite Drawing
- •Stencil and/or Theorem, Pochoir Painting
- •Stone and/or Limestone
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Minimalism, Minimalist
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Dogs, Dog Portraits
- •Eskimo, Inuit Culture: Genre and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Underwater, Marine Imagery, Fish, Aquatic Life
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Collection
- •Lorne Balshine International Art Collection, Vancouver Airport
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 Ontario
- •Inuit Modern: Sarick Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- •Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada