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Born 1955 Baffin Island, Northwest Territories (Nunavut). Known for: Inuit carving and mixed media figure, genre, arctic wildlife and cultural symbolism.
Manasie Akpaliapik (1955). An important Canadian sculptor, Manasie Akpaliapik was born in a hunting camp on northern Baffin Island, North West Territories (now Nunavut). In 1967 his family moved to... Read full biography
Manasie Akpaliapik (1955). An important Canadian sculptor, Manasie Akpaliapik was born in a hunting camp on northern Baffin Island, North West Territories (now Nunavut). In 1967 his family moved to Arctic Bay (a village on northern Baffin Island); since 1980 he's lived in Montreal, Quebec; Toronto,... Read full biography
Manasie Akpaliapik (1955). An important Canadian sculptor, Manasie Akpaliapik was born in a hunting camp on northern Baffin Island, North West Territories (now Nunavut). In 1967 his family moved to Arctic Bay (a village on northern Baffin Island); since 1980 he's lived in Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Ontario; and currently (2013) Ottawa, Ontario. His life and work are discussed in most of the recent books on Inuit art and Canadian art. His carvings have been featured in numerous landmark... Read full biography
Manasie Akpaliapik (1955). An important Canadian sculptor, Manasie Akpaliapik was born in a hunting camp on northern Baffin Island, North West Territories (now Nunavut). In 1967 his family moved to Arctic Bay (a village on northern Baffin Island); since 1980 he's lived in Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Ontario; and currently (2013) Ottawa, Ontario. His life and work are discussed in most of the recent books on Inuit art and Canadian art. His carvings have been featured in numerous landmark exhibitions and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public collections. His biography has been included in Canadian Who's Who since 1993. Akpaliapik's mediums include fossilized whalebone*, stone, bone, antler, tusk, ivory, baleen and mixed mediums; his... Read full biography
Manasie Akpaliapik (1955). An important Canadian sculptor, Manasie Akpaliapik was born in a hunting camp on northern Baffin Island, North West Territories (now Nunavut). In 1967 his family moved to Arctic Bay (a village on northern Baffin Island); since 1980 he's lived in Montreal, Quebec; Toronto, Ontario; and currently (2013) Ottawa, Ontario. His life and work are discussed in most of the recent books on Inuit art and Canadian art. His carvings have been featured in numerous landmark exhibitions and they're prized acquisitions in prominent public collections. His biography has been included in Canadian Who's Who since 1993. Akpaliapik's mediums include fossilized whalebone*, stone, bone, antler, tusk, ivory, baleen and mixed mediums; his works are often composed of several pieces of different materials. His subjects are figures, faces, genre, shamans, symbolism, spi... Read full biography
Manasie Akpaliapik - Artist Info
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Art Method
- •Carving of Walrus, Caribou, Antler, Baleen, Whalebone
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Expressive, Expressionist, Expressionism
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Fantasy, Fancy, Fables, Dreams, Visions, Mystery, Creatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Social Commentary, Cultural Issues, Political, Racial Views
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arctic Regions, Northwest Territories
Awards/Recognition
- •Canada Council Grant for the Arts
Art Collection
- •Lorne Balshine International Art Collection, Vancouver Airport
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Creation and Transformation: Defining Moments in Inuit Art
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Toronto (Art Gallery of Ontario)
- •National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada