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1933 Back River, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Canada - 2016 Baker Lake, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Canada. Known for: Inuit carving, sculpture, textile art, wall hangings, figures, faces.
. Miriam Qiyuk (1933 – 2016). A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the “Back River... Read full biography
. Miriam Qiyuk (1933 – 2016). A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the “Back River Area” northwest of Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Northwest Territories) in what is now Nunavut. In about... Read full biography
. Miriam Qiyuk (1933 – 2016). A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the “Back River Area” northwest of Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Northwest Territories) in what is now Nunavut. In about 1958 she moved to Baker Lake with her family and lived there for the rest of her life. Her sculptures and wall hangings were exhibited widely in Canada and the U.S.A. and they are in many important... Read full biography
. Miriam Qiyuk (1933 – 2016). A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the “Back River Area” northwest of Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Northwest Territories) in what is now Nunavut. In about 1958 she moved to Baker Lake with her family and lived there for the rest of her life. Her sculptures and wall hangings were exhibited widely in Canada and the U.S.A. and they are in many important public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Winnipeg Art Gallery*; and, the National Gallery of Canada. She began her art career in 1960 making wall hangings out of wool, felt, and embroidery floss; but, in 1980, due to a wool... Read full biography
. Miriam Qiyuk (1933 – 2016). A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the “Back River Area” northwest of Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Northwest Territories) in what is now Nunavut. In about 1958 she moved to Baker Lake with her family and lived there for the rest of her life. Her sculptures and wall hangings were exhibited widely in Canada and the U.S.A. and they are in many important public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Winnipeg Art Gallery*; and, the National Gallery of Canada. She began her art career in 1960 making wall hangings out of wool, felt, and embroidery floss; but, in 1980, due to a wool allergy, she switched to carving in stone, occasionally accessorizing the works with antler, sinew or wood. Her subjects included groups o... Read full biography
Miriam Marealik Qiyuk - Artist Info
About Miriam Marealik Qiyuk: Keywords
Keywords (19)
Art Method
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Wall Hangings, Wall Pieces
Art Style
- •Inuit Art
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Mythology, Legends
Added Description
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
- •Textile Art, Fabric Design
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Inuit, Eskimo
Exhibition of Museum
- •Agnes Etherington Art Centre
- •Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Baltimore Museum of Art
- •Heard Museum Indian Market
- •Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- •Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada