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1943 Garry Lake, Nunavut - 2013 Kugaaruk, Nunavut. Known for: Inuit stone and ivory sculpture, drawing, assemblage, found objects.
Nick Sikkuark (1943 – 2013). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor, draftsman and author (see sources), Nick Sikkuark (disc number* W1-209) was born near Garry Lake, Nunavut and died in Kugaaruk... Read full biography
Nick Sikkuark (1943 – 2013). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor, draftsman and author (see sources), Nick Sikkuark (disc number* W1-209) was born near Garry Lake, Nunavut and died in Kugaaruk (formerly Pelly Bay), Nunavut (about 330 miles to the northeast of Garry Lake), where he had lived since... Read full biography
Nick Sikkuark (1943 – 2013). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor, draftsman and author (see sources), Nick Sikkuark (disc number* W1-209) was born near Garry Lake, Nunavut and died in Kugaaruk (formerly Pelly Bay), Nunavut (about 330 miles to the northeast of Garry Lake), where he had lived since 1968. He was listed in the “Canadian Who’s Who” books and is mentioned in “The Canadian Encyclopedia”. Dozens of his works are in major Canadian museum collections such as the Montreal Museum of Fine... Read full biography
Nick Sikkuark (1943 – 2013). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor, draftsman and author (see sources), Nick Sikkuark (disc number* W1-209) was born near Garry Lake, Nunavut and died in Kugaaruk (formerly Pelly Bay), Nunavut (about 330 miles to the northeast of Garry Lake), where he had lived since 1968. He was listed in the “Canadian Who’s Who” books and is mentioned in “The Canadian Encyclopedia”. Dozens of his works are in major Canadian museum collections such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Canadian Museum of History, and the National Gallery of Canada. His sculpture mediums included stone and ivory; but, most famously they are assemblages of found objects such as whalebone*, walrus skulls, antlers, horns, animal hair, fur,... Read full biography
Nick Sikkuark (1943 – 2013). An important Canadian Inuit* sculptor, draftsman and author (see sources), Nick Sikkuark (disc number* W1-209) was born near Garry Lake, Nunavut and died in Kugaaruk (formerly Pelly Bay), Nunavut (about 330 miles to the northeast of Garry Lake), where he had lived since 1968. He was listed in the “Canadian Who’s Who” books and is mentioned in “The Canadian Encyclopedia”. Dozens of his works are in major Canadian museum collections such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Canadian Museum of History, and the National Gallery of Canada. His sculpture mediums included stone and ivory; but, most famously they are assemblages of found objects such as whalebone*, walrus skulls, antlers, horns, animal hair, fur, feathers, hide, baleen and sinew. His drawing mediums included charcoal, graphite, pastels, colored pencil and mixed mediums. His subjects... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Carving of Walrus, Caribou, Antler, Baleen, Whalebone
- •Stone Carving, Stone Mason
Art Media
Art Style
- •Inuit Art
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
- •Surrealism, Surrealist
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Spirit Figures, Petroglyphs, Ancient Civilization Symbolism
Art Collection
- •Lorne Balshine International Art Collection, Vancouver Airport
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Gallery of Toronto (Art Gallery of Ontario)
- •Heard Museum Indian Market
- •Inuit Modern: Sarick Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario
- •Quebec Museum of Fine Arts
- •Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada