Nunavut / Canada. 1923 - 2007
Inuit carving-animals and figures, painting, printmaking, drawing
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1924 Kazan River, Nunavut Territory, Canada - 2017. Known for: Animal figure stone carving.
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Barnabus Arnasungaaq. Inuit. Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada. (1924-2017). As one of the eldest of the original group of carvers still working in Baker Lake, Barnabus Arnasungaaq’s work has... Read full biography
Barnabus Arnasungaaq. Inuit. Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada. (1924-2017). As one of the eldest of the original group of carvers still working in Baker Lake, Barnabus Arnasungaaq’s work has been an influence in his community and on the art of the Keewatin for four decades. For the nomadic... Read full biography
Barnabus Arnasungaaq. Inuit. Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada. (1924-2017). As one of the eldest of the original group of carvers still working in Baker Lake, Barnabus Arnasungaaq’s work has been an influence in his community and on the art of the Keewatin for four decades. For the nomadic hunting groups of the Keewatin area (to the northwest of Hudson Bay), the late 1950s were a most challenging time in their history. With the collapse of the caribou herds and the subsequent famine of... Read full biography
Barnabus Arnasungaaq. Inuit. Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada. (1924-2017). As one of the eldest of the original group of carvers still working in Baker Lake, Barnabus Arnasungaaq’s work has been an influence in his community and on the art of the Keewatin for four decades. For the nomadic hunting groups of the Keewatin area (to the northwest of Hudson Bay), the late 1950s were a most challenging time in their history. With the collapse of the caribou herds and the subsequent famine of 1956-57, it was the decision of the federal government to evacuate the area, moving the Inuit into the existing villages for medical care and to establish them in permanent settlements in the hopes of ending the never-ending cycle of feast or famine.... Read full biography
Barnabus Arnasungaaq. Inuit. Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada. (1924-2017). As one of the eldest of the original group of carvers still working in Baker Lake, Barnabus Arnasungaaq’s work has been an influence in his community and on the art of the Keewatin for four decades. For the nomadic hunting groups of the Keewatin area (to the northwest of Hudson Bay), the late 1950s were a most challenging time in their history. With the collapse of the caribou herds and the subsequent famine of 1956-57, it was the decision of the federal government to evacuate the area, moving the Inuit into the existing villages for medical care and to establish them in permanent settlements in the hopes of ending the never-ending cycle of feast or famine. For the new residents of these communities it was a difficult transition period: moving from the nomadic life into the villages... Read full biography
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Nunavut / Canada. 1917 - 2000
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Nunavut, Ontario / Canada. 1933 - 2014
Inuit sculpture, carving, drawing, printmaking
Nunavut / Canada. 1937 - 2019
Inuit sculpture, carving, drawing, etching
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Inuit art
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Inuit hand-carved sculpture
Nunavut / Canada. 1935 - 2015
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Nunavut, Manitoba, Alberta / Canada. 1934 - 2012
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Nunavut / Canada. 1911 - 1999
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Inuit sculpture
Nunavut, Northwest Territories / Canada. 1919 - 2000
Inuit bird and animal sculpture
Nunavut / Canada. 1920 - 1980
Inuit sculpture and stone carving, modernist and minimalist
Nunavut, Manitoba / Canada. 1949 - 2023
Inuit modernist stone sculpture, carving
Northwest Territories, Nunavut / Canada. 1897 - 1993
Inuit sculpture, carving, drawing, ceramics
Nunavut / Canada. 1928 - 2005
Inuit sculpture, carving, printmaking
Nunavut / Canada. 1910 - 1991
Inuit figure stone sculpture, carver
Nunavut / Canada. 1918 - 1983
Inuit sculpture, carving, whimsical figure, birds, mammals
Nunavut, Northwest Territories / Canada. 1943 - 2013
Inuit stone and ivory sculpture, drawing, assemblage, found objects
Quebec, Northwest Territories, Nunavut / Canada. Born 1955
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Stone folk art sculpture, iconic carving, printing, drawing
Nunavut / Canada. Born 1941
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Nunavut / Canada. Born 1949
Inuit sculpture, carving, drawing, printmaking