ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᒃ Double Vision & Sleeping in Skins

When I travelled to Europe with Inuit crafters, I quickly learned the importance of a unique tool I had never seen before, the ulu,

What is an ulu? An ulu is a multi-purpose cutting tool with a semi-circular blade and a handle. It has been a major part of an Inuit woman’s life and culture for at least the last 4500 years.

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This short documentary is a portrait of Ulayok Kaviok, one of the last of a generation …

An Inuit tradition revitalized by seamstresses—and backed by scientists

In this six-minute short, Inuit artist, storyteller and co-director Germaine Arnattaujuq (Arnaktauyok) depicts Inuit creation stories …

Davidialuk Alasua Amittu was a widely respected storyteller from the Nunavgirnaraq winter camp in Nunavik who was greatly inspired by the traditional stories he heard as a child. Amittu began his arti

Kenojuak Ashevak, CC, ONu, RCA was born in the outpost camp of Ikirasaq, on the southern coast of Baffin Island, to Silaqqi and Ushuakjuk, the latter a hunter, fur trader and respected shaman. Ashevak

The iconic prints of late Canadian artist Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013) almost single-handedly came to define Arctic art both in Canada and on the world stage...

Listen to this episode from The Secret Life of Canada (Archive) on Spotify. Bonus! Meet Kenojuak Ashevak, the world-renowned and multi-award winning artist and first lady of Inuit Art.

Filtering the Arctic world through her vivid imagination, Kenojuak Ashevak and The Enchanted Owl helped Inuit printmaking take off.The Enchanted Owl is perha...

On Saturday, February 16, a memorial talk was held at the McMichael to pay tribute to Kenojuak Ashevak who passed away on January 8, 2013.Pat Feheley of Fehe...

This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak …

Born on the Southeast coast of Tujjaat and based in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU, Pitseolak Ashoona’s work depicts the strength, resilience and identity of women. A self-taught artist working primarily

Pitseolak Ashoona (c.1904/8–1983) was a trailblazing figure in the world of modern Inuit art. She is part of the groundbreaking first generation of Inuit artists to produce drawings and prints through the establishment of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-op in Kinngait (Cape Dorset) in the 1950s. Her understanding of art as a form of personal expression and communication has resonated with artists for generations. Pitseolak Ashoona’s art includes over eight thousand original drawings and requires viewers to consider the artist’s experience and worldview, including the themes of community and respect for the land. Visit aci-iac.ca/education

Read the free online art book by Christine Lalonde to discover the life and major works of Pitseolak Ashoona, who helped establish modern Inuit art.

Watch this ACI video, featuring Christine Lalonde, on the life and work of Pitseolak Ashoona, one of the first Inuit artists to produce drawings in the early 1960s. Find out how her thousands of depictions of traditional daily life and legends inspired generations of Inuit artists in her wake.

Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut was born in 1914. A member of the inland-dwelling Ihalmiut, she lived in the area around Ennadai Lake before moving with her family to the coastal community of Arviat in the 1960s. She was part of a small group of similarly displaced members of her group who took up stone carving following […]

A gallery of artwork by Ada Eyetoaq : Learn more about Ada Eyetoaq and other Inuit artists at Expanding Intuit

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, a bold, innovative and caring museum that is welcoming to all disciplines such as the visual arts, history and science.

Nunavik Art Alive, produced by the Inuit Art Foundation, presents the arts of Nunavik past and present.

Martha Noah is an artist from Qamani’tuaq, Nunavut. Full biography coming soon.

Pudlo Pudlat's works blend tradition with modern technology, depicting a wide variety of subjects such as helicopters, new technology and scenes of everyday life. Pudlat began his career as a sculptor

"What you have here on display is a hunter who has an astonishing imagination and brings it to bear on a new artform" - Ian DejardinDiscover the fascinating ...

Candice Hopkins and Natasha Ginwala discuss the work of Arvo Leo and Pudlo Pudlat. 27 Sep 2015, La Loge, Brussels

Jamasie began to draw in the early 1960s while living in an Inuit Camp on the coastline of southern Baffin Island. During that time, he concentrated primarily on the copper engraving technique, ferrying copper plates back and forth between his campsite and the co-operative in Cape Dorset.

Investigating the printmakers in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU.

A conversation and virtual studio visit with William Huffman, Audrey Hurd, and Juumi Tapaungai. Moderated by Elisa German and Galina Mardilovich. Presented b...