Koomwartok Ashoona is one of the sons of famed Inuit artist Pitseolak Ashoona. Koomwartok Ashoona was born in the year 1930.
The artist had a wife and son who also became professional sculptors. He was based out of Cape Dorset, Nunavut Territory, Canada for his career.
Koomwartok Ashoona passed away in 1984.
His favorite subject matter included birds, the Goddess of the Sea named Sedna, and spirits.
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Its easy to see that the artist loved to draw and observe animals. His works in stone have a wonderful sense of life due to the flowing and curvy lines.
What a great example of an Inuit family that has had multiple generations of professional working artists!
Qaqaq Ashoona was a son of the famous Inuit artist Pitseolak Ashoona.
Qaqaq Ashoona was born in Ikirasak, Nunavut Territory in the year 1928. The artist began life as a hunter and trapper. He turned to art to make a living in 1953.
Ashoona used only hand tools to make his wonderful carvings.
His wife was also a well respected Inuit artist, Mayoreak Ashoona. She was a renown printmaker already featured here.
The artist passed away in 1996.
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Qaqaq Ashoona put great detail in his art. I enjoy his interpretations of the Goddess of the Sea, Sedna. They show a great sense of creativity and the sculptures have a great sense of life and animation.
Qavavau Manumie is a contemporary Inuit artist renown for his drawings of animals and people. Qavavau Manumie was born in Brandon, Manitoba in the year 1958.
The artist is now based out of Cape Dorset, Nunavut Territory, Canada.
His first solo exhibition took place in 2008. In this clip we view a show featuring Manumie that took place in 2012:
Manumie was one of the featured artist in the 2015 Cape Dorset print calendar.
Below a great interview with the artist:
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I enjoy the Pop art aspect of Manumie’s art. Though he works with traditional Inuit motifs, the artist also pays homage to modern items such as stiletto high heeled shoes. From a design aspect, his work is similar in composition to Kenjuak Ashevak.
Eyeetsiak Peter was an Inuit artist born in Cape Dorset, Nunavut Territory, Canada in the year 1937. Eyeetsiak Peter was part of the first Cape Dorset print collection in the year 1961.
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Peter was both a printmaker and carver. In his later he became known for his fantastic polar bears.
Eyeetsiak Peter passed away in 2011.
Peter was yet another wonderful Inuit artist who was a great graphic artist who also did wonderful carvings. By exaggerating and capturing the movement in the legs his polar bears have a very life like quality.
The artist is shown with many Inuit artists in Vancouver, Montreal, and Winnipeg.
David Ekootak, also spelled Ikutaaq, was another master Inuit sculptor from the Baker Lake, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Etootak enjoyed carving figures that often featured two heads. For instance a hunter with a bear head. Etootak also enjoyed portraying the daily activities of the Inuit.
David Etootak was born in the year 1929.
In this clip we view a work of an Inuit woman by David Ikutaaq. This is the title shown, but to me the work is of an Inuit man with a mustache!:
David Etootak passed away in 1984.
price range information: Works range from $4,000 to $25,000. Etootak worked with traditional materials such as caribou skin and wood to make the kayak. The artist carved with basalt in most of his sculpture work.
Alex Alikashuak is an Inuit artist renown for his carvings of the figure.
Alex Alikashuak was born in the year 1952.
The artist is now based out of Whale Cove, Nunavut Territory, Canada.
The artist has a pilot’s license and enjoys flying.
Like many Inuit artists Alikashuak enjoys mixing media such as antlers and walrus bones.
The artist has a great sense of economic line. With very few lines in the face, he is able to capture the spirit of a character. I am a big fan of his carvings done with walrus bone. His work has a very modernist feel.
Siassie Kenneally is a wonderful Inuit graphic design artist born in Iqalugajuk, Nunavut Territory, Canada in the year 1969. The artist works mainly with coloured pencil on paper.
Both of her parents were master Inuit artists. Her father was Qaqaq Ashoona, he will be an upcoming profile. Her mother was Mayoreak Ashoona, already profiled here.
Kenneally is renown for her coloured pencil works. For subject matter the artist portrays rocks, the inner parts of a seal, and the Inuit landscape.
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The Ashoona clan has produced many museum caliber artists, and this artist is no exception. Kenneally has great drawing skills!
Arnaqu Ashevak was a son of the most popular Inuit artist, Kenojuak Ashevak. Arnaqu Ashevak was an adopted son of Kenojuak and Johnniebo Ashevak and was born in Cape Dorset in the year 1956.
Arnaqu Ashevak was a printmaker and sculptor. He was seen as a modernist as he used items he would pick up on long walks including glass and bones in his sculpture work.
The artist worked for the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative for multiple decades.
Arnaqu Ashevak passed away in 2009.
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Arnaqu Ashevak worked for many years as a lithographer and assistant printmaker before making his own prints. Its easy to see he picked up many design skills from his mother and the other artists work he helped produce on a large scale. Its great to see another family of thriving artist that was passed on to multiple generations, such as the Ashevak family.
Paniluk Qamanirq is a wonderful Inuit artists who is one of few working in an abstract manner, only occasionally producing works of animals and sea life. Paniluk Qamanirq was born in Pond Inlet, Nunavut Territory, Canada in the year 1935 and now hails from the region of Arctic Bay, Nunavut Territory.
The artist’s husband, Philip is also a professional artist.
The artist is part of the collection of the National Gallery of Canada.
Price range information: Works range from $500 to $3,000.
Qamanirq was included in many of the top art exhibitions that brought Inuit art to the international art scene back in the 1970s.
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