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Artists & the Arts in Nunavut


Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association
An excellent guide to stone sculptures, prints, tapestries, jewelry, ceramics, painting and the fibre arts, from a listing of artists to a history of Northern arts and reading lists.

Inuit Art Foundation
A non-profit organization, the IAF is controlled entirely by practising Inuit artists. Its mandate is to assist Inuit artists in skills development and in the marketing and promotion of their art.

Jimmy MacDonald, Serene Photography
Black and white images showing the stark beauty of the Rankin Inlet area. Framed 11x14 prints are available.

Pitseolak Ashoona
A biography of this Cape Dorset artist, who produced 7,000 drawings and some 250 prints in her lifetime. A small gallery is also posted.

Theresie Tungilik
Biographical notes, cultural insights, and images of some of her wallhangings.

Art of the Far North: Inuit Sculpture, Drawing, and Printmaking
Lerner Publishing Group, 1998.
A lovely portrayal of the art of the Inuit people, especially those in Cape Dorset on Baffin Island and in Nunavut, for ages 9-12.

Arctic Spirit: The Albrecht Collection of Inuit Art at the Heard Museum
Douglas & McIntyre, 2006.


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