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Miriam Nanurluk Qiyuk Family (detail) (1980) Stone 10.2 x 36.8 x 10.2 cm Courtesy First Arts

Sculpture

From stone to bone, ceramics to ivory and beyond, the IAQ examines the many types of sculpture created by Inuit artists.

Canada Council for the Arts

This project is funded in part by the Canada Council for the Arts.

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The Many Meanings of Joe Talirunili’s “The Migration”

Uqallaqatigiinngniq: Sharing Voices

by Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona
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Keeping Up with the Ceramic Artists of Kangiqliniq

by Shary Boyle
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From Plastic Teeth to Soap Stripes

Tracing the Recent History of Inlay in Inuit Art

by Mark London
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Access to Stone

by Jason Jacque
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Challenging Convention: The Expressive World of Karoo Ashevak

Legendary Carvers

by Leslie Boyd

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Tracing the Recent History of Inlay in Inuit Art

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Challenging Convention: The Expressive World of Karoo Ashevak

Legendary Carvers

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True tributes to time out on the land.
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Our Managing Editor takes on this fluid carving.
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Insect inspiration for World Mosquito Day.
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How have Inuit artists approached inlay?
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After nearly five decades of creating, Abraham Anghik Ruben asks what’s next for Inuit art.
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The Tides That Bind

Unseen currents connect us all.
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Access to Stone

The politics of carving in Nunatsiavut.
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A remarkable female sculptor whose works embodied women in all facets of life.
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Artistic history in the making
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Continuously evolving into new spaces

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