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Rebecca Hutchings

Biography

Rebecca Hutchings is an artist born and living in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU. Her mother was a teacher and doll maker, and Hutchings has followed in her footsteps by becoming both a teacher and an artist. Hutchings depicts animals, objects and clothing [1], for example her work Untitled (Seal Bag) (n.d.), Hutchings captures the drawn the curved body of a seal, which has an adjustable strap and zipper attached to it's back. Hutchings created this work in response to anti-seal rhetoric, to highlight the importance of seal for Inuit communities, while also injecting humour into this difficult conversation. Hutchings often uses coloured pencils for her intricate pieces and captures the smallest of details, from zippers and clasps to individual hairs and beads. She is also a Community Liaison Officer for Nunavut Tunngavik.  

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Accomplishments

2014: Became an accredited teacher through the Nunavut Teacher Education Program (NTEP).
2012: Was awarded a Nunasi Scholarship to continue pursuing academic excellence.

Artist Work

About Rebecca Hutchings

Medium:

Graphic Arts

Artistic Community:

Kinngait, Nunavut, Inuit Nunangat

Date of Birth:

Artists may have multiple birth years listed as a result of when and where they were born. For example, an artist born in the early twentieth century in a camp outside of a community centre may not know/have known their exact date of birth and identified different years.

Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU
1975
Publication

Ten Nunavut students win Nunasi scholarships, 2012