The new comedy series North of North brings life in the Arctic to those of us in the south through the misadventures of Siaja, a young Inuk mother who dreams of reinventing herself after a spontaneous, […]
We are sorry to pass on news of the passing of long time Inuit Art Society board member Claude Weil. Claude’s passion for Inuit art, willingness to share that passion with other collectors, and work to
From the New York Times: Near the Arctic Circle, Shuvinai Ashoona, a star of the Venice Biennale, and her community of Inuit artists refuse to let isolation stand in their way. Read the full story here. (Limited free
It seems like a long time since I first heard about the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s plans to create a special space for its enormous collection of Inuit art. The WAG certainly needed it, as they had
The decision of long-time Treasurer Si Gilman to step down at the end of 2019 resulted in a variety of changes to the Inuit Art Society Board for 2020. Mike Foor-Pessin will continue as President and
Mike Foor-Pessin is currently teaching English on both the high school and college levels. Recently, his teaching has expanded beyond the classroom into offering educational seminars on the use of mindfulness and mythological thinking to create
Koomuatuk (Kuzy) Curley. Growing up in Cape Dorset, NU, Kuzy was surrounded by carvings and carvers. The sculptor has a lot to show where he comes from and he does it really well with his stunning
Marion (Mame) Jackson is Professor Emerita at The University of Michigan and Wayne State University (Detroit) and taught also at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada); she worked closely with Inuit artists and with Canadian national institutions in
Christine Lalonde is a curator and art historian who has worked with Inuit artists since the mid-1990s and is currently the Associate Curator of Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. Her many
