IAQ’s 25 Top Inuit Art Events for 2025
Inuit Art Quarterly has published a list of 25 of the top Inuit and circumpolar Indigenous art happenings across the world. It’s an electic list that includes a wide variety of events, a few of which […]
“North of North” brings life in the Arctic to homes in the south
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,
Itee Pootoogook “Stills” at Feheley Fine Arts
Our friends at Feheley Fine Arts in Toronto currently have a lovely little show featuring portraits by Itee Pootoogook from Kinngait. “In the mid-1990s, Pootoogook emerged as a trailblazer in portraiture. These portrait drawings pull distant
Northern Nightmares at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
Our friends at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College in Maine are exhibiting images of monsters of all types in their current exhibit “Northern Nightmares: Monsters in Inuit Art.” The landscapes and seascapes of the
Get a look at MMFA’s new Inuit art galleries
We recently noted that the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) unveiled new Inuit art galleries. Now you can get a glimpse of the treasures in ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik (the essence of life) thanks to CBC. This
In Praise of Older Women at Galerie Elca London in Quebec
Our friend Mark London at Galerie Elca London is ending the year with a sweet exhibt he’s calling “In Praise of Older Women: Women in Inuit Art 1950-2000” He explains: “Currently, the gallery is fortunate to
Inuktut now available in Google Translate
Looking at a document, website, or even just a description on a piece of art written in a dilect of Inuktut? Now you may be able to get a translation online using Google Translate. This is
“Floyd Kuptana in 2-D” presentation now available on YouTube
Back in 2017 and the IAS annual meeting in Corning, New York, Richard Mohr discussed Floyd Kuptana’s paintings and other two-dimensional work. For those of us who knew Kuptana only from his sculpture, it was an
Celebrating the life of Claude Weil
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