2022 IAS Board
The new IAS Board had their first meeting in December, welcoming Jim Renner to the board in the position formerly held by Janet Beylin. One other change has Marie McCosh taking over as Secretary for Fred […]
Inuit Art Society Virtual Programs – 2021
The Inuit Art Society proudly presented seven virtual programs in 2021, featuring a variety of works by Inuit artists from Canada and Alaska. From 20 to 30 homes logged in to attend each event. Three show-and-tell
The WAG Qaumajuq center for Inuit art and culture opens March 27
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
Changes to the IAS Board for 2020
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
Biography of Mike Foor-Pessin
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
Biography of Koomuatuk (Kuzy) Curley
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
Biography of Marion (Mame) Jackson
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
Biography of Christine Lalonde
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
Biography of Heather Igloliorte
Heather Igloliorte is an Inuk scholar and independent curator who holds the University Research Chair in Indigenous Art History and Community Engagement at Concordia University, which is seated on unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation,who