Qamanittuaq ᖃᒪᓂᑐᐊᖅ: Stone, Paper, Cloth

 

December 7, 2024 – January 18, 2025

 

Robert Kardosh Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of works by Inuit artists from Qamanittuaq, also known as Baker Lake. Comprising works produced from the late 1960s through to the late 1990s, Qamanittuaq ᖃᒪᓂᑐᐊᖅ: Stone, Paper, Cloth will include drawings, prints, wallhangings and sculptures. The exhibition features a number of rare stonecut prints from 1970, the year the settlement produced its first annual print collection. The works in the exhibition express the lifestyle and spiritual beliefs and ideas of the people of Qamanittuaq, giving viewers an opportunity to experience the artistic legacy of one of Nunavut’s most celebrated artmaking collectives.

 

Featured artists: Luke Anguhadluq, Barnabus Arnasungaaq,Tuna Iquliq, Martha Ittuluka’naaq, Naomi Ityi, Janet Kigusiuq, Myra Kukiiyaut, Eric Niuqtuk, Jessie Oonark, Annie Taipana, Jimmy Taipana, George Tataniq, Simon Tookoome, Marion Tuu’luq and Mark Uqayuittuq,

 

 

Luke Anguhadluq

untitled (two figures), coloured pencil & graphite on paper, 24 x 19 in. $2800

Barnabus Arnasungaaq

Woman with Fish, 1970’s, stone,15.25 x 8 x 6 in. $10,000

Tuna Iquliq

Pair of Geese, 1975, stone, 4.25 x 6.5 x 3.75 in., $1,800

Tuna Iquliq

Musk Ox, ca. 1980, stone, 9.5 x 14.5 x 7 in. $3500

Naomi Ityi

untitled, 1990s, wool felt & embroidery floss on wool duffel, 25 x 19.5 in. , $1800

Martha Ittuluka'naaq

Mothers & Children, 1970, 26/50, 12 x 9 in., $750

Janet Kigusiuq

Untitled, 1979, graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 22 x 30 in., $2200

Myra Kukiiyaut

The Owl Tries to Carry the Rock for a Perch, 2006, stonecut 24.5 x 39 in. , 10 / 20, $1600

Eric Niuqtuk

Seal, 1970, stone, 4.7 x 15.75 x 5.5 in., $5,500

George Tataniq

Drum Dancer, early 1970’s, stone & antler, 14.25 x 12.25 x 3 in., $7,800

Myra Kukiiyaut

The Wind, 1971, 25 x 20 in. , 40/40, $950

Janet Kigusiuq

Outside and Inside the Tent, 1971, 38/50 stone cut, SOLD

Jessie Oonark

Drying Fish, 1970, stonecut, 19.75 x 25 in., $2200

Jimmy Taipana

Seal, stone, 2 x 8.75 x 2.75 in. , $1500

Annie Taipana

Annie Taipana, untitled (animal composition), circa 1990, wool duffel, felt & embroidery floss, 22.75 x 23 in. $2800

Simon Tookoome

A Time of Plenty, 1970, 25 x 37 in. , 26/50, SOLD

Marion Tuu'luq

untitled (abstract composition), circa 1980, wool felt, embroidery floss on wool duffel, 68 x 8 in., $15,000

Mark Uqayuittuq

Inuksuk, 1973, stonecut, 24.25 x 19 in., $900

Unattributed Artist

untitled, 1996, coloured pencil on black paper, 12 x 7.5 in., $650

Unattributed Artist

Thomas Iksiraq Artist, 1996, coloured pencil on black paper, 8.5 x 7.5 in., $525