Meet Drew Ann Wake

Drew Ann Wake is an anthropologist and media producer who has spent forty-five years working with Indigenous organizations in the Northwest Territories. She’ll be speaking  at the 2022 Inuit Art Society meeting on September 30th in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is currently working on an exhibition, River Journeys, under the leadership of the Gwich’in Tribal Read More …

Abraham Anghik Ruben featured at IAS 2022 Annual Meeting

Inuit sculptor Abraham Anghik Ruben will be featured at the Inuit Art Society’s 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver. He’ll be speaking on September 30. Ruben was born in Paulatuk, Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Northwest Territories in 1951 and is a major innovative force among Inuit sculptors. In 1971, Ruben began his formal studies in art under Read More …

Dr. Norma Dunning to speak at the 2022 IAS meeting

Dr. Norma Dunning will open the first full day of presentations on September 30th at the Inuit Art Society’s 2022 annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada. A Padlei Inuk writer, professor, and grandmother, Dr. Dunning’s work primarily focuses on Inuit who reside outside of the tundra. An award-winning author, her short story collection Tainna (the unseen Read More …

Meet Sophia Lebessis: IAS 2022 keynote speaker

Inuit on her mother’s side and Greek on her father’s side, Sophia’s unique cultural background influenced a keen perspective of culture and art. Growing up among master artists of the Kivaliq region in her family-run art cooperative, Sophia was immersed in the procurement of Inuit art, from creation to distribution. Her lineage is tied to Read More …

2022 Inuit Art Society Meeting: Sept 29 – Oct 2 in Vancouver, British Columbia

The Inuit Art Society is teaming up with the Arctic Arts and Culture Society (AACS) for this year’s Annual Meeting. We’ll be meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, beginning on Thursday evening, September 29th and ending at noon on Sunday, October 2nd. The home base for our meeting will be Vancouver’s “West End.” The West End Read More …