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 …

June 5, 2022, virtual meeting features Alaskan artist Vera Shoogukwruk

Our next virtual meeting will be on Sunday, June 5, 2022. We’re featuring Alaskan artist Vera Shoogukwruk. Vera is a Siberian Yupik/Inupiaq from St. Lawrence Island and White Mountain Alaska who has produced a beautiful collection of parkas, kamiks, mukluks, mittens, as well as jewelry to compliment her creations. She will be discussing her passion Read More …

Discussion with David Merkuratsuk

Our April 10, 2022 virtual meeting featured emerging artist David Merkuratsuk. Merkuratsuk, is an Inuk who originates from Nain, in northern Labrador, but now resides in Newfoundland. Utilizing the technique of pointillism in his work, David brings his traditional lifestyle to life for a new generation of Inuit art enthusiasts to enjoy.

Bill Nasogaluak featured at the Inuit Art Society Meeting

Inuit sculptor Bill Nasogaluak will be featured at the 2018 Inuit Art Society Meeting scheduled for October 19-21, 2018, in Traverse City, Michigan. Bill is primarily a sculptor but also makes drawings and paintings in acrylics. Although he has been drawing and painting since he was a child, Bill only became a full-time artist around 1992. Before Read More …

Carving by Eli Sallualu Qinuajua

This 1981 carving by Eli Sallualu Qinuajua from Puvirnituq will be on exhibit at the 2017 IAS annual meeting in Corning, New York. In 1967, our conference guest, Nelson Graeburn, sponsored a contest for artists throughout the arctic to create highly imaginative works that allowed their imaginations “free rein.” The artist who created this work Read More …