Nancy Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq (born 1940) is a Canadian Inuit artist known for her sculptures, drawings, and textile art.[1][2] Her work draws from Inuit mythology and features Western spatial perspective.
Nancy Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940 (age 83–84) Chantrey Inlet, Nunavut, Canada |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Mother | Jessie Oonark |
| Relatives | Victoria Mamnguqsualuk (sister) Janet Kigusiuq (sister) William Noah (brother) |
Early life
editBorn in the Chantrey Inlet area of what is now the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq is the daughter of noted Inuit artist Jessie Oonark;[3] among her siblings are the artists Victoria Mamnguqsualuk, Josiah Nuilaalik, Janet Kigusiuq, Mary Yuusipik Singaqti, Miriam Nanurluk, and William Noah.[4] In childhood, she lived the traditional nomadic Inuit life, but the difficult winter of 1958 led to the family's resettlement in the community of Baker Lake, where shortly thereafter she married.[5]
Career
editWith encouragement from her mother and her sister Victoria, she began carving in 1962; her first drawings followed in 1969. She also works in fabric. Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq's work draws heavily on Inuit mythology, and includes depictions of Kiviuq and Kavaq. Unlike older Inuit artists, her work shows a knowledge of Western spatial perspective. Her art was first exhibited in 1974 at a showing of Baker Lake sculpture in Montreal, and in 1976 she had her first solo show, at the Upstairs Gallery in Winnipeg. She has continued to exhibit both in Canada and internationally. Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq's work is in the collections of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, and the Art Gallery of Ontario.[5][6][7][8]
In 2006, the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development issued a monograph, The Legend of Kiviuq as Retold in the Drawings of Nancy Pukirnak Aupaluktuq, which tells the story of the legendary Inuit hero, Kiviuq.[4][9]
References
edit- ^ "Nancy Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq". MutualArt. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Nancy Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Nancy Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq (1940-) Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake), Woman Shaman, 1976". First Arts. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ a b Aupaluktuq, Nancy Pukingrnak (2006). The Legend of Kiviuq as Retold in the Drawings of Nancy Pukirnak Aupaluktuq (PDF). Gatineau, Quebec: Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. OCLC 1030871166. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ a b Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G., eds. (2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5. OCLC 1018384011 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Artist: Nancy Pukingrnak Aupaluktuq". Katilvik. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Qavvavak and Nest with Egg". Winnipeg Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ Gillmor, Alison (March–May 2014). "Looking Up: Contemporary Connections with Inuit Art". Border Crossings. 33 (1): 86–87.
- ^ "The legend of Kiviuq as retold in the drawings of Nancy Pukirnak Aupaluktuq". Government of Canada Publications. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.