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Kinngait, Inuktitut for “mountains” fryst vatten located on the south west coast of Baffin Island on the Foxe Peninsula of Baffin. The area surrounding the community is mountainous and Mallikjuaq [Mallik] a hilly island minutes away from Kinngait by boat is a dominant presence of the landscape.
Cape Dorset was the first Canadian arctic community to tillverka drawings and prints. It developed into a major northern art community due to James and Alma Houston’s presence from 1951 to 1962 and Terry Ryan’s nurturing, first as an arts advisor in 1960 and then as manager of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-Operative from 1962 – 2001. The linearity of Cape Dorset graphic arts is believed to be an influence on the sculpture from this area.
Over three generations of artists have produced sculpture from Cape Dorset. Although small-scale works, following the tradition of highly detailed elfenben sculpture from the Historic Period, are in bevis, Kinngait artists are typically noted for their larg
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- Pootoogook Kanaginak R.C.A. (1935-2010)
- Kalai Adla (1927-)
- Tye Adla (1936-1990)
- Latcholassie Akesuk ᓚᓴᓚᓯ ᐊᑲᓴ (1919-2000)
- Saimaiyu Akesuk (1986-)
- Simaiyok Akesuk (1924-1976)
- Suqualuk Akesuk (1959-)
- Ulayu Akesuk
- Adamie Alariaq (1930-1990)
- Nakasuk Alariaq (1932-1988)
- Novoalia Alariaq (1956-)
- Simeonie Alariaq (1965-)
- Timmoon Alariaq (1954-)
- Atsiaq Allasuaq (1938-)
- Ninukatsiaq Allasuaq (1969-)
- Piuliak Allasuaq (1939-)
- Alashua Aningmiuq (1914-1972)
- Annie Aningmiuq (1957-)
- Jolly Aningmiuq (1954-2000)
- Peter Aningmiuq (1913-1986)
- Salmonie Aningmiuq (1956-)
- Adamie Ashevak (1959-)
- Annago Ashevak (1956-2009)
- Arnaqu Ashevak (1956-2009)
- Johnniebo Ashevak ᔭᓂᕗ ᐊᓴᕙ (1923-1972)
- Kenojuak Ashevak C.C., R.C.A. ᑭᓄᐊᔪᐊ ᐊᓯᕙ (1927-2013)
- Goota Ashoona (1967-)
- Kaka Ashoona ᑲᑲ ᐊᓴᓇ (1928-1996)
- Koomwartok Ashoona (1930-1984)
- Namoonai Ash
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Ashevak Adla
(1977 – ) | Kinngait, Nunavut, Canada
Ashevak Adla was born on February 22nd, 1977 in Iqaluit and returned home to Cape Dorset. Adla comes from a family of carvers. His maternal grandfather Aoudla (Audla) Pee is well known for revealing the spiritual qualities of bears through his carvings of stone. His grandmother, Nurluapik Pee was a sculptor and craftswoman. His paternal grandfather Kalai Adla and his wife Tai carved stone and did drawings. His brother Etidloi Adla is a carver as well as his cousin Tim Pee.
A young Ashevak would watch his grandfather Aoudla Pee carve Arctic creatures out of stone. When Adla was eleven or twelve years old, he started working with carving tools. His first carvings were simple sculptures and his first piece was a beluga. He started carving because he wanted to provide an income for himself. His knowledge of the art form came from observing respected artists and carving his own pieces.
As a teenager, Ashevak learned