Maudie Rachel Okittuq | |
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Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
Maudie Rachel Okittuq (born 1944) is an Inuk sculptor known for her works in whalebone and soapstone. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Okittuq was born in Ikpik ( Thom Bay), Nunavut and moved to Talurjuaq in the mid-1960s. [3] By 1968 she was one of the first in her community to begin carving. [2] [3]
Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec [1] and the National Gallery of Canada [5]
Okittiuq's work was included in Kakiniit Hivonighijotaa: Inuit Embodied Practices and Meanings, at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 2022. [6]
Maudie Rachel Okittuq | |
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Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
Maudie Rachel Okittuq (born 1944) is an Inuk sculptor known for her works in whalebone and soapstone. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Okittuq was born in Ikpik ( Thom Bay), Nunavut and moved to Talurjuaq in the mid-1960s. [3] By 1968 she was one of the first in her community to begin carving. [2] [3]
Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec [1] and the National Gallery of Canada [5]
Okittiuq's work was included in Kakiniit Hivonighijotaa: Inuit Embodied Practices and Meanings, at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 2022. [6]