Artistic diversity
The contemporary Inuit artistic production in the Arctic is extremely rich and varied considering the used practices and techniques as individual and local styles.
Each artist works according to his/her own individual and family experience which inspires its creations. The iconographic subjects, the styles and the way of representations which result from it determine the [...]

Located on the eastern shore of Ungava Bay in Nunavik (northern Quebec), Kangiqsualujjuaq (formerly George River) began specializing in caribou antler sculptures since the 1970’s. « What we show in our carvings is the life we have lived in the past right up today. We show the truth. » say Inuit artists. Kangiqsualujjuaq means in [...]

The immediate environment and individual experiences as well as collective (related to the history of families and arctic communities) are the main sources of artistic inspiration, including themes represented from shamanism and imagination.
Since its beginning in the 1950’s, contemporary Inuit art intends for the international art market - North America and Europe in particular – [...]