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Thomassie Echalook

THOMASEE ECHALOOK (THOMASSIE; ECHALUK; EKALUK)

Born: July 20, 1935 Male E9-1586
Place of Birth: Echalook's camp
Resides: Inukjuak
Sculpture, Drawings, Prints


Thomasee is the son of the Inukjuak carver Lucassie Echalook. His brother
Peter is also a carver.



EXHIBITIONS:

April - May 1959                           Contemporary Eskimo Sculpture
                                                        St. James Church
                                                        New York, New York, U.S.A.
                                                        (catalogue)

1972, 1974, 1975                        Arctic Quebec Print Collection
                                                       (annual collection)
                                                       (illustrated catalogue)

1973, 1974                                   Arctic Quebec Print Collection II
                                                       (annual collection)
                                                       (illustrated catalogue)

Oct - Nov 1973                             Sculpture Inuit 25 Years After
                                                       Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
                                                       Montreal, Quebec

1975                                              Arctic Quebec Print Collection (printmaker)
                                                       (annual collection)
                                                       (illustrated catalogue)

1976                                              Inoucdjouac Print Collection
                                                       (annual collection)
                                                       (illustrated catalogue)

Jan 1977 - Jun 1982                   The Inuit Print/L'estampe inuit
                                                      Department of Indian Affairs and
                                                      Northern Development and the
                                                      National Museum of Man
                                                      Ottawa, Ontario
                                                      (tour)
                                                      (illustrated catalogue)

August 1978                                Inuit Games and Contests: The Clifford E.
                                                      Lee Collection of Prints
                                                      University of Alberta
                                                      Edmonton, Alberta
                                                      (illustrated catalogue)

Nov - Dec 1978                          Polar Vision: Canadian Eskimo Graphics
                                                     Jerusalem Artists' House Museum
                                                     Jerusalem, Israel
                                                     (illustrated catalogue)

March - April 1979                     Canadian Eskimo Art: a representative
                                                     exhibition from the collection of Professor
                                                     and Mrs. Philip Gray
                                                     Fine Arts Gallery, Montana State
                                                     University
                                                     Bozeman, Montana, U.S.A.
                                                     (catalogue)

Nov - Dec 1979                          In Celebration
                                                     Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
                                                     Montreal, Quebec

1980                                           Eskimo Prints from Nouveau-Quebec 1974-1978
                                                    Ufundi Gallery
                                                    Ottawa, Ontario

June 1980                                 Sculptures from Inoucdjouac
                                                   The Inuit Art Collection,
                                                   James F. Bacon
                                                   Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.A.
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

Feb - Aug 1982                        Les Inuit du Nouveau-Quebec
                                                   Musee du Quebec
                                                   Quebec, Quebec
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

Oct  - Nov 1982                        Inuit Sculpture 1982
                                                   The Raven Gallery
                                                   Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

June 1983                                 An Enduring Tradition: Inuit Carving from
                                                   Arctic Quebec
                                                   Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
                                                   Vancouver, British Columbia
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

September 1983                     The Way We Were - Traditional Eskimo Life
                                                  Snow Goose Associates
                                                  Seattle, Washington, USA

Jan - Feb                                 1984 Art Inuit
                                                  Galerie Castel
                                                  Avignon, France

May 1984                                 Art Inuit
                                                  Banque Royale du Canada
                                                  Paris, France

July 1984                                 Treasures from Canada's Arctic
                                                  Heritage Place
                                                  Uxbridge, Ontario

October 1984                           Images of the Far North
                                                  Studio Art Gallery, 
                                                  State University of New York
                                                  Binghamton, New York, U.S.A.

November 1986                      The Ancestors/Links Between Worlds
                                                  Minnesota Museum of Art
                                                  Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
                                                  (illustrated brochure)

May - June 1987                      Inuit Graphics from the Past
                                                  Arctic Artistry
                                                  Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A.

May - June 1987                      Inuit Art Exhibition
                                                  Whitby Arts Incorporated,
                                                  The Station Gallery
                                                  Whitby, Ontario

November 1987                       Inuit Traditions in Graphics: 1961-1987
                                                  Arctic Artistry
                                                  Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A.

October 1988                           Inuit Legends in Stone
                                                  Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
                                                  Montreal, Quebec
                                                  (illustrated brochure)

April 1990                                Art Inuit
                                                  Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
                                                  at Palais de l'Europe
                                                  Le Touquet, France

Jun 1990-Jul 1992                  The First Passionate Collector: The
                                                  Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art
                                                  Winnipeg Art Gallery
                                                  Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                  (tour)
                                                  (illustrated catalogue)

Dec 1990 - Feb 1991             Drummers
                                                  The Guild Shop
                                                  Toronto, Ontario

March - April 1991                  Art Inuit
                                                 Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
                                                 at Le Theatre
                                                 La Ciotat, France

April - May 1991                      Art Inuit
                                                  Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
                                                  at Palais de l'Europe
                                                  Le Touquet, France

May - June 1991                      Art Inuit
                                                  Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
                                                  at La Halle aux Bles
                                                  Saint Malo, France

June - August 1991                 Aux frontieres de l'imaginaire inuit
                                                  Galerie du Trait-Carre
                                                  Charlesbourg, Quebec
                                                  (illustrated brochure)

July 1991                                   Art Inuit
                                                   Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
                                                   at Chapelle de la Visitation
                                                  Thonon, France

November 1991                       Early Masterpieces of Inuit Sculpture
                                                  Feheley Fine Arts
                                                  Toronto, Ontario

February 1993                         Kunstwerke der Inuit
                                                 Presented by CreARTion, Eppstein
                                                 in conjunction with the annual meeting
                                                 of the Association of Canadian Studies
                                                 at the Hotel am Badersee
                                                 Grainau, Germany

March - April 1996                  Works on Paper from the Permanent
                                                 Collection of Inuit Art
                                                 Canadian Guild of Craft Quebec
                                                 Montreal, Quebec


COLLECTIONS:

Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.
Art Gallery of York University, Downsview, Ontario
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, U.S.A.
Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Board of Education Archives and Museum, Toronto, Ontario
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff, Alberta
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba


SELECTED REFERENCES:

Barz, Sandra B., ed.
CANADIAN INUIT PRINT ARTIST/PRINTER BIOGRAPHIES. New York :
Arts & Culture of the North, 1990.

Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
CANADIAN GUILD OF CRAFTS QUEBEC. = GUILDE CANADIENNE DES METIERS
D'ART QUEBEC: The Permanent Collection: Inuit Arts and Crafts,
c. 1900-1980. Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, 1980.

Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
AN ENDURING TRADITION: Inuit Carving from Arctic Quebec.
Vancouver: The Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 1983.

Noel, Michel
NUNAVIMIUT: ART INUIT = INUIT ART. Pointe-Claire, Quebec:
Roussan en collaboration avec l'Institut cultural AVATAQ, 1992
(Collection LE TAMBOUR).

Roberts, A. Barry
THE INUIT ARTISTS OF INOUCDJOUAC, P.Q: Historical and
Biographical Information for the Viewers and Collectors of
Eskimo Art. Montreal: La Federation des Co-operatives du Noveau
Quebec with the co-operation of the Department of Indian and
Northern Affairs, 1978.

Swinton, George
SCULPTURE OF THE ESKIMO. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972.

(c) Inuit Art Section, INAC 1995