Osuitok Ipeelee

Osuitok Ipeelee (* 13. November 1923 in Neeouleeutalik Camp, Nunavut , † 31 December 2005 in Cape Dorset , Canada ) was a Canadian Inuit - sculptor and printmaker .

life and work

Oshaweetok / Oshooweetook B known as Osuitok Ipeelee, lived in Cape Dorset throughout his life. His ancestors lived in West Baffin Island and were known for their ornate carvings. His sculptures made of green soapstone , mostly caribou and other arctic animals, as well as his woodcut prints, have made the artist known far beyond Canada as a representative of Inuit culture and the Cape Dorset school.

Occasionally sculptures by the artist can be found in auction shops.

Exhibitions (selection)

1972 Canadian Guild of Crafts, Quebek
1973 Klamer Exhibition of Inuit Art, Art Gallery of Ontario
1981 Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick
1987 Kunsthalle Mannheim , Inuit Gallery
1992 Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
1994 Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Arctic Spirit
1996 National Gallery of Canada , Ottawa, Head and Face: Selected Views of Inuit Sculptures
2000 Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, The Artist's Hand

Works in public collections (selection)

Canadian Museum od Civilization, Hull (Quebek)
Council Art Bank, Ottawa
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Inuit Cultural Institution, Rankin Inlet, NWT

Honors

In 1973 he was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts .
In 2004 he received the National Aboriginal Achievement Award (Lifetime Achievement) in Vancouver .

literature

Alma Houston: Inuit Art: an Anthology . Watson & Dwyer, Winnipeg 1988, ISBN 0-920486-21-5 .
Osuitok Ipeelee ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .

Individual evidence

↑ There are contradicting information on the date of birth and death
^ Evelyn de R McMann: Biographical Index to Artists in Canada , University of Toronto Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8020-2790-3
↑ Auction results on artnet.de
↑ Elizabeth Lumley: Canadian Who's Who 2003 , University of Toronto Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8020-8865-1 , p. 657
↑ Internet site of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Ipeelee, Osuitok
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Oshaweetok
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian Inuit artist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 13, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Neeouleeutalik Camp, Nunavut
DATE OF DEATH	December 31, 2005
Place of death	Cape Dorset

[1] There are contradicting information on the date of birth and death

[2] Evelyn de R McMann: Biographical Index to Artists in Canada , University of Toronto Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8020-2790-3

[3] Auction results on artnet.de

[4] Elizabeth Lumley: Canadian Who's Who 2003 , University of Toronto Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8020-8865-1 , p. 657

[5] Internet site of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2