Ookpik Pitsiulak
Ookpik Pitsiulak | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Died | 2019 (aged 72–73)[1] |
Ookpik Pitsuilak (also known as Okpik Pitseolak)[1] was an Inuk carver and sculptor who worked in the Cape Dorset community of Inuit artists in Canada.
Early life
She was born in Lake Harbour, Northwest Territories (now Kimmirut, Nunavut) in 1946.[2] She was raised in Lake Harbour and Cape Dorset (now Kinngait, NU),[1] where some of her relatives worked for the Hudson's Bay Company trading posts in the area.[3]
Artwork
Pitsuilak worked in soapstone, often using female figures as subjects. She also worked in beadwork and incorporated beading into her sculptures. Pitsuilak's works are part of collections in the Canadian Museum of History, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Remembering Okpik Pitseolak". Inuit Art Quarterly. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Pitsuilak, Oopik". Katilvik.com.
- ^ a b Inuit women artists : voices from Cape Dorset. Leroux, Odette, 1942-, Jackson, Marion E. (Marion Elizabeth), Freeman, Minnie Aodla. (1st paperback ed.). San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books. 1996. pp. 190–195. ISBN 9780811813075. OCLC 34894395.
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