Kingwatsiak Jaw
Kingwatsiak (King) Jaw (1962–2012)[1] was an Inuk sculptor from Kinngait.[2]
Early life[edit]
He was born on March 20, 1962, in Keatuk, Nunavut.[2] His parents, Melia Jaw (1934–2006) and Joe Jaw were also carvers,[3] as were his brothers (Mathew Saviadjuk, Pootoogook Jaw, and Salomonie Jaw).[1][3][4] King began carving as a child, but did not do so professionally until his early thirties.[1]
Career[edit]
In his early thirties, when King began carving, he was also working as a carpenter and an industrial mechanic at the Nanasivik Mine.[1]
Many of his sculptures depict the bears,[5][6][7] as well as the sea goddess Sedna.[6][8][9][10]
Jaw's work is held in several museums, including the Penn Museum,[10] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[9] and the Museum Collections at the University of Delaware.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Rebeccah Swerdlow Highlight Essay | Indigenous Art and Arctic Ecology". Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b Foundation, Inuit Art. "Kingwatsiak Jaw | Inuit Art Foundation | Artist Database". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b "Melia Jaw". DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "Pootoogook Jaw". DORSET FINE ARTS. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b "Ecology | Indigenous Art and Arctic Ecology". Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b "KATILVIK - Artwork BEAR/SEDNA by Kingwatsiak Jaw". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork WINGED BEAR by Kingwatsiak Jaw". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ "KATILVIK - Artwork SWIMMING SEDNA by Kingwatsiak Jaw". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b "Exchange: Sedna". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ a b "Carving - 2012-25-59 | Collections - Penn Museum". www.penn.museum. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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