Maudie Rachel Okittuq

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Maudie Rachel Okittuq
Born1944 (age 79–80)

Maudie Rachel Okittuq (born 1944) is an Inuk sculptor known for her works in whalebone and soapstone.[1][2][3][4]

Okittuq was born in Ikpik (Thom Bay), Nunavut and moved to Talurjuaq in the mid-1960s.[3] By 1968 she was one of the first in her community to begin carving.[2][3]

Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[1] and the National Gallery of Canada[5]

Okittiuq's work was included in Kakiniit Hivonighijotaa: Inuit Embodied Practices and Meanings, at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 2022.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Okittuq, Maudie Rachel". Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (in Canadian French). Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (December 19, 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 9781135638894 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c "Maudie Okittuq". Inuit Art Foundation. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Artist: Maudie Rachel Okittuq". Katilvik. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Maudie Rachel Okittuq". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ Zoratti, Jen (21 April 2022). "Body Language: Traditional Inuit tattooing a sacred practice that tells a personal story". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.