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Miriam Marealik Qiyuk Inuit Felt Embroidery

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Miriam Marealik Qiyuk Inuit Felt Embroidery
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15 3/4" by 18 7/8" framed. Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (1933 - 2016) was active/lived in Northwest Territories / Canada. Miriam Qiyuk is known for Inuit carving, sculpture, textile art, wall hangings, figures, faces. A prominent Canadian Inuit carver, sculptor, and textile artist, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (aka: Mariam Nanurluk Qiyuk) (disc number* E2-387) was born in the "Back River Area" northwest of Qamani'tuaq (Baker Lake, Northwest Territories) in what is now Nunavut. In about 1958 she moved to Baker Lake with her family and lived there for the rest of her life. Her sculptures and wall hangings were exhibited widely in Canada and the U.S.A. and they are in many important public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Winnipeg Art Gallery*; and, the National Gallery of Canada. She began her art career in 1960 making wall hangings out of wool, felt, and embroidery floss; but, in 1980, due to a wool allergy, she switched to carving in stone, occasionally accessorizing the works with antler, sinew or wood. Her subjects included groups of figures, faces, family, Inuit legends, human/animal transformation, animals, birds, fantasy, whimsy and Inuit genre. Her style is best described as Inuit Art*. Her askART record has dozens of excellent illustrations of her work. She would be classed as self-taught because our sources make no mention of her art education; but, considering that her mother, Jessie Oonark (see askART), was one of Canada’s most important Inuit artists and the matriarch of large family of artists it is likely that Qiyuk was never far from the influence of talented artists and art dealers.