29.75 x 35.5 x 1.25 in (75.6 x 90.2 x 3.2 cm) including frame
Pangnirtung Pint Collection, 1975
Chochinov Collection, Winnipeg
Lipa Pitsiulak
Lipa Pitsiulak was an Inuit sculptor, printmaker, and draftsman born in the Pangnirtung region of Baffin Island, Nunavut. Raised in traditional land camps, he spent much of his early life practicing subsistence hunting and fishing before transitioning into visual arts. His childhood experiences on the land provided the structural and thematic basis for his artistic output.
Pitsiulak developed his practice in Pangnirtung, where he became involved with the community's art community and printmaking program organized through the local cooperative. Working primarily in stone sculpture, drawing, and printmaking, his compositions focused on traditional hunting techniques, ancestor narratives, shamanic transformations, and Arctic wildlife. He frequently rendered figures engaged in daily survival tasks prior to the introduction of modern tools.
In 1977, Pitsiulak was featured in the National Film Board of Canada documentary Lypa, directed by Sylvia Spring, which documented his creative process, relationship to the land, and life in Pangnirtung. Throughout the late 20th century, he maintained an active production of drawings and stone carvings while residing in Pangnirtung and outpost camps across Cumberland Sound.
Works by Pitsiulak have been acquired for institutional permanent collections, including the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Winnipeg Art Gallery, and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario. Pitsiulak lived and worked in Nunavut until his death in 2010.
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