Miriam Marealik Qiyuk
Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (1933–2016) was a Canadian Inuit artist.
Biography
[edit]One of eight surviving children of artist Jessie Oonark, Qiyuk was born into the traditional nomadic lifestyle before moving to Baker Lake in her early twenties. She began creating wall-hangings and carvings in the early 1960s; she had to give up working with textile around 1980 due to an allergic reaction to wool. Her carvings often deal with the legend of Kiviuq and the bird-woman to whom he is married. She is known for her decorative work.[1] Qiyuk is married to the artist Silas Qiyuk. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions both in Canada and in the United States. Qiyuk is one of a number of Oonark's children to become artists; others include Janet Kigusiuq, Victoria Mamnguqsualuk, Nancy Pukingrnak, Peggy Qablunaaq Aittauq, [Mary Yuusipik Singaqti, Josiah Nuilaalik, and William Noah.[2] Qiyuk died in 2016.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hessel, Ingo (2010). "Inuit Art in the Twentieth Century". The Visual Arts in Canada: the Twentieth Century. Foss, Brian, Paikowsky, Sandra, Whitelaw, Anne (eds.). Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-19-542125-5. OCLC 432401392.
- ^ Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63882-5.
- ^ "Miriam Qiyuk". Inuit Beautiful. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Qiyuk, Miriam Marealik (1933 – 2016)". Museum of Anthropology. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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