Bernadette Iguptark Tongelik

Bernadette Iguptark Tongelik
Born1931
Wager Bay, Northwest Territories (now part of Nunavut)[1]
Died1980(1980-00-00) (aged 48–49)
Repulse Bay (Naujaat), Northwest Territories (now part of Nunavut)[1]

Bernadette Iguptark Tongelik (1931-1980) was an Inuk artist known for her sculptural works.[1]

Early life

Bernadette Iguptark Tongelik was born in 1931 in Wager Bay, Nunavut[1] to Irene Kataq Angutitok and Anthanese Angutitok, who were both artists.[2]

Work

Tongelik works in hand-carved stone. Transformation is a theme she works with; frequently her sculptures represent animals that shape-shift into human form.[3]

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada,[1] the Government of Nunavut[4] and the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[5][6] York University art collection, the Museum of Anthropology,[7] the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum,[8] among others.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bernadette Iguptark Tongelik". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Irene Kataq Angutitok". Inuit.net - Aboriginart Galleries. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Artists - Bernadette Iguptark Tongelik (1931–1980)". York University. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Rarely seen Inuit art revealed by Winnipeg Art Gallery for first time in a generation". ArtDaily. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Art Search - Winnipeg Art Gallery". www.wag.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  6. ^ Wight, Darlène (2003). The Jerry Twomey Collection at the Winnipeg Art Gallery: Inuit sculpture from the Canadian Arctic. Winnipeg Art Gallery. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-88915-223-6. OCLC 52108082 – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ "Bernadette Iguptark Tongelik (1931–1080)". Museum of Anthropology. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Collections: Contemporary Art". Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
Canada

This article about a Canadian sculptor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.