Miriam Marealik Qiyuk

Miriam Marealik Qiyuk (1933–2016) was a Canadian Inuit artist.

Biography

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. "Miriam Qiyuk". Inuit Beautiful. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
4. "Qiyuk, Miriam Marealik (1933 – 2016)". Museum of Anthropology. Retrieved 22 December 2024.