Hunter in Kayak
by Simeonie Uppik, Inuit
Sanikiluaq (Belcher Islands), Nunavut
soapstone, leather, walrus ivory, wood
6” height x 21” width x 3.5” depth
***The hand of the kayaker has been repaired.
Simeonie Uppik was born in the arctic community of Sanikiluaq (Belcher Islands), Nunavut, Canada in 1928.
Exhibition highlights
An Enduring Tradition: Inuit Carving from Arctic Quebec
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Arctic Images: Major Sculptures by Canada's Leading Contemporary Eskimo (Inuit) Artists
at D/Erlien Fine Art Limited presented by Orca Aart, Chicago
Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Akenaton
Belcher Island Sculpture
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Belcher Island Sculpture
Robertson Galleries
Belcher Island Sculpture
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Belcher Islands/Sanikiluaq
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Legacy in Stone: Carvings from the Canadian Arctic
Four Winds Gallery
Les Inuit du Nouveau-Quebec
Musee du Quebec
Recent Sculpture from Sanikiluaq
Albers Gallery
Sanikiluaq, Belcher Islands: Recent Sculpture
Vancouver Art Gallery
Sculpture
Sculpture of the Inuit: Lorne Balshine Collection/Lou Osipov Collection/ Dr. Harry Winrob Collection
Surrey Art Gallery
Simeonie Uppik
Canada House
The Art of the Eskimo
Newman Galleries
The Mulders' Collection of Eskimo Sculpture
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada
The Zazelenchuk Collection of Eskimo Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba, Canada
Tundra & Ice: Stone Images of Animals and Man
presented by Orca Aart at the Adventurers' Club
Inuit Art Exhibition
Orca Aart, presented at Neiman Marcus
Public Collections
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City
Klamer Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Macmillan-Bloedel Limited
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ministere des affaires culturelles du Quebec
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Musee de la civilisation
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Musee du Quebec
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Publications
Seepie Ipellie
Recent Sculpture
Author: Ipeelee, Seepee
Publication: Ottawa: Canadian Arctic Producers Cooperative Limited. (1981)
Clyde River
Sculpture
Author: Canadian Arctic Producers
Publication: Ottawa: Canadian Arctic Producers Cooperative Limited. (1980)
