Artist Info
Daniel Inukpuk
Daniel Inukpuk is a sculptor and graphic artist from Inukjuak (Port Harrison), QC. He was born in 1942 to Mary and sculptor Johnny Inukpuk. They lived near Inukjuak at Sarollie Weetaluktuk's camp. Inukpuk began sculpting in 1960 as a young man, and by the early 1970s had contributed to a number of Nunavik (Puvirnituq) print collections. During this time, he also learned printmaking from Thomassie and Lucassie Echalook. Inukpuk spent his time sculpting and making prints, until the closure of the print shop in Inukjuak in the late 1970s.
Inukpuk is concerned with teaching future generations and recognizes the numerous challenges of accessing suitable stone for sculpting. As a member of the Unaaq’s Men’s Association, a society of men formed as a way to reconnect the young men of the community with traditional ways of life, Inukpuk also organized a series of workshops for the youth to learn to make fish nets, igloos, kayaks, and other traditional tools. Many of Inukpuk’s drawings and sculptures feature hunting scenes, however, he stopped creating them after Greenpeace’s campaign against seal hunting.
Inukpuk remains an active carver and his works have been exhibited across North America and internationally. His works have not yet been shown at the ULAG.
