Artist Info
Noah Echaluk
Noah Echaluk is a sculptor and graphic artist from Inukjuak (Port Harrison), QC. Born in 1946 at a camp on Elsie Island, little is known about Echaluk’s early life. As a teenager, he was encouraged by his uncles, artists Lucassie Echalook and Thomassie Echalook, to practice sculpture. In addition to sculpting, Echaluk also experimented with drawing, initially depicting scenes of hunting and fishing, then focusing on women’s activities in later works.
At the age of 21, Echaluk demonstrated his sculpting skills at Expo 67 in Montreal and later participated in a print workshop in Puvirnituq with Thomassie. When they returned to Inukjuak, the pair worked to convert an abandoned portable classroom into the Inukjuak print studio, holding their own printmaking workshop for the community in 1972. Echaluk was involved in printmaking there until it closed in 1976.
Echaluk’s works have been exhibited internationally and across Canada. His prints were regularly included in the Arctic Print collection. His works have not yet been featured at the ULAG.
