John Pangnark Explained

John Pangnark (1920 in Windy Lake, Nunavut – 1980)^[1] was an Inuit sculptor and native of Arviat, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut). His work is notable for its frequent use of geometric abstraction and its nearly exclusive focus on the human figure. His work is in the collections of the Dennos Museum Center and the National Gallery of Canada.^[2]

References

1. Web site: Foundation. Inuit Art. John Pangnark Inuit Art Foundation Artist Database. 2020-06-17. Inuit Art Foundation. en.
2. Book: Swinton, George. Sculpture of the Inuit, third edition. McClelland and Stuart. 1999. 978-0-7710-8366-2. Toronto.

External links

• A timeline of Pangnark's work at the Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art
• Entry on the Union List of Artist Names