Maudie Rachel Okittuq Explained
Maudie Rachel Okittuq (born 1944) is an Inuk sculptor known for her works in whalebone and soapstone.[1] [2] [3]
Okittuq was born in Ikpik (Thom Bay), Nunavut and moved to Talurjuaq in the mid-1960s. By 1968 she was one of the first in her community to begin carving.
Her work is included in the collections of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[4] and the National Gallery of Canada[5]
Okittiuq's work was included in Kakiniit Hivonighijotaa: Inuit Embodied Practices and Meanings, at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 2022.[6]
Notes and References
- Book: North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Jules. Heller. Nancy G.. Heller. December 19, 2013. Routledge. 9781135638894. Google Books.
- Web site: Maudie Okittuq . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102055820/https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/artist/Maudie-Rachel-Okittuq . 2 January 2022 . 29 November 2022 . Inuit Art Foundation . en.
- Web site: Artist: Maudie Rachel Okittuq . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115205139/https://katilvik.com/browse/artists/3660-maudie-rachel-okittuq/ . 15 January 2021 . 29 November 2022 . Katilvik.
- Web site: Okittuq, Maudie Rachel . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190703141122/https://collections.mnbaq.org/fr/artiste/600011061 . 3 July 2019 . 29 November 2022 . Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec . fr-ca.
- Web site: Maudie Rachel Okittuq . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210910121645/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/maudie-rachel-okittuq . 10 September 2021 . 29 November 2022 . National Gallery of Canada.
- Web site: Zoratti . Jen . 21 April 2022 . Body Language: Traditional Inuit tattooing a sacred practice that tells a personal story . registration . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220811232659/https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2022/04/21/body-language-2 . 11 August 2022 . 29 November 2022 . Winnipeg Free Press . en-US.
