Joseph Shuqslak, ᔪᓱᐱ ᓱᓴ
Settlement: Gjoa Haven / Uqsuqtuuq
(1958) — E4-810
Born: September 4, 1958 Male Resides: Gjoa Haven; also lived in Spence Bay Sculpture Joseph is the son of the late Joata Suqslak, a carver from of Gjoa Haven. His mother, Lena Qiyuk Suqslak, is a carver and crafts artist. Joseph's brother, Moses Pameogarak, is also a carver. Back to Top Courtesy: Bayat Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada Back to Top Exhibitions: 1989 May: Kitikmeot Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) 1990 December - 1991 February: Drummers, The Guild Shop, Toronto, Ontario 1991 November: Kitikmeot-Land of the Spirits, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) 1993 November - December: Kitikmeot: Sculpture from Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak and Pelly Bay, Isaacs/Innuit Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Back to Top Collections: Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario Back to Top Honours, Achievements and Events: 1991 Attended Qatuujiqatgit Sanaguatit-Contemporary Carving/Sculpting Session, organized by the Inuit Artists' College at the Ottawa School of Art in April/May. 1992 Joseph received a scholarship from the Inuit Art Foundation to attend a three-week carving workshop at the Carving Studio Center in West Rutland, Vermont. Back to Top Selected Bibliography: ARTISTS ATTEND VERMONT WORKSHOP. Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Summer/Fall 1992, p. 55. Inuit Gallery of Vancouver: KITIKMEOT. Vancouver: Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 1989. Inuit Gallery of Vancouver: KITIKMEOT: LAND OF THE SPIRITS. Vancouver : Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 1991. Mitchell, Marybelle: SEVEN ARTISTS IN OTTAWA. Inuit Art Quarterly, 6(3) Summer 1991: 6-17.
Exhibitions
- Drummers, The Guild Shop
- Immaginario Inuit Arte e cultura degli esquimesi canadesi, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
- Inuit Identity, Pucker Gallery
- Keeping Our Stories Alive: An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts from Dene and Inuit of Canada, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
- Kitikmeot, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
- Kitikmeot-Land of the Spirits, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
- Kitikmeot: Sculpture from Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak and Pelly Bay, Isaacs/Innuit Gallery
- The Inuit Imagination, Winnipeg Art Gallery
Collections
- Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Exhibitions
Drummers
The Guild Shop
Immaginario Inuit Arte e cultura degli esquimesi canadesi
Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
Inuit Identity
Pucker Gallery
Keeping Our Stories Alive: An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts from Dene and Inuit of Canada
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
Kitikmeot
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Kitikmeot-Land of the Spirits
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Kitikmeot: Sculpture from Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak and Pelly Bay
Isaacs/Innuit Gallery
The Inuit Imagination
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Public Collections
Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto
Artwork
| Title | Last Sold At Auction | |
|---|---|---|
| BEAR AND CUB | 2017-06 (June 2017) | |
| BEAR SHAMAN | 2018-05 (May 2018) | |
| BUST OF AN INUK | 2010-01 (January 2010) | |
| BUST OF AN INUK MOUNTED ON A BASE | 2010-01 (January 2010) | |
| FACE | 2021-06 (June 2021) | |
| FACE WEARING SNOW GOGGLES | 2008-04 (April 2008) | |
| FACES | 2020-09 (September 2020) | |
| HUNTER WITH HARPOON | 2010-11 (November 2010) | |
| LEGEND OF THE NARWHAL | 2019-11 (November 2019) | |
| MAN PLAYING STRING GAME | 2018-05 (May 2018) | |
| MAN WITH SNOW GOGGLES | 2017-11 (November 2017) | |
| MAN WITH WOODEN LEG | 2018-08 (August 2018) | |
| OLD MAN | 2017-10 (October 2017) | |
| OWL TRANSFORMATION | 2008-11 (November 2008) | |
| POLAR BEAR SHAMAN DRUM DANCER | 2014-11 (November 2014) | |
| POLAR BEAR SHAMAN HUNTING SEAL | 2016-11 (November 2016) | |
| SHAMAN'S TRANSFORMATION | 2021-02 (February 2021) | |
| SMILING INUK | 2020-02 (February 2020) | |
| SMILING MAN | 2017-06 (June 2017) | |
| SMOKING MAN | 2020-02 (February 2020) | |
| TOTEM | 2022-10 (October 2022) | |
| TWO FACES | 2009-11 (November 2009) | |
| WOMAN PLAYING STRING GAME | 2010-11 (November 2010) |
