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Nelson Takkiruq, ᓂᐃᓴ ᑕᑭᕈ

Settlement: Gjoa Haven / Uqsuqtuuq

(1930-1999) — E4-120

Alternative Names: Takkiruq Takkiruq, Nelson Takkiruq, Akshalik Takkiruq, Aksalik

April 3rd 1999 date of death, not sure of order in slot, day or month first? NELSON TAKKIRUQ (AKSHALIK) Born: 1930 Male E4-120 Resides: Gjoa Haven ------ Charlie's brother is the well-known Gjoa Haven sculptor Judas Ullulaq. Another one of his brothers Nelson Takkiruq also carves in Gjoa Haven. Nelson was a participant in the National Conference on Traditional Child Rearing Practices and a performer on the c.d. --------------- Takkiruq, Nelson Aksalik - May 3/99 NN same artist? ----------------------- Takkiruq, Nelson Community: Gjoa Haven Born: 1930 Sculptor Exhibitions: June 1979 Gjoa Haven Sculpture, Park Gallery, Vancouver June — Aug. 1980 Gjoa Haven, Recent Sculpture, Canadiana Galleries, Edmonton, (illustrated catalogue) Nov. —Dec. 1980 Recent Sculpture from gjoa haven, Theo Waddington, New York City April 1981, Gjoa Haven Sculpture, Sur Le Mur, Montreal May 1981 Gjoa Haven Sculpture, Northern Images, Cambridge Bay, N.W.T.

Exhibitions

  • Art Inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Akenaton
  • Art Inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Ombre et Lumiere
  • Art Inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie La Tour des Cardinaux
  • Art Inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Thonon les Bains
  • Art Inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de l'Europe
  • Art Inuit, l'Art des Esquimaux du Canada, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Maison Falleur, Cambrai
  • Art Inuit: Autour de la Collection de Cape Dorset 1990, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Centre Culturel Canadien
  • Brothers: Nelson Takkiruq, Judas Ullulaq, Charlie Ugyuk, Gallery Indigena
  • Drummers, The Guild Shop
  • Echoes of the Drum, Gallery of the Arctic
  • Exhibition of Inuit Art, Wellington County Museum and Archives organized by the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph
  • Gjoa Haven Community Show, Sur le Mur
  • Gjoa Haven Sculpture/Wallhangings, Atlantic Galleries
  • Gjoa Haven: Recent Sculpture, Canadiana Galleries
  • Granville Island Canadian Inuit Sculpture Exhibition (first exhibition), Vancouver Inuit Art Society
  • Granville Island Canadian Inuit Sculpture Exhibition (second exhibition), Vancouver Inuit Art Society
  • Immaginario Inuit Arte e cultura degli esquimesi canadesi, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
  • In the Gallery: Winter 1980-1981, Theo Waddington
  • Inuit Masterworks, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
  • 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
  • Magic and Shamanism, Artspace Main/Access Gallery
  • Major/Minor, Marion Scott Gallery
  • Multiple Realities: Inuit Images of Shamanic Transformation, Winnipeg Art Gallery
  • Recent Sculpture from Gjoa Haven, Theo Waddington
  • Sculpture Inuit 25 Years After, Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
  • Sculptures from Gjoa Haven, Northern Images
  • Sculptures Inuit en Os de Baleine, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Argile
  • The Bear: Sculpture, Albers Gallery
  • The Inuit Imagination, Winnipeg Art Gallery
  • The Oral Tradition, National Museum of Man
  • The Theme of Transformation in Inuit Sculpture, The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery
  • Traditions and Innovations in Inuit Art Sculpture in Stone, Images of the North
  • Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art, Winnipeg Art Gallery

Collections

  • Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
  • Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg

Publications

  • HOLMAN 1990 ANNUAL GRAPHICS COLLECTION, Author: Holman Eskimo Co-operative Ltd., Publication: Holman Island: Holman Eskimo Co-operative Ltd. (1990)
  • OONARK, JESSIE. — IN The Canadian Encyclopedia, James H. Marsh, editor-in-chief., Author: Butler, K.J., Publication: Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 2:1329. (1985)

Exhibitions

Art Inuit

Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Akenaton


Art Inuit

Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Ombre et Lumiere


Art Inuit

Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie La Tour des Cardinaux


Art Inuit

Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Thonon les Bains


Art Inuit

Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de l'Europe


Art Inuit, l'Art des Esquimaux du Canada

Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Maison Falleur, Cambrai


Art Inuit: Autour de la Collection de Cape Dorset 1990

Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Centre Culturel Canadien


Brothers: Nelson Takkiruq, Judas Ullulaq, Charlie Ugyuk

Gallery Indigena


Drummers

The Guild Shop


Echoes of the Drum

Gallery of the Arctic


Exhibition of Inuit Art

Wellington County Museum and Archives organized by the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph


Gjoa Haven Community Show

Sur le Mur


Gjoa Haven Sculpture/Wallhangings

Atlantic Galleries


Gjoa Haven: Recent Sculpture

Canadiana Galleries


Granville Island Canadian Inuit Sculpture Exhibition (first exhibition)

Vancouver Inuit Art Society


Granville Island Canadian Inuit Sculpture Exhibition (second exhibition)

Vancouver Inuit Art Society


Immaginario Inuit Arte e cultura degli esquimesi canadesi

Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea


In the Gallery: Winter 1980-1981

Theo Waddington


Inuit Masterworks

Inuit Gallery of Vancouver


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


Magic and Shamanism

Artspace Main/Access Gallery


Major/Minor

Marion Scott Gallery


Multiple Realities: Inuit Images of Shamanic Transformation

Winnipeg Art Gallery


Recent Sculpture from Gjoa Haven

Theo Waddington


Sculpture Inuit 25 Years After

Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec


Sculptures from Gjoa Haven

Northern Images


Sculptures Inuit en Os de Baleine

Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Argile


The Bear: Sculpture

Albers Gallery


The Inuit Imagination

Winnipeg Art Gallery


The Oral Tradition

National Museum of Man


The Theme of Transformation in Inuit Sculpture

The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery


Traditions and Innovations in Inuit Art Sculpture in Stone

Images of the North


Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art

Winnipeg Art Gallery

Public Collections

Canadian Museum of Civilization

Hull


Winnipeg Art Gallery

Winnipeg

Publications

HOLMAN 1990 ANNUAL GRAPHICS COLLECTION

Author: Holman Eskimo Co-operative Ltd.
Publication: Holman Island: Holman Eskimo Co-operative Ltd. (1990)


OONARK, JESSIE.

IN The Canadian Encyclopedia, James H. Marsh, editor-in-chief.

Author: Butler, K.J.
Publication: Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 2:1329. (1985)

Artwork

Title Last Sold At Auction
AMAYUQYUQ ABDUCTING A CHILD 2015-06 (June 2015)
BEAR CUB 2019-05 (May 2019)
BEAR WOMAN PACKING SCREAMING GIRL 2015-06 (June 2015)
DIVINING SHAMAN 2021-12 (December 2021)
DRUMMER 2017-10 (October 2017)
FIGURE WITH ULU AND WHALES 2013-11 (November 2013)
GRINNING DRUM DANCER 2021-05 (May 2021)
HUNTER 2012-02 (February 2012)
MAN FISHING 2009-04 (April 2009)
MODEL KUDLIK; SWIMMING LOON 2015-10 (October 2015)
MOTHER AND CHILD 2019-05 (May 2019)
RAVEN HUNTING A POLAR BEAR 2008-04 (April 2008)
SHAMAN 2017-05 (May 2017)
SHAMAN BIRD TRANSFORMATION 2019-11 (November 2019)
SPIRIT 2012-05 (May 2012)
TWO BIRDS 2019-09 (September 2019)
TWO PEOPLE 2019-11 (November 2019)
WALRUS 2015-07 (July 2015)

Recent Auction Results

DIVINING SHAMAN
Estimate: 1,500 — 2,500
Sold: Dec 2021 — Sold For: $1,560
GRINNING DRUM DANCER
Estimate: 1,500 — 2,500
Sold: May 2021 — Sold For: $1,200
TWO PEOPLE
Estimate: 2,500 — 3,500
Sold: Nov 2019 — Sold For: $2,400
SHAMAN BIRD TRANSFORMATION
Estimate: 400 — 600
Sold: Nov 2019 — Sold For: $1,080
TWO BIRDS
Estimate: 400 — 500
Sold: Sep 2019 — Sold For: $540
BEAR CUB
Estimate: 400 — 600
Sold: May 2019 — Sold For: $684