Jaco Ishulutuk: Male sculptor (& tapestries), born Feb. 15, 1951, resides in Pangnirtung, favourite subjects include people, birds & animals Mother is Elisapee, has a brother & two sisters, all artists. Exhibitions from 1979 to now in Can., the USA, Europe and New Mexico. Has had several solo exhibits and is referred to in many Inuit art publications.----------------------Jaco Ishulutaq was born on February 15, 1951 in Pangnirtung.Jaco started carving at the age of sixteen. He learned by watching his grandfather and has since enjoyed making sculptures from antler, ivory, whalebone and, more particularly, stone. His favourite subjects include people, birds and other animals. He also enjoys portraying images from stories told by his grandfather, as well as images from his own mind. Jaco also enjoys drawing and jewellery-making.Several members of Jaco's family are involved in the arts. His mother Elisapee, brother Lazalusie, and sisters Rosie and Jessie are all active artists in Pangnirtung and Iqaluit.---------------Jaco Ishulutaq (b. 1951 -) is a proficient artist who commenced carving at the age of sixteen and learned many skills from his grandfather. He has worked with antler, ivory and whalebone but particularly prefers working with stone. Several of his family members are also established artists including his mother Elisapee, brother Lazaloosie, and sisters Rosie and Jessie."Standing Walrus" is a highly polished and well executed, larger sized sculpture. Ishulutaq has paid particular attention to such sensitive areas as the eyes and facial features. He has also nicely carved large tusks for this walrus which combined with the raised visual center of gravity, support the impression of motion and the walrus lunging forward.The sculpture is carved from an attractive and highly polished piece of marbled brownish serpentinite from the Pangnirtung area, Baffin Island. The walrus tusks are carved from caribou antler and are detachable. -------www.uqqurmiut.comYear of Birth: 1951Place of Birth: Pangnirtung, Baffin Island, NunavutJaco started carving at the age of sixteen, encouraged by his mother, the well-known artist Eleesapee Ishulutaq. He learned about technique by watching his grandfather, and he is equally comfortable with antler, ivory, whalebone, and soapstone. Jaco has also produced graphics work for the archives at the Uqqurmiut Centre, choosing images based on stories told by his grandfather. Some of his drawings have been used by the Pangnirtung printmakers and weavers in their annual collections. Today Jaco is the most prolific carver in the area, and he makes an excellent living from his art. His pieces are highly sought and are exhibited in fine art galleries all over the world. An active participant in Pangnirtung community life, Jaco also instructs wilderness survival courses and volunteers to serve with the Pangnirtung Rangers, a local rescue and security team.-----------------------JACO ISHULUTAQ (ESHULUTAK; EESHUGLUTAK; ESULUKTAK) Born: February 15, 1951 Male E6-619 Place of Birth: Pangnirtung Resides: Pangnirtung Sculpture, Tapestries Jaco Ishulutaq started carving at the age of sixteen. He learned by watching his grandfather and has since enjoyed making medium-sized sculptures from  antler, ivory, whalebone and, more particularly, stone. His favourite  subjects include people, birds and other animals. Jaco also enjoys drawing  and jewellery-making, but no longer works in the former medium because it is  not as lucrative as sculpting. When making jewellery Jaco prefers using  soapstone to ivory for personal reasons. Several members of Jaco's family are involved in the arts. His mother, Elisapee, brother Lazalusie, and sisters  Rosie and Jessie are all active artists in Pangnirtung and Iqaluit.   EXHIBITIONS: Nov - Dec 1979 In Celebration of the Arts of the Canadian Eskimo of Pangnirtung, N.W.T.  Inuit Art Gallery  San Francisco, California, U.S.A. October - Nov 1980 Pangnirtung Whalebone Sculpture Gallery One  Toronto, Ontario January - February 1981 Pangnirtung Whalebone Sculpture The Snow Goose  Ottawa, Ontario May - June 1981 Pangnirtung - Recent Sculpture Inuit Gallery of Vancouver  Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) November - Dec 1984 Pangnirtung 1984: Eskimo Print Collection and Sculpture  Images of the North  San Francisco, California, U.S.A. (illustrated brochure) October 1986 Masterwork Sculpture 1986 Inuit Gallery of Vancouver  Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) November - Dec 1987 Art Inuit Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec  Montreal, Quebec July 1988 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai  at Chapelle de la Visitation, Thonon  France August - Sep 1988 Mother & Child Marion Scott Gallery  Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) November 1988 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai  at Les Martres-de-Veyre  France December 1988 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai  at Galerie des Tanneurs, Mulhouse  France February - March 1989 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai  at St. Marcellin  France March - April 1989 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai  at Palais de l'Europe, le Touquet  France  May 1989 Spirit of the Birds Gallery of the Arctic  Victoria, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) April 1990 Art Inuit Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai  at Palais de l'Europe  Le Touquet, France July 1990 Art Inuit Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai  at Thonon les Bains  France January - Feb 1991 Pangnirtung Woven Tapestries The Upstairs Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba February - April 1991 Art Inuit Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai  at Galerie Humbert  Nantes, France April - June 1991 Art Inuit Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai  at Galerie La Tour des Cardinaux  L'Isle sur la Sorgue, France June - July 1991 Art Inuit Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai  at Galerie Ombre et Lumiere  Ensisheim, France November - Dec 1991 The Hand: Images in Inuit Sculpture The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery  Toronto, Ontario (illustrated brochure) March - April 1993 The Theme of Transformation in Inuit Sculpture The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery 

Exhibitions

• Art Inuit, Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
• 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 Galerie Humbert
• 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
• In Celebration of the Arts of the Canadian Eskimo of Pangnirtung, N.W.T., Inuit Art Gallery
• Inuit Life and Legends: an exhibition of sculptures by Jaco Ishulutaq, Gallery Phillip
• Jaco Ishulutaq, Galerie aux Multiples Collections
• Keeping Our Stories Alive: An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts from Dene and Inuit of Canada, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
• Kunst van de Inuit Eskimo's, Gemeentelijk Kunstcentrum Huis Hellemans
• Masterwork Sculpture 1986, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
• Mother & Child, Marion Scott Gallery
• Pangnirtung - Recent Sculpture, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
• Pangnirtung 1984: Eskimo Print Collection and Sculpture, Images of the North
• Pangnirtung Whalebone Sculpture, The Snow Goose
• Pangnirtung Whalebone Sculpture, Gallery One
• Pangnirtung Woven Tapestries, The Upstairs Gallery
• Sculpture by Jaco Ishulutaq, The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art
• Spirit of the Birds, Gallery of the Arctic
• The Hand: Images in Inuit Sculpture, The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery
• The Theme of Transformation in Inuit Sculpture, The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery
• [L'art inuit], Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Chapelle de la Visitation, Thonon
• [L'art inuit], Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie des Tanneurs, Mulhouse
• [L'art inuit], Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Les Martres-de-Veyre
• [L'art inuit], Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de l'Europe, le Touquet
• [L'art inuit], Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at St. Marcellin

Collections

• Amway Environmental Foundation Collection, Ada
• Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Sudbury
• Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Brunswick