SculptureJacob Irkok began carving in 1962. He recalls that his first sculpture, carved in antler, depicted a caribou and a wolf fighting. He still carves in antler, but also in stone. Irkok's wife Eulalie Utuuyak Irkok is also a carver.--------------Courtesy: Bayat Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada Back to Top Exhibitions: 1968: [Inuit Art Exhibition] Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba1971 - 1973: Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic, Canadian Eskimo Arts CouncilOttawa, Ontario (tour) (illustrated catalogue)1980 April - June: The Abbott Collection of Inuit Art, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba (catalogue)1980 May: The Year of the Walrus, The Arctic Circle, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.1981 September: The Year of the Bear, The Arctic Circle, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.1981 September - October: The Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher, Collection of Inuit Art, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan (illustrated catalogue)1982 July - September: Eskimo Point/Arviat, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue)1982 September: Eskimo Point, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia1985 December: Masterwork Sculpture 1985, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue)1987 September: The Williamson Collection of Inuit Sculpture, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina Regina, Saskatchewan (tour) (illustrated catalogue)1991 April - May: Nagdjuk: Gift of the Caribou, Art Space Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.1993 November - December: The Treasured Monument, Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) Back to Top Collections: Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British ColumbiaWilliamson Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, OntarioWinnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba Back to Top Honours, Achievements and Events: 1993: Jacob Irkok was invited to attend the Keewatin Arts Festival, held in Rankin Inlet in September, 1993. Back to Top Selected Bibliography: Canadian Eskimo Arts Council: SCULPTURE/INUIT: Sculpture of the Inuit: masterworks of the Canadian Arctic = La sculpture chez les Inuit: chefs-d'oeuvre de l'Arctique canadien. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. London: Aidan Ellis Publishing, 1971.Lowndes, Joan: LET'S BEAT A DRUM FOR OUR EXHIBIT: Vancouver Art Gallery Mounts a Superb Show of Eskimo Art-SCULPTURE OF THE INUIT-for display from Moscow to Philadelphia with Canadian cities left out. Vancouver Sun, November 10, 1971.Marion Scott Gallery: THE TREASURED MONUMENT: An Exhibition of Small-scale Inuit Sculpture. Vancouver: Marion Scott Gallery, 1993.Swinton, George: SCULPTURE OF THE ESKIMO. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972.Winnipeg Art Gallery: ESKIMO POINT/ARVIAT. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1982. ----------------JACOB IRKOK    Born: April, 1937 Male E1-271 Resides: Arviat Sculpture Jacob Irkok began carving in 1962; he recalls that his first sculpture,  carved in antler, depicted a caribou and wolf fighting. He still carves in  antler, but also in stone. Irkok's wife Eulalie Utuuyak Irkok is also a  carver.   EXHIBITIONS: 1968 [Inuit Art Exhibition] Winnipeg Art Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba 1971 - 1973 Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic  Canadian Eskimo Arts Council  Ottawa, Ontario (tour) (illustrated catalogue) April - June 1980 The Abbott Collection of Inuit Art Winnipeg Art Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba (catalogue) May 1980 The Year of the Walrus The Arctic Circle  Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. September 1981 The Year of the Bear The Arctic Circle  Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. September - October 1981 The Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher Collection of Inuit Art  Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery,  University of Regina  Regina, Saskatchewan (illustrated catalogue)   July - September 1982 Eskimo Point/Arviat Winnipeg Art Gallery  Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue) September 1982 Eskimo Point Inuit Gallery of Vancouver  Vancouver, British Columbia December 1985 Masterwork Sculpture 1985 Inuit Gallery of Vancouver  Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) September 1987 The Williamson Collection of Inuit Sculpture  Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery,  University of Regina  Regina, Saskatchewan (tour) (illustrated catalogue) April - May 1991 Nagdjuk: Gift of the Caribou Art Space Gallery  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. November - December 1993 The Treasured Monument Marion Scott Gallery  Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) COLLECTIONS: Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec  Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia  Williamson Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario  Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba  HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: 1993 Jacob Irkok was invited to attend the Keewatin Arts Festival, held in Rankin Inlet in September, 1993. SELECTED REFERENCES: Canadian Eskimo Arts Council  SCULPTURE/INUIT: Sculpture of the Inuit: masterworks of the Canadian Arctic = La sculpture chez les Inuit: chefs-d'oeuvre de l'Arctique canadien. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. London: Aidan Ellis Publishing, 1971. Kalluak, Mark  PELTS TO STONE: A History of Arts & Crafts Production in Arviat. Ottawa: Inuit Art Section, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 1993. Lowndes, Joan  LET'S BEAT A DRUM FOR OUR EXHIBIT: Vancouver Art Gallery Mounts a Superb Show of Eskimo Art-SCULPTURE OF THE INUIT-for display from Moscow to Philadelphia with Canadian cities left out. Vancouver Sun, November 10, 1971. Marion Scott Gallery  THE TREASURED MONUMENT: An Exhibition of Small-scale Inuit Sculpture. Vancouver: Marion Scott Gallery, 1993. Swinton, George  SCULPTURE OF THE ESKIMO. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972. Winnipeg Art Gallery  ESKIMO POINT/ARVIAT. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1982. Forward story Forward storyPrint Story Print StoryToday's Date11/8/2005All Information on this site is propriatary and the property of Gallery of the Kanadasª

Exhibitions

• Eskimo Point, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
• Eskimo Point/Arviat, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Masterwork Sculpture 1985, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
• Nagdjuk: Gift of the Caribou, Art Space Gallery
• Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic, Canadian Eskimo Arts Council
• The Abbott Collection of Inuit Art, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• The Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher Collection of Inuit Art, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina
• The Treasured Monument, Marion Scott Gallery
• The Williamson Collection of Inuit Sculpture, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina
• The Year of the Bear, The Arctic Circle
• The Year of the Walrus, The Arctic Circle
• [Inuit Art Exhibition], Winnipeg Art Gallery

Collections

• Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
• Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver
• Williamson Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
• Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg