www.spiritwrestler.comSuqualuk is the adopted son of artists Simaiyok and Latcholassie Akesuk. He lives between Iqaluit and Cape Dorset, and creates sculptures that feature birdlife and sea mammals, both of which he treats in a fluid manner. He began exhibiting in 1979 and has been in five group shows.------------Cape Dorset Sculpture: Derek Norton & Nigel ReadingHe lives between iqaluit and Cape Dorset, and creates sculptur that feature birdlife and sea mammals, both of which he treatws in a fluid manner. He began exhibiting in 1979...-----------Suqualuk is the adopted son of Cape Dorset artists Simaiyok and Latcholassie Akesuk. Latcholassie is the son of Cape Dorset sculptoe Tudlik. Suqualuk's adopted sister is sculptor Milutituk Petaulassie.An alternative spelling for his name is Shooqualoo.----------Sukkualuk AkesukSUQUALUK AKESUK (SHOOQUALOO)Sukkualuk Akesuk was born on March 3, 1959, in the community of Cape Dorset located on Baffin Island in the Northwest Territories. Sukkualuk comes from a family of carvers. His adopted parents are artists Simaiyok and Latcholassie Akesuk from Cape Dorset. Latcholassie is the son of Cape Dorset sculptor Tudlik. Sukkualuk's adopted sister, Milutituk Petaulassie, is a sculptor.NarwhalSukkualuk is also know as Shooqualoo! He presently lives and carves in the community of Cape Dorset. Sukkualuk has also lived in Iqaluit, Salluit and Catherine Bay.Sukkualuk is mostly known for his carvings of narwhals and whales which he most often carves in a diving pose. He also loves to carve birds which he carves in creative poses.EXHIBITIONS:April 1988 : L'art inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de L'Europe, Le Touquet France.July 1988 : L'art inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Chapelle de la Visitation, Thonon France.April - June 1995 : The Birds of Cape Dorset: 32 Cape Dorset Carvers, Albers Gallery, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. (illustrated brochure)----------Exhibitions2000 Die Kunst aus der Arktis: Art in Stone, Canadian Arctic Gallery (Grunder), Basel, Switzerland1995 The Birds of Cape Dorset: A Collection of Sculptures by 32 Cape Dorset Artists, Albers Gallery, San Francisco, CA1988 L'art Inuit, presented by l'Igou art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de L'Europe, Touquet, France1988 L'art Inuit, presented by l'Igou art Esquimau, Douai at Chapelle de la Visitation, Thonon, France1979 Die Kunst aus der Arktis, Inuit Gallerie, Mannhein, GermanyPublications2005 Cape Dorset Sculpture FEATURED PAGE 77-------------Born: March 3, 1959E7-1669 (Sooqualoo; Suqualuk)Resides in Cape Dorset; also lived in Iquluit, Salluit and Catherine Bay.Sukualuk is the adopted son of Cape Dorset artists Simaiyok and Latcholassie Akesuk. The latter is the son of Cape Dorset sculptor Tudlik. Sukualuk's adopted sister is sculptor Milutituk Petaulassie.Exhibitions:June-July 2000: Die Kunst aus der Arktis, exhibition title: Art in Stone, Canadian Arctic Gallery (Grunder), Hammerstrasse 50, Basel, Switzerland (illustrated catalogue).April-June 1995: The Birds of Cape Dorset: A collection of sculpture by 32 Cape Dorset Carvers, Albers Gallery, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A. (illustrated brochure).July 1988: [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Chapelle de la Visitation, Thonon, France.April 1988: [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de L'Europe, Le Touquet, France.March - April 1979: Die Kunst aus der Arktis Inuit Galerie, Mannheim, held at the Rathaus Foyer Mainz, Germany (illustrated catalogue).

Exhibitions

• The Birds of Cape Dorset: A collection of sculpture by 32 Cape Dorset Carvers, Albers 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 Palais de L'Europe, Le Touquet