Peter Parr
Settlement: Cape Dorset / Kinngait
(1970-2012) — E7-2741
PETER PARR Sculpture-------inu-art.comResides: Cape Dorset Peter is the son of famous artist Nuna Parr. He began carving at age seventeen and enjoys carving animals such as walrus and polar bears. His wife, Alasuak Akesuk, is a carver. His grandparents were famous graphic artists in Dorset.------ Peter is the son of artist Nuna Parr. His grandparents Parr and Eleeshushe were famous graphic artists in Cape Dorset. --------- PETER PARR Born: July 31, 1970 Male E7-2741Resides: Cape DorsetSculpture Peter is the son of artist Nuna Parr. His grandparents Parr and Eleeshushe were well-known graphic artists in Cape Dorset. EXHIBITIONS: February 1993 Inuit Sculpture Gallery Mary-Louise Wirth Zurich, Switzerland October — November 1993 Sculpture and Graphics from Cape Dorset Art Space Gallery Philedelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. October — December 1995 The Next GenerationOrca Aart GalleryChicago, Illinois, U.S.A. December 1996 — March 1997 Beelden uit Arctica Canuit: Canadian Eskimo Art Venray, Netherlands February — April 1997Stone and Bone: The Inuit Master Carvers of the Canadian ArcticThe Northwest CompanyHeld at the Sun Valley Centre for the Arts and HumanitiesKetchum, Idaho, U.S.A. March 1997 Inuit and the Sea Canuit: Canadian Eskimo Art Eindhoven, The Netherlands June 1997 Singing and Dancing and Playing Feheley Fine Arts Toronto, Ontario Last revised November 1998------Peter Parr b.1970About the Artist Resides: Cape Dorset Peter is the son of famous artist Nuna Parr. He began carving at age seventeen and enjoys carving animals such as walrus and polar bears. His wife, Alasuak Akesuk, is a carver. His grandparents were famous graphic artists in Dorset.-------- EXHIBITIONS: February 1993 Inuit Sculpture Gallery Marie-Louise Wirth Zurich, Switzerland Oct - Nov 1993 Sculpture and Graphics from Cape Dorset Art Space Gallery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Oct - Dec 1995 The Next Generation Orca Aart Gallery Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. (illustrated brochure)
Exhibitions
- Inuit Sculpture, Gallery Marie-Louise Wirth
- Sculpture and Graphics from Cape Dorset, Art Space Gallery
- The Next Generation, Orca Aart Gallery
Exhibitions
Inuit Sculpture
Gallery Marie-Louise Wirth
Sculpture and Graphics from Cape Dorset
Art Space Gallery
The Next Generation
Orca Aart Gallery
Artwork
| Title | Last Sold At Auction | |
|---|---|---|
| DANCING POLAR BEAR | 2019-11 (November 2019) | |
| DANCING WALRUS | 2024-03 (March 2024) | |
| WALRUS | 2010-04 (April 2010) |