Tivi Ilisituk (January 2, 1933 – 2012) was an Inuk hunter and carver from Salluit, Quebec.[1]
Background[edit]
Ilisituk was born on January 2, 1933,[2] and began carving in 1954, using light gray stone from the Kovik River.[3] He also created prints.[3] Ilisituk died in 2012.[4]
Career[edit]
Ilisituk's work primarily features hunting themes.[3] in 1967, one of his sculptures was featured in Eskimo Sculpture, a highly acclaimed exhibition that the Winnipeg Art Gallery organized and presented at the Manitoba Legislative Building.[3][2]
Ilisituk had two solo exhibitions during his life time: Sculptures by Tivi Ilisituk at the Becket Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario in 1970 and Tivi Ilisituk: A Study in Cultural Realism at Arctic Artistry in New York City, United States in 1986.[4]
Ilisituk's work is held in several museums, including the British Museum,[1] the National Gallery of Canada,[5] the University of Toronto Art Collection,[6] and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ a b "Inuit Art - Eskimo Art - BIOGRAPHY FILES @ ABoriginArt Galleries". inuit.net. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ a b c d "Nunavik Art Alive - Artist Profiles - Tivi Illisituk". art.avataq.qc.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ a b "ILISITUK, Tivi (1933–2012)". Dictionnaire historique de la sculpture québécoise au XXe siècle. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
- ^ "Tivi Ilisituk". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
- ^ "University of Toronto Art Collection".
- ^ "Exchange|Search: artist:"Tivi Ilisituk"". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
