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'''Manasie Akpaliapik''' (born 1955) is a Canadian Inuit sculptor.<ref name="ngc">{{cite web|url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/manasie-akpaliapik|title=Manasie Akpaliapik|publisher=[[National Gallery of Canada]]|accessdate=20 February 2017}}</ref>
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| nationality = Canadian Inuit
| known_for = Scultpure (whalebone, ivory, stone)
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'''Manasie Akpaliapik''' (born 1955) is a Canadian [[Inuit|Inuk]] sculptor.<ref name="ngc">{{cite web|url=https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/manasie-akpaliapik|title=Manasie Akpaliapik|publisher=[[National Gallery of Canada]]|accessdate=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116211115/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/manasie-akpaliapik|archive-date=16 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=AKPALIAPIK, Manasie (1955) |url=https://dictionnaire.espaceartactuel.com/artistes/akpaliapik-manasie-1955/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Dictionnaire historique de la sculpture québécoise au XXe siècle |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Akpaliapik was born in [[Baffin Island]] and lived with his family in [[Arctic Bay]] from 1967. He was sent to school in [[Iqaluit]] but never graduated. Instead, he got married and returned to Arctic Bay. His wife and two children were killed in a fire in 1980, after which Akpaliapik moved to Montreal and subsequently to Toronto.<ref name="ngc"/>

Akpaliapik was born in a hunting camp on [[Baffin Island]], [[Nunavut]] and moved with his family to Ikpiarjuk ([[Arctic Bay]]) in 1967.<ref name=":0" /> Though his parents were sculptors, he learned to carve at age ten by observing his grandparents.<ref name="ngc" />

At age 12 he was sent to [[Canadian Indian residential school system|residential school]] in [[Iqaluit]] where his language and culture were suppressed.<ref name="ngc" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Manasie Akpaliapik |url=https://www.petroglyphstopixels.com/manasie-akpaliapik/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Petroglyphs to Pixels |language=en-CA}}</ref> Akpaliapik left residential school at 16 years old.<ref name="ngc" /><ref name=":1" />

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Akpaliapik married a woman named Noodloo and returned to Arctic Bay with his family.<ref name="ngc" /><ref name=":1" /> His wife and their two children were killed in a fire in 1980, after which Akpaliapik moved to Montreal and subsequently to Toronto.<ref name="ngc" /><ref name=":1" />


==Work==
==Work==
Akpaliapik sculpts with bone, ivory, and stone. His sculptures typically have human or animal forms and are closely connected with traditional beliefs.<ref name="ago"/> He learned carving from his family and started to carve professionally after 1980. In 1989, he received a government grant to study certain aspects of Inuit culture. He also delivers workshops about [[Inuit art]].<ref name="ngc"/>
Akpaliapik sculpts with bone, ivory, and stone.<ref name=":1" /> His sculptures typically have human or animal forms and are closely connected with traditional beliefs.<ref name="ago">{{cite web |title=Manasie Akpaliapik |url=http://www.ago.net/manasie-akpaliapik |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220180159/http://www.ago.net/manasie-akpaliapik |archive-date=20 February 2017 |accessdate=20 February 2017 |publisher=[[Art Gallery of Ontario]]}}</ref> He began to carve professionally after 1980.<ref name="ngc" />

On his work, he says: <blockquote>Everything that I'm doing is trying to capture some of the culture, about my traditions, simple things like hunting, wearing traditional clothing, harpoons, using legends. I feel that the only way we can preserve the culture is if people can see it.<ref name="ngc" /></blockquote>In 1989, he received a [[Canada Council|Canada Council of the Arts]] grant to study certain aspects of Inuit culture including drumming and kayak making for his project ''North Baffin Island Legends''.<ref name="ngc" /><ref name=":0" /> He also delivers workshops about [[Inuit art]].<ref name="ngc" />

Akpaliapik was long-listed for the [[Kenojuak Ashevak]] Memorial Award in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IAQ |title=10 Artists Longlisted for 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award |url=https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/lite/iaq-online/10-artists-longlisted-for-2023-kenojuak-ashevak-memorial-award |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Inuit Art Foundation |language=en}}</ref>


==Exhibitions and collections==
==Exhibitions and collections==
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Akpaliapik's works are in included in the collection of the [[National Gallery of Canada]] in [[Ottawa]],<ref name="ngc" /> [[Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.mnbaq.org/fr/artiste/600010974|title=Manasie Akpaliapik|website=www.collections.mnbaq.org|accessdate=18 January 2020}}</ref> and the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]] in Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ago.ca/collection/object/96/796|title=Female Drum Dancer - Art Gallery of Ontario|website=Art Gallery of Ontario|access-date=2018-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926091449/https://ago.ca/collection/object/96/796|archive-date=2018-09-26|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2017, the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]] held a solo exhibition of his work.<ref name="ago">{{cite web|url=http://www.ago.net/manasie-akpaliapik|title=Manasie Akpaliapik|publisher=[[Art Gallery of Ontario]]|accessdate=20 February 2017}}</ref>


In 2017, the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]] held a solo exhibition of his work.<ref name="ago" />
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Akpaliapik's works are in included in the collection of the [[National Gallery of Canada]] in [[Ottawa]]<ref name="ngc"/> and the [[Art Gallery of Ontario]] in Toronto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ago.ca/collection/object/96/796|title=Female Drum Dancer - Art Gallery of Ontario|website=Art Gallery of Ontario}}</ref>

In 2021 the [[Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec]] held ''Manasie Akpaliapik Inuit Universe'' with works from the collection of [[Raymond Brousseau]], the first time it devoted an exhibition to a single Inuk artist.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-06-27|title=Quebec City fine arts museum highlights work of Inuk sculptor in new exhibit|work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/manasie-akpaliapik-quebec-museum-1.6082411|access-date=2021-07-10}}</ref>

In 2024 Montreal's [[McCord Stewart Museum]] reprised and expanded upon the 2021 exhibition, called Manasie Akpaliapik, Inuit Universe.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bérubé |first=Stéphanie |date=2024-10-07 |title=Manasie Akpaliapik. Univers inuit: Mille regards |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/arts/arts-visuels/2024-10-07/manasie-akpaliapik-univers-inuit/mille-regards.php |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=La Presse |language=fr-CA}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 20 December 2024

Manasie Akpaliapik
Born1955 (age 69–70)
NationalityCanadian Inuit
Known forScultpure (whalebone, ivory, stone)
Websitemanasie.com

Manasie Akpaliapik (born 1955) is a Canadian Inuk sculptor.[1][2]

Akpaliapik was born in a hunting camp on Baffin Island, Nunavut and moved with his family to Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay) in 1967.[2] Though his parents were sculptors, he learned to carve at age ten by observing his grandparents.[1]

At age 12 he was sent to residential school in Iqaluit where his language and culture were suppressed.[1][3] Akpaliapik left residential school at 16 years old.[1][3]

Akpaliapik married a woman named Noodloo and returned to Arctic Bay with his family.[1][3] His wife and their two children were killed in a fire in 1980, after which Akpaliapik moved to Montreal and subsequently to Toronto.[1][3]

Work

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Akpaliapik sculpts with bone, ivory, and stone.[3] His sculptures typically have human or animal forms and are closely connected with traditional beliefs.[4] He began to carve professionally after 1980.[1]

On his work, he says:

Everything that I'm doing is trying to capture some of the culture, about my traditions, simple things like hunting, wearing traditional clothing, harpoons, using legends. I feel that the only way we can preserve the culture is if people can see it.[1]

In 1989, he received a Canada Council of the Arts grant to study certain aspects of Inuit culture including drumming and kayak making for his project North Baffin Island Legends.[1][2] He also delivers workshops about Inuit art.[1]

Akpaliapik was long-listed for the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award in 2023.[5]

Exhibitions and collections

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Akpaliapik's works are in included in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa,[1] Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[6] and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto.[7]

In 2017, the Art Gallery of Ontario held a solo exhibition of his work.[4]

In 2021 the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec held Manasie Akpaliapik Inuit Universe with works from the collection of Raymond Brousseau, the first time it devoted an exhibition to a single Inuk artist.[8]

In 2024 Montreal's McCord Stewart Museum reprised and expanded upon the 2021 exhibition, called Manasie Akpaliapik, Inuit Universe.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Manasie Akpaliapik". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "AKPALIAPIK, Manasie (1955)". Dictionnaire historique de la sculpture québécoise au XXe siècle. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Manasie Akpaliapik". Petroglyphs to Pixels. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. ^ a b "Manasie Akpaliapik". Art Gallery of Ontario. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ^ IAQ. "10 Artists Longlisted for 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  6. ^ "Manasie Akpaliapik". www.collections.mnbaq.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Female Drum Dancer - Art Gallery of Ontario". Art Gallery of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  8. ^ "Quebec City fine arts museum highlights work of Inuk sculptor in new exhibit". CBC. 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  9. ^ Bérubé, Stéphanie (2024-10-07). "Manasie Akpaliapik. Univers inuit: Mille regards". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-12-20.
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