Nick Sikkuark

2019 Program Artist

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Nick Sikkuark (Inuit, born in 1943, Garry Lake, Canada; died in 2013, Kugaaruk, Canada) began his carving career in 1967 in Gjoa Haven. He studied for the clergy in Winnipeg and Ottawa as a young adult before settling in Kugaaruk, Nunavut. There, Nick began using organic materials to make his fantastical sculptures. In 2003, Nick shifted his practice from carving to drawing on paper, producing a significant body of work in the medium.

Exhibit

Nick Sikkuark at 259 Lake Shore Blvd E

Sikkuark’s drawings and sculptures illustrate the entanglements between the natural and the supernatural worlds. Sikkuark was Netsilik (the people of the seal) and Born on the land near Garry Lake. He worked primarily in sculpture until 2003, after which his practice shifted to drawing. His uncanny works oscillate between the natural and the supernatural. In […]

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date and time

September 21 – December 1, 2019

Sculptures by Nick Sikkuark. On view at 259 Lake Shore Blvd E as part of the Toronto Biennial of Art (2019). Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid. Courtesy the Toronto Biennial of Art.
Nick Sikkuark, Dancing Bear Spirit with Moon, 2000, caribou antler, stone, muskox horn. On view at 259 Lake Shore Blvd E as part of the Toronto Biennial of Art (2019). Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid. Courtesy the Toronto Biennial of Art.
Drawings by Nick Sikkuark. On view at 259 Lake Shore Blvd E as part of the Toronto Biennial of Art (2019). Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid. Courtesy Toronto Biennial of Art.
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