JOE ARRAGUTAINAQ
(SANAWKEYLOOK; SANAWKEYLOACK; ARAGUTANA; ARRAGUTIRNAQ)
Born: December 18, 1937 Male E9-78
Resides: Sanikiluaq; also lived in Kuujjuaraapik
Sculpture
Joe was raised amongst an artistic family. Both his parents, Noah and
Annie, are carvers. His three sisters, Lottie, Alice Kattuk, and Hannah
Kavik, and his two brothers, Lucassie and Johnassie are also carvers.
EXHIBITIONS: November - Dec 1965 Arctic Values '65
New Brunswick Museum
with the cooperation of the Department
of Indian and Northern Affairs
St. John, New Brunswick
(illustrated catalogue)
1972 Belcher Island Sculpture
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
May 1981 Belcher Island Community Sculpture
The Raven Gallery
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
March - April 1984 Heritage of the Inuit: Masterpieces
of the Eskimo
Colorado Galleries of the Arts,
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A.
January - February 1995 The Collector's Eye
Inuit Art from Private Collections
Albers Gallery
San Francisco, California, USA
(illustrated brochure)
COLLECTIONS: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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