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JOSIE PAMIUTU PAPIALUK (PAMIUTU; PAPERK; PAPI; JUSI; PAPIRK; PAPPY;
JOSIE P.; PUPPY)
Born: 1918 Deceased: 1996 Male E9-861
Place of Birth: near Issuksiuvit Lake
Resides: Puvirnituq
Sculpture, Drawings, Prints
Josie Pamiutu Papialuk, known also as "Josie Paperk" or simply "Puppy," was
born in 1918 near Issuksiuvit Lake, just inland from Povungnituk. After the
death of his wife Martha in 1975, he continued to live there with his only
surviving son. Josie is a very jovial man, regarded in the community as an
eccentric joker. His art is indicative of a special kind of genius: it
reveals both his profound sense of observation and a keen insight.
Josie produces both carvings and prints. He was one of the first Povungnituk
artists to become involved in printmaking in the early 1960s. Initially, he
produced small, whimsical soapstone carvings of birds, fish and human heads.
Many elements of Josie's unique style are already apparent in some of his
early carvings: scratched footprints to indicate past or future directions,
and captions to explain the action.
In both his carvings and prints, Josie employs undulating lines to depict such
invisible phenomena as wind, voices or bird chatter. In the introduction to
the 1983 catalogue JOSIE PAPERK, Marion Scott remarked that "[Josie] has been
able to capture in a gentle, philosophical and sometimes humorous way, the
very essence of existence."1 George Swinton described his work as "naive
realism," a style which to this day remains puzzling to most Inuit artists.
Unlike many artists who might attempt to disguise a flaw in the stone, Josie
often directs attention to it by carving a circle around it. This attitude
towards maintaining and, to a certain extent, exploiting the integrity of the
materials used is shared by many contemporary southern artists.
Josie's inclination towards whimsy does not cloud his artistic judgement. When
asked why he sometimes puts only one leg on his birds, Josie answered "I put
the second leg on when I need the extra money."2
Josie's work has been exhibited in several important exhibitions since 1962.
His brother, is artist Isah Papialuk.
1 Marion Scott, JOSIE PAPERK, (Vancouver: Marion Scott Galleries), 1983.
2 G. Mainprize and P. Brooks, Interview with the artist, Povungnituk,
September 1981.
EXHIBITIONS: 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, Povungnituk Print Collection
1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, (annual collection)
1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, (illustrated catalogue)
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
1967 Eskimo Sculpture
Winnipeg Art Gallery
presented at the Manitoba Legislative
Building
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
1971 Sculpture in Miniature
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
Sep - Oct 1971 Eskimo Carvings and Prints from the
Collection of York University
Art Gallery of York University
Downsview, Ontario
(illustrated catalogue)
1974 Arctic Quebec Print Collection
(annual collection)
(illustrated catalogue)
1974 Arctic Quebec Print Collection II
(annual collection)
(illustrated catalogue)
February - March 1976 Eskimo Art From Povungnituk
Snow Goose Associates
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Jan 1977 - Jun 1982 The Inuit Print/L'estampe inuit
Department of Indian Affairs and
Northern Development and the
National Museum of Man
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
Dec 1977 - Feb 1978 Povungnituk
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
Nov - Dec 1978 Polar Vision: Canadian Eskimo Graphics
Jerusalem Artists' House Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
(illustrated catalogue)
Sep 1980 - Feb 1981 Things Made by Inuit
La Federation des Cooperatives du
Nouveau-Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
1981 Povungnituk Sculpture
Raven Gallery
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Apr 1981 - Mar 1982 Inuit Art: A Selection of Inuit Art from
the Collection of the National Museum of
Man, Ottawa, and the Rothmans Permanent
Collection of Inuit Sculpture, Canada
National Museum of Man, Ottawa and
Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Ltd.
Toronto, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
Feb - Aug 1982 Les Inuit du Nouveau-Quebec
Musee du Quebec
Quebec, Quebec
(illustrated brochure)
1983 [Inuit Art]
North of Sixty Art
St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Feb - Mar 1983 Return of the Birds
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
Sep - Oct 1983 Inuit Survival
Enook Galleries, Waterloo, Ontario
Presented at the University of Waterloo
Art Gallery
Waterloo, Ontario
Nov 1983 - Jan 1984 Inuit Art at Rideau Hall
Presented by Indian Affairs and Northern
Development
Ottawa, Ontario
Nov 1983 - Mar 1985 Contemporary Indian and Inuit Art of Canada
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern
Development, Ottawa, presented at the
General Assembly Building, United Nations
New York, New York, U.S.A.
(tour)
(illustrated brochure)
December 1984 Takamit - Canadian Eskimo Art: Selections
from Private Collections and the Government of Canada
Organized by La Federation des Cooperatives
du Nouveau-Quebec and the Jane Voorhees
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A.
(illustrated brochure)
June 1985 Alaska Eskimo Dolls/Inuit Prints
Provincial Museum of Alberta,
sponsored by the Alaska State
Council on the Arts
Edmonton, Alberta
(tour)
Jun 1985 - Sep 1987 Chisel and Brush/Le ciseau et la brosse
Department of Indian Affairs
and Northern Development
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
August 1986 Arctic Quebec Sculpture
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
Oct - Nov 1986 The Art of the Eskimo
Newman Galleries
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
November 1986 Inuit Graphics Through the Year: Rare
Prints from the Arctic
Arctic Artistry
Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A.
May - June 1987 Inuit Graphics from the Past
Arctic Artistry
Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A.
September 1987 The Williamson Collection of Inuit Sculpture
Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery,
University of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
Dec 1987 - Mar 1989 Contemporary Inuit Drawings
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
Guelph, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
March - April 1988 Works on Paper from the Permanent
Collection of Inuit Art
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
December 1988 - 1989 Im Schatten der Sonne:Zeitgenossische Kunst
der Indianer und Eskimos in Kanada/In the
Shadow of the Sun:Contemporary Indian and Inuit
Art in Canada
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
March - April 1989 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Palais de l'Europe, le Touquet
France
August 1989 Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Chapelle de la Visitation,
Thonon
France
October 1989 Art Inuit, Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie La Poutre, Marseille
France
December 1989 Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Les Chiroux, Centre Culturel de la Wallonie,
Liege
Belgium
January 1990 Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Centre d'Action Culturelle du Bassin
Houllier, Lorrain, Saint Avold
France
Jan - Sep 1990 Arctic Mirror
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hull, Quebec
February - March 1990 Beeldhouwkunst van de Inuit (Canada)
by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai, France
at Amphora Finippon pvba, Sint Andries,
Brugge, Belgium
March 1990 Art Inuit, l'Art des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Maison Falleur, Cambrai
France
April 1990 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Palais de l'Europe
Le Touquet, France
June - September 1990 Inuit Graphics and Drawings from 1959-1990
Arctic Artistry
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A.
July 1990 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Thonon les Bains
France
Nov - Dec 1990 Art Inuit: Autour de la Collection de Cape Dorset 1990
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Centre Culturel Canadien
Paris, France
February - April 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Humbert
Nantes, France
March - April 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Le Theatre
La Ciotat, France
April - June 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie La Tour des Cardinaux
L'Isle sur la Sorgue, France
May - June 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at La Halle aux Bles
Saint Malo, France
June - July 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Ombre et Lumiere
Ensisheim, France
June - August 1991 Aux frontieres de l'imaginaire inuit
Galerie du Trait-Carre
Charlesbourg, Quebec
(illustrated brochure)
July 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Chapelle de la Visitation
Thonon, France
July - August 1991 Glaciopolis: Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Maison de Pesey
Les Arcs, France
Aug - Sep 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Akenaton
Troyes, France
Oct - Dec 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Maite Aubert
Le Havre, France
Oct - Dec 1991 Estampes Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Christiane Flament
Paris, France
Nov - Dec 1991 Art Inuit: Autour de la Collection de Cape
Dorset 1991
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Le Colombier
Ville D'Avray, France
February 1992 Prints from Povungnituk 1962-1988
Albers Gallery of Inuit Art
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
February - April 1992 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Galerie Montador
Dieppe, France
Nov 1993 - Jan 1994 Contemporary Inuit Drawings
Muscarelle Museum of Art
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.
(illustrated catalogue)
July 1994 Arctic Spirit
35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art
Frye Art Museum
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Sep - Oct 1994 Kunst van de Inuit Eskimo's
Gemeentelijk Kunstcentrum
Huis Hellemans
Edegem, Belgium
(illustrated brochure)
March - April 1996 Works on Paper from the Permanent
Collection of Inuit Art
Canadian Guild of Craft Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: February 1980 Josie Papialuk: Print Retrospective with Carvings
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
October 1983 Josie Paperk
Marion Scott Gallery
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
Sep - Oct 1984 Josie Papialook - Drawings and Carvings
Houston North Gallery
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
June 1985 Original Drawings by Josie Papialuk
The Guild Shop
Toronto, Ontario
COLLECTIONS: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Art Gallery of York University, Downsview, Ontario
Avataq Cultural Institute, Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Confederation des caisses populaires et d'economie Desjardins, Levis, Quebec
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.
Eskimo Museum, Churchill, Manitoba
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario
Ministere des affaires culturelles du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec
Musee de la civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec
Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
Musee du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec
Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta
Saputik Museum, Povungnituk, Quebec
University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
York University, Toronto, Ontario
HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: 1978 The artist contributed several prints which were used in the 1978 Puvirnituq
calendar.
1979 A single print by the artist appears in the 1979 Puvirnituq calendar. 1985 Attended the opening of his exhibition 'Original Drawings' in Toronto. SELECTED REFERENCES:
ARTS OF THE ESKIMO: PRINTS: /Ed. by Ernst Roch. Texts by
Patrick Furneaux and Leo Rosshandler. Montreal: Signum Press in
association with Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1974.
IM SCHATTEN DER SONNE: Zeitgenoessische Kunst der Indianer und
Eskimos in Kanada. [In the Shadow of the Sun: Contemporary Art
of the Indians and Eskimos in Canada]. Stuttgart: Edition
Cantz. Ottawa: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1988.
INUIT ART: An Anthology. Winnipeg: Watson & Dwyer Publishing
Ltd, 1988.
Barz, Sandra B., ed.
CANADIAN INUIT PRINT ARTIST/PRINTER BIOGRAPHIES. New York :
Arts & Culture of the North, 1990.
CEAC [Canadian Eskimo Arts Council]
TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW WITH JOSIE PAPIALUK: Interviewed by
Marybelle Myers, translation by Aliva(sic.) Tulugak, April 28,
1985 in Povungnituk, Arctic Quebec. Ottawa : Canadian Eskimo
Arts Council in collaboration with the Inuit Art Section, INAC,
and the National Film Board of Canada, 1985.
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
CANADIAN GUILD OF CRAFTS QUEBEC. = GUILDE CANADIENNE DES METIERS
D'ART QUEBEC: The Permanent Collection: Inuit Arts and Crafts,
c. 1900-1980. Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, 1980.
Jackson, Marion E.
CONTEMPORARY INUIT DRAWINGS. Guelph, Ontario: Macdonald Stewart
Art Centre, 1987.
Marion Scott Gallery
JOSIE PAPERK. Vancouver, B.C. : Marion Scott Gallery, 1983.
Mitchell, Marybelle
JOSIE PAPIALOOK. The Beaver, Summer, 1982. pp.22-29.
Muscarelle Museum of Art (Williamsburg)
CONTEMPORARY INUIT DRAWINGS: The gift collection of Frederick
and Lucy S. Herman. Williamsburg, Va.: The College of William
and Mary in Virginia, 1993.
SELECTED REFERENCES: (continued)
Noel, Michel
NUNAVIMIUT: ART INUIT = INUIT ART. Pointe-Claire, Quebec:
Roussan en collaboration avec l'Institut cultural AVATAQ, 1992
(Collection LE TAMBOUR).
Saucier, Celine
IMAGE INUIT DU NOUVEAU-QUEBEC: By Celine Saucier and Eugene
Kedl. Quebec: Musee de la Civilisation, 1988.
Swinton, George
ESKIMO SCULPTURE. = SCULPTURE ESQUIMAUDE. Toronto: McClelland
and Stewart, 1965.
Swinton, George
SCULPTURE OF THE ESKIMO. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972.
Winnipeg Art Gallery
ESKIMO SCULPTURE. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1967.
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