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NUNA PARR (NOONA) Born: January 7, 1949 Male E7-764
Resides: Cape Dorset
Sculpture
Nuna's parents, the late Parr and Eleeshushe, are renowned graphic artists
from the older generation. His brother, Epirvik, is a carver. Nuna has been
carving since the 1960s, preferring wildlife for his subjects. Nuna and his
family have left Cape Dorset to live a more traditional lifestyle, relying on
hunting and carving for their livelihood.
EXHIBITIONS: January - Feb 1967 Cape Dorset - A Decade of Eskimo
Prints & Recent Sculpture
National Gallery of Canada,
in cooperation with the Canadian
Eskimo Art Committee
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
March - April 1979 Sculpture of the Inuit: Lorne Balshine
Collection/Lou Osipov Collection/
Dr. Harry Winrob Collection
Surrey Art Gallery
Surrey, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
November - Dec 1979 In Celebration
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
1980 Eskimo Sculpture from the Eastern Arctic
Ufundi Gallery
Ottawa, Ontario
January - March 1980 Cape Dorset
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
April 1980 Art of Baffin
The Arctic Circle
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Sep - October 1980 La deesse inuite de la mer/The Inuit Sea Goddess
Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
1981 Cape Dorset Sculptors and Their Sculpture
The Inuit Art Collection
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Bacon
Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.A.
(illustrated catalogue)
October - Nov 1981 The Inuit Sea Goddess
Surrey Art Gallery,
(organized to complement the Musee
des beaux-arts de Montreal exhibit
of the same name)
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
April 1982 Sculpture Inuit: Stone/Bone
circa 1960-1979
Canadiana Galleries
Edmonton, Alberta
Sep - October 1984 On the Land
The Arctic Circle
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Dec 1984 - Feb 1985 The Last and First Eskimos
Museum of Science and History
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.
Nov - Dec 1986 Art Inuit
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
Sep - November 1987 The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
March 1988 Arctic Forms - Inuit Sculpture
Arctic Inuit Art Gallery
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
November - Dec 1988 Sculpture Inuit
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
(illustrated brochure)
June 1989 Masters of the Arctic: An Exhibition
of Contemporary Inuit Masterworks
Presented by the Amway Corporation
at the United Nations General Assembly
New York, New York, U.S.A.
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
August 1990 Traditions and Innovations in Inuit Art
Sculpture in Stone
Images of the North
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
(illustrated brochure)
November 1990 Inuit Masterworks
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
Nov 1990 - Feb 1991 Espaces Inuit
Maison Hamel-Bruneau
Ste-Foy, Quebec
(illustrated catalogue)
February 1991 Animals of the Arctic
Arctic Inuit Art
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
February - March 1991 Cape Dorset Sculpture
McMaster Art Gallery
Hamilton, Ontario
February - June 1991 Granville Island Canadian Inuit Sculpture
Exhibition (first exhibition)
Vancouver Inuit Art Society
Vancouver, British Columbia
August - Sep 1991 Cape Dorset Stone Sculpture: Masters
& the Next Generation
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
November - Dec 1991 Inuit Sculpture: Displayed in Conjunction with
the 1991 Cape Dorset Annual Graphics Collection
Muscarelle Museum of Art
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.
November - Dec 1992 Inuit Sculpture--New Acquisitions
Pucker Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
(illustrated brochure)
December 1992 Small Sculptures by Great Artists I
Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario
December 1993 Small Sculptures by Great Artists II
Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario
March - April 1994 Wildlife and Nature in Art
Arctic Experience
Hamilton, Ontario
July 1994 Arctic Spirit
35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art
Frye Art Museum
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
October 1994 Sculpture of the Inuit:
Major Works by the Masters of Stone
Maslak McLeod Canadian Art
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
May - July 1995 Tundra & Ice: Exceptional Sculpture from Canada
Orca Aart Gallery
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
May - September 1995 Keeping Our Stories Alive:
An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts
from Dene and Inuit of Canada
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
(illustrated catalogue)
September 1995 Sedna: Spirit of the Sea
Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 1978 Nuna Parr
Gallery One
Toronto, Ontario
(illustrated catalogue)
March - April 1980 Nuna Parr - An Exhibition of Recent Carvings
Gallery One
Toronto, Ontario
Sep - October 1983 Nuna Parr
Inuit Galerie
Mannheim, West Germany
November 1985 Nuna Parr - Sculpture
Canadiana Galleries
Edmonton, Alberta
(illustrated catalogue)
December 1988 Nuna Parr
Eskimo Art Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
COLLECTIONS: Amway Environmental Foundation Collection, Ada, Michigan, U.S.A.
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.
GE Canada Inuit Art Collection, Mississauga, Ontario
Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories
McMaster University Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: 1980 Invited by Public Works Canada to submit sketches for low relief carvings to
decorate the exterior of the parliament buildings.
SELECTED REFERENCES:
MASTERS OF THE ARCTIC: An Exhibition of Contemporary Inuit
Masterworks. Ada, Michigan: Amway Corporation, 1989.
Adamson, Arthur
THE SWINTON COLLECTION OF INUIT ART. Inuit Art Quarterly,
vol.3, no.1, Winter, 1988. pp.19-20.
Canadian Arctic Producers
NUNA PARR: Sculpture. Ottawa: Canadian Arctic Producers, 1985.
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
KEEPING OUR STORIES ALIVE: An Exhibition of Art and Crafts from
Dene and Inuit of Canada. Santa Fe, N.M.: Institute of American
Native Arts Museum, 1995.
Inuit Art Collection
CAPE DORSET: Sculptors and their Sculpture. Manchester, Conn.:
The Inuit Art Collection, 1981.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
CAPE DORSET STONE SCULPTURE: MASTERS AND THE NEXT GENERATION:
August 17-September 6, 1991. Vancouver, B.C.: Inuit Gallery of
Vancouver, 1991.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
INUIT MASTERWORKS: November 3-November 24, 1990. Vancouver, B.
C.: Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 1990.
National Gallery of Canada
CAPE DORSET: A Decade of Eskimo Prints and Recent Sculpture =
Dix ans d'estampes esquimaudes et sculptures recentes. Ottawa:
The National Gallery of Canada, 1967.
Settler, Faye
FROM THE DEALER'S VIEWPOINT. About Arts and Crafts, vol. 2, no.
3, Winter, 1978. pp.24-25.
Swinton, Nelda
LA DEESSE INUITE DE LA MER. = THE INUIT SEA GODDESS. Montreal:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1980.
Winnipeg Art Gallery
CAPE DORSET. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1979.
Winnipeg Art Gallery
SWINTON COLLECTION OF INUIT ART. Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1987.
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