SILAS QAYAQJUAQ   (KAYAKJUAK; TAGORNAK)

       Born:  February 2, 1956       Male       E5-1324
       Place of Birth:  Hall Beach
       Resides:  Ottawa
       Sculpture

       The son of two artists, Joanasi and Martha Kayakjuak, Silas began carving at  
       an early age, producing his first serious works by the age of twelve.  His    
       work reflects his keen interest in both hunting and living on the land.  Silas
       moved to Ottawa in the late 1980's and has been carving full-time since.      

       SELECTED REFERENCES:

       Brandson, Lorraine E.                             
           CARVED FROM THE LAND:  The Eskimo Museum Collection.  Churchill,
           Man.: Diocese of Churchill Hudson Bay, 1994.

       Qayaqjuaq, Silas                                  
           SILAS QAYAQYUAQ WANTS TO SHARE IDEAS WITH OTHER ARTISTS:
           Interviewed in Inukttitut by Simeonie Kunuk and by Matthew Fox
           in English in 1994; translation by Rhoda Kayakjuak.  Inuit Art
           Quarterly: 10 (1), Spring 1995, pp. 22-25.

       (c) Inuit Art Section, INAC 1995