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LUKASSIE TUKALAK (TOOK; LUKASI; TOOKALOOK; TUKALA; TUKALUK; TOOKALAK;
LUCASSIE)
Born: 1917 Male E9-1447
Resides: Puvirnituq
Prints, Sculpture
Lukassie Tukalak or "Took", as he is often called, was born south of
Puvirnituq in 1917. He was raised to live off the land by his parents, Tukala
and Irqumiaralu. Lukassie had four siblings: two sisters, and two brothers -
one of whom is an established carver and graphic artist, Isah Ajagutaina
Tukala. His confidence as an artist and his hard work as a community leader
may be attributed, in part, to the fact that he is a member of one of the most
influential families in the region. He is married to Alice Qijuaqu and they
have nine children. One of his sons, Tamusi Qumalu (or Tamusi "Took"), is
also a carver. Lukassie is the uncle of Qumaluk Tukalak, Lucy Amarualik and
Adam Tukala.
A confirmed long-term supporter of the cooperative system, Lukassie was
an original member of the Povungnituk Sculptors Society, which preceded the
establishment of the current cooperative. He is also in charge of purchasing
carvings, and manages the tourist program for Puvirnituq. In 1978 Lukassie
was chosen to represent his community at the Printmakers Conference held in
Ottawa.
Although he still does the occasional stone carving, Lukassie has
concentrated on the production of prints since 1976. Hunting and camping
activities are recurrent themes in both media. The prints are charming in
their liveliness and attention to detail, and also in the way that the human
subjects engage the viewer with their wide-eyed gazes. Lukassie's figurative
carvings often portray a single hunter engaged in an arduous activity.
EXHIBITIONS: 1962, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, Povungnituk Print Collection
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, (annual collection)
1987, 1989 (illustrated catalogue)
February - April 1973 The Bessie Bulman Collection
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
Dec 1977 - Feb 1978 Povungnituk
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
Oct - Nov 1978 Eskimo Art
Embankment Gallery
London, England
(illustrated catalogue)
Sep 1980 - Feb 1981 Things Made by Inuit
La Federation des Cooperatives du
Nouveau-Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
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)
September 1983 The Way We Were - Traditional Eskimo Life
Snow Goose Associates
Seattle, Washington, USA
March - May 1985 Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
Oct - Nov 1986 The Art of the Eskimo
Newman Galleries
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
May - June 1987 [Inuit Art Exhibition]
Whitby Arts Incorporated,
The Station Gallery
Whitby, Ontario
October 1987 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Chambre de Commerce de Chateauroux
France
Dec 1987 - Feb 1988 Inuk, Inuit: Art et tradition chez les
esquimaux d'hier et d'aujourd'hui
presented by L'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai,
at Musee des Beaux-arts d'Arras
Arras, France
(illustrated catalogue)
April 1988 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Palais de L'Europe, Le Touquet
France
July 1988 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Chapelle de la Visitation, Thonon
France
November 1988 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Les Martres-de-Veyre
France
Jan - Feb 1989 The Art of the Eskimo
Newman Galleries
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
February - March 1989 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at St. Marcellin
France
March - April 1989 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Palais de l'Europe, le Touquet
France
April 1989 Collecting Inuit Art - Shifting Perceptions
Agnes Etherington Art Centre,
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
(illustrated catalogue)
August 1989 Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux
du Canada
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Chapelle de la Visitation,
Thonon
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
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
April 1990 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Palais de l'Europe
Le Touquet, France
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
February - June 1991 Granville Island Canadian Inuit Sculpture
Exhibition (first exhibition)
Vancouver Inuit Art Society
Vancouver, British Columbia
March - April 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Le Theatre
La Ciotat, France
April - May 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Palais de l'Europe
Le Touquet, France
May - June 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at La Halle aux Bles
Saint Malo, France
June - September 1991 Granville Island Canadian Inuit Sculpture
Exhibition (second exhibition)
Vancouver Inuit Art Society
Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep - Oct 1994 Kunst van de Inuit Eskimo's
Gemeentelijk Kunstcentrum
Huis Hellemans
Edegem, Belgium
(illustrated brochure)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: May - July 1987 Lucassie Tookalook, Povungnituk
Inuit Galerie
Mannheim, Germany
(illustrated catalogue)
COLLECTIONS: Amway Environmental Foundation Collection, Ada, Michigan, U.S.A.
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
Art Gallery of York University, Downsview, Ontario
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.
Eskimo Museum, Churchill, Manitoba
James and Mary Jack Collection, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pa., U.S.A.
John and Mary Robertson Collection, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, Ontario
Klamer Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Musee de la civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: 1961 Participated in the Povungnituk experimental graphic workshop. 1978 Lucassie was a Povungnituk delegate to the Printmakers Conference in Ottawa.
SELECTED REFERENCES:
Barz, Sandra B., ed.
CANADIAN INUIT PRINT ARTIST/PRINTER BIOGRAPHIES. New York :
Arts & Culture of the North, 1990.
Brandson, Lorraine E.
CARVED FROM THE LAND: The Eskimo Museum Collection. Churchill,
Man.: Diocese of Churchill Hudson Bay, 1994.
Brooks, Pamela A.
TWELVE POVUNGNITUK PRINTMAKERS: Ideas and Images. Ottawa:
Carleton University, 1984.
CEAC [Canadian Eskimo Arts Council]
TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW WITH LUCASSIE TOOKALAK: Interviewed
by Marybelle Myers, translation by Ali Tulugak on May 1, 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.
Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs
CANADIAN INUIT SCULPTURE. Ottawa: Inuit Art Section, 1992.
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.
Driscoll, Bernadette
UUMAJUT: Animal Imagery in Inuit art. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art
Gallery, 1985.
Embankment Gallery
ESKIMO ART AT THE EMBANKMENT GALLERY. London: Embankment
Gallery, 1978.
Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec
THINGS MADE BY INUIT. Montreal: La Federation des Cooperatives
du Nouveau-Quebec. Compiled and edited by M. Myers, 1980.
Gillmore, Alison
UUMAJUT: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art. Arts Manitoba, vol. 4,
no. 3, Summer, 1985. pp.20-23.
Inuit Galerie
DIE KUNST DER ARKTIS. Mannheim, F.D.R.: Inuit Galerie, 1988.
Inuit Galerie
LUCASSIE TOOKALOOK: Povungnituk. Mannheim, F.R.G.: Inuit
Galerie, 1987.
Kappi, Leoni, ed.
HIGLUK: Geschichten der Inuit. Leipzig: Reclam-Verlag, 1990.
Musee des Beaux-Arts (Arras, France)
INUK, INUIT: Art et tradition chez les Esquimaux d'hier et
d'aujourd'hui. Arras, France: Musee des Beaux-Arts, 1987.
Noel, Michel
NUNAVIMIUT: ART INUIT = INUIT ART. Pointe-Claire, Quebec:
Roussan en collaboration avec l'Institut cultural AVATAQ, 1992
(Collection LE TAMBOUR).
Oxorn, Pearl
AESTHETICS OF ESKIMO ART: Comparison with Other Cultures and
Visual Elements of Style. (Part I). Arts & Culture of the
North, vol. 5, no. 1, Winter, 1980. pp.291-295.
Oxorn, Pearl
AESTHETICS OF ESKIMO ART: Comparison with Other Cultures and
Visual Elements of Style. (Part III). Arts & Culture of the
North, vol. 5, no. 3, Summer, 1981. pp.352-355.
Saucier, Celine
IMAGE INUIT DU NOUVEAU-QUEBEC: By Celine Saucier and Eugene
Kedl. Quebec: Musee de la Civilisation, 1988.
University of Guelph
THE KLAMER FAMILY COLLECTION OF INUIT ART (from the Art Gallery
of Ontario). Guelph: University of Guelph, 1980.
Winnipeg Art Gallery
POVUNGNITUK. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1977.
(c) Inuit Art Section, INAC 1995
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