Iyola Kingwatsiuk (Kingnait)

Iyola (Iola) Kingwatsiak (1933 – 2000) was born in Kinngait (Cape Dorset) in the Qikiqtaaluk Region

(Baffin Island). He was a visual artist that specialized in the creation of carvings, drawings and prints.

Kingwatsiak started to develop his artistic practice in Kinngait and resided there for the remainder of his

life. Kingwatsiak commenced his artistic practice as a carver and later became known for his creation of

prints in Kinngait between 1959 and 1977, as well as from 1984 to 1988. He was additionally noted for

creating artworks that featured Inuit figures within northern environments and Arctic animals, such as

birds, whales, walruses and bears. No works in the AGGV collection however about 130 in other

Canadian public collections.

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