HELEN KALVAK (1901-1984), WAS AN INUINNAIT GRAPHIC ARTIST WHO LIVED THE MAJORITY OF HER LIFE ON THE LAND OF KITLINEQ, INUVIALUIT SETTLEMENT REGION.
KALVAK WAS A PROLIFIC ARTIST, PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF DRAWINGS THROUGHOUT A CAREER WHICH ONLY BEGAN IN HER 60S. AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ULUKHAKTOK ARTS CENTRE IN 1961, OVER 150 OF KALVAK�S DRAWINGS WERE TURNED INTO PRINTS RELEASED IN THE ANNUAL PRINT COLLECTIONS BETWEEN 1965 AND 1985, REPRESENTING THE LARGEST BODY OF WORK PUBLISHED BY AN ULUKHAQTUUQ ARTIST.
THIS ITEM IS A STONECUT PRINT ON BURLAP.
MEASURES 10 X 13.5″
16 X 19″ IN FRAME
HELEN KALVAK ‘HUNTING BIRDS’ STONECUT PRINT
HELEN KALVAK (1901-1984), WAS AN INUINNAIT GRAPHIC ARTIST WHO LIVED THE MAJORITY OF HER LIFE ON THE LAND OF KITLINEQ, INUVIALUIT SETTLEMENT REGION. KALVAK WAS A PROLIFIC ARTIST, PRODUCING THOUSANDS OF DRAWINGS THROUGHOUT A CAREER WHICH ONLY BEGAN IN HER 60S. AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ULUKHAKTOK ARTS CENTRE IN 1961, OVER 150 OF…