(1947-2006)
Davie Atchealak was born in 1947, in Ikirasaq, a small Baffin Island community down coast from Cape Dorset (Kinngait). Through the course of his life he also lived in Pangnirtung, Cape Dorset, Lake Harbour, and Markham Bay.
Atchealak began exhibiting his sculpture in 1976, and has become one of the most prominent Inuit sculptors of his generation. As well as exhibiting in museums and galleries across Canada, his work has been included in exhibitions in major cities in the USA, including Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Atchealak’s work travelled the world with the prestigious Amway collection and is represented in all of the major Inuit Art museum collections in Canada and abroad.
The identifying feature of Atchealak’s sculpture is the delicate balance he achieves. Dancing bears and walruses appear to float, anchored by a single point to a small stone base, all carved out of a single piece of stone. His works are technically challenging, and are exquisitely formed modern sculpture.
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