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- George Arluk, artist (b in the Keewatin region, NWT 5 May 1949). An Inuit sculptor now living in Arviat, Nunavut, Arluk began to teach himself how to carve soapstone at age nine.
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George Arluk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on May 5, 1949. The fourth child of a family of seven he was the only one of his siblings to become full-time artist. His brother, Charlie Panigoniak, would also carve but would choose music as his artistic expression. Arluk taught himself to carve at age nine.
Jan 30, 2008 · George Arluk, artist (b in the Keewatin region, NWT 5 May 1949). An Inuit sculptor now living in Arviat, Nunavut, Arluk began to teach himself how to carve soapstone at age nine.
George Arlook. Born May 5 1949 (Winnipeg, Manitoba) – 2023. Arlook lived in Rankin Inlet from 1956 to 1975. He began to teach himself how to carve at the age of nine and sold his first piece for 75 cents in 1960. Arlook is the fourth child from a family of seven and is the only one who carves.
Nov 6, 2020 · Winnipeg-based George Arlook, who was taught by his father at the age of nine, and Nunavut's Ashoona family, known for four generations of artists and stone carvers, are profiled for their...
Jul 9, 2018 · Inuk artist George Arlook loves his job–carving stone. But his art exposes a deeper truth about the forces that shape him and the places he calls home.
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Nov 6, 2020 · The first face that pops up in ‘Carved in Stone: Sanannguaqtit’ a new local documentary about Inuit artists, belongs to George Arlook.
George Arlook was born on May 5, 1949, at the King George Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba (hence the choice of his Christian name). He is the fourth child from a family of seven, and is the only one who carves.
