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Eli Elijassiapik1990s
Unknown
Credits:Photo: Maurice Achard
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
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Eli Elijassiapik [b. 1936]"Today, I am proud to be able to say that I am a skilled carver. When I first started carving, I didn't see it as an art form... Today I see it as a way of expressing myself. Some of my carvings depict a past way of life. I also see carving as a way to preserve our culture, and I believe carving serves to express our past... Inuit have a lot of work to do. We can't live on carvings alone, so I believe all Inuit have work to do in order to prepare for a different future." (Interview with Simeonie Kunnuk of the Inuit Art Foundation in 1994)
His story
Eli Elijassiapik was born in a small camp on the Nauligaqvik River. He comes from an artistic family: his brothers Simeonie and Harry are both sculptors, and his wife, Eva, works with fabric. During the late 1950s, he and his father, Elijassiapik, lived in Johnny Inukpuk's camp. Likely influenced by both men, he began to carve more seriously after moving to Inukjuak. His work has been exhibited throughout North America and Europe, as well as in Japan. It is included in the collections of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée de la civilisation de Québec, and the Canadian Guild of Crafts in Montreal. Elijassiapik was President of the Inukjuak Community Council for many years and has served on the board of directors of La Fédération Coopératives du Nouveau-Québec.
References
Sinclair, James
2006 "Metamorphosis: Eleven Artists from Nunavik," Inuit Art Quarterly (IAQ), vol. 21, no. 3 (fall): 33
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"Canada Goose" by Eli Elijassiapik2007
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Credits:La Fédération Coopératives du Nouveau-Québec
Photo: Bernard Murdoch
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"Transformation" by Eli Elijassiapik2008
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Credits:La Fédération Coopératives du Nouveau-Québec
Photo: Bernard Murdoch
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"Mother and Child with Kudlik" by Eli Elijassiapik2008
Inukjuak, Quebec, Canada
Credits:La Fédération Coopératives du Nouveau-Québec
Photo: Bernard Murdoch
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