Andrew Qappik
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| Andrew Qappik | |
| Born | February 25, 1964 Nunataq, Canada |
| Field | Printmaking |
Andrew Qappik (born February 25, 1964, in Nunataq, Nunavut) is a Canadian Inuit graphic artist currently residing in Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Qappik is known for his printmaking and his contribution to the Nunavut Coat of arms.
Qappik's prints depicts both animals he has come to know from being on the land and traditional Inuit culture he has come to know from his grandfathers and other relatives. Some of these relatives have been an influence on Qappik's artistic sensibilities which include a fondness for realistic/naturalistic scenes of arctic life, an instinctive grasp of line, form and composition, and a use of lighter coloured tones with little negative space.
Qappik's works are published by the The Pangnirtung Print Shop, under the auspices of the Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts & Crafts.
[edit] References
- Thomson, Jane Sproull and Luke Ratzlaff “Andrew Qappik’s Contemporary Arctic Visions.” Inuit Art Quarterly 20 (2005): 10-16.
