Andrew Qappik (born February 25, 1964, in Nunataq,

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, now

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) is a Canadian

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graphic artist currently residing in

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, Nunavut. Qappik is known for his

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and his contribution to the Nunavut coat of arms. His uncles Solomon and Imoona Karpik were also artists, and encouraged him to start drawing. Qappik's prints depicts both animals and traditional Inuit culture, which he has learned about from his own experience and stories by his grandfathers and other relatives. Some of these relatives have been an influence on Qappik's artistic sensibilities. He has 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 Pangnirtung Print Shop, under the auspices of the Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts & Crafts. His work has been exhibited at many museums, including the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. He was made a Member of the

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in 2017, for his contribution to the design of

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and the creation of

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and

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logos.

References

*Thomson, Jane Sproull and Luke Ratzlaff "Andrew Qappik's Contemporary Arctic Visions", ''Inuit Art Quarterly'' 20 (2005): 10-16.

External links

Andrew Qappik exhibition at the Pangnirtung Print ShopWatch ''I Can Make Art ... Like Andrew Qappik''
a 2005 short

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