"Owl" Inuit Carving, Marble by Manasiz Akialiapik

Description

This is an original one-of-a-kind marble sculpture of a Snowy Owl by Inuit artist Manasiz Akialiapik.
Manasie Akpaliapik
Inuit
Arctic Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada
(1955- )
Manasie was raised in a family of artists. His father and mother, Lazaroosee and Nakyuraq Akpaliapik are both sculptors in the community of Arctic Bay. His adopted grandparents, artists Peter and Elisapee Kanangnaq Ahlooloo, and his maternal great aunt Paniluk Qamanirq began to teach him to carve when he was about ten years old. He learned to carve by watching them, and as they carved the elders entertained Manasie with Inuit legends and stories. His sculpture is in collections of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa and of the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. In 2017, the Art Gallery of Ontario held his personal exhibition.
Height: 11 1/2", Width: 6", Depth: 11". The sculpture is signed by the artist, and the original Certificate of Authentication will be included.
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