Jaco Ishulutaq is a Pangnirtug artist born in 1951. He began his career at 16 after learning how to carve from his grandfather. He comes from a family of notable artists, including his mother Elisapee, his sisters Rosie and Jessie, and his brother Lazalusie. 

Ishulutaq uses a variety of mediums for his carvings including ivory, whalebone, and antler, but prefers working with stone. He has also created many works of graphic art inspired by stories told to him by his grandfather. Some of these drawings have been used by printmakers and weavers in Pangnirtung for their annual collections. 

He emphasizes the importance of Inuit stories and cultural values in his work, often depicting the sea goddess Sedna. Ishulutaq is also dedicated to mentoring a younger generation of carvers in Pangnirtung. He is involved in the community outside of his artistic practice through his wilderness survival courses and work with the Pangnirtung Rangers, a local rescue and security team. 

Ishulutaq has been exhibited extensively in Canada, the United States, Europe, and Mexico. 

Exhibitions

• Art Inuit, Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
• Art Inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Ombre et Lumiere
• Art Inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie La Tour des Cardinaux
• Art Inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Humbert
• Art Inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Thonon les Bains
• Art Inuit, Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de l'Europe
• In Celebration of the Arts of the Canadian Eskimo of Pangnirtung, N.W.T., Inuit Art Gallery
• Inuit Life and Legends: an exhibition of sculptures by Jaco Ishulutaq, Gallery Phillip
• Jaco Ishulutaq, Galerie aux Multiples Collections
• Keeping Our Stories Alive: An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts from Dene and Inuit of Canada, Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
• Kunst van de Inuit Eskimo's, Gemeentelijk Kunstcentrum Huis Hellemans
• Masterwork Sculpture 1986, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
• Mother & Child, Marion Scott Gallery
• Pangnirtung - Recent Sculpture, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
• Pangnirtung 1984: Eskimo Print Collection and Sculpture, Images of the North
• Pangnirtung Whalebone Sculpture, The Snow Goose
• Pangnirtung Whalebone Sculpture, Gallery One
• Pangnirtung Woven Tapestries, The Upstairs Gallery
• Sculpture by Jaco Ishulutaq, The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art
• Spirit of the Birds, Gallery of the Arctic
• The Hand: Images in Inuit Sculpture, The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery
• The Theme of Transformation in Inuit Sculpture, The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery
• [L'art inuit], Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Chapelle de la Visitation, Thonon
• [L'art inuit], Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie des Tanneurs, Mulhouse
• [L'art inuit], Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Les Martres-de-Veyre
• [L'art inuit], Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de l'Europe, le Touquet
• [L'art inuit], Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at St. Marcellin

Collections

• Amway Environmental Foundation Collection, Ada
• Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Sudbury
• Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Brunswick