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Vera Avaala

Settlement: Baker Lake / Qamani’tuaq

(1949-2011) — E1-442

Alternative Names: Avaala Avaala, Vera Avaala, Atchuchuak Avaala, Akhagyuaq Avaala, Akkak Avaala, Aksak Avaala

Born: May 27, 1949 Resides: Baker Lake; also lived in Yathkyed Lake Wallhangings, Drawings, Prints Vera is the daughter of artists Martha Tiktaq Anautalik and the late William Anautalik of Arviat. Her brother, Eric Angalia'naaq Nautalik, is a sculptor in Baker Lake. Back to Top Courtesy: Bayat Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada Back to Top Exhibitions: 1976 June: Baker Lake Wallhangings 1976, The Guild Shop, Toronto, Ontario 1979 Baker Lake Print Collection (annual collection) (illustrated catalogue) 1979 September - October: Baker Lake Wallhangings 1979, Kaiser House Gallery, Kleinburg, Ontario 1979 October - November: Baker Lake Wallhangings 1979, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia 1979 November - December: Baker Lake Prints and Wallhangings, Inuit Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 1979 December - 1980 January: Baker Lake Wallhangings 1979-1980, Images for a Canadian Heritage, Vancouver, British Columbia 1980 January: Baker Lake Wallhangings 1980, Snow Goose Associates Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 1980 March: Keewatin District Wallhangings 1980, Collector's Choice, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 1980 March: Baker Lake Drawings, Sculpture, Wallhangings, Waddington Galleries, Montreal, Quebec 1980 March - April: Baker Lake Wallhangings 1980, Margot Galleries, New York, New York, U.S.A. 1980 August - September: Baker Lake Wallhangings 1980, Gallery 10, Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A. 1980 November: Baker Lake Prints - Ten Year Retrospective, The Upstairs Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1981 April: Baker Lake Wallhangings 1981, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia 1981 May: Baker Lake Wallhangings 1981, Tundra Gallery, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 1981 May: Mary Wolff Ceramics and Canadian Eskimo, Wallhangings and Weavings, Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 1984 March - April: Heritage of the Inuit: Masterpieces of the Eskimo, Colorado Galleries of the Arts, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A. 1984 April: Games of the Inuit, Northern Images, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 1988 January - February: Embroidered and Appliqued Wallhangings from Baker Lake, The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art, Toronto, Ontario 1990 November: Baker Lake Wallhangings, The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art, Toronto, Ontario Back to Top Collections: Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Exhibitions

  • Baker Lake Drawings, Sculpture, Wallhangings, Waddington Galleries
  • Baker Lake Print Collection *79, (annual collection)
  • Baker Lake Prints - Ten Year Retrospective, The Upstairs Gallery
  • Baker Lake Prints and Wallhangings, Inuit Art Gallery
  • Baker Lake Wallhangings, The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art
  • Baker Lake Wallhangings 1976, The Guild Shop
  • Baker Lake Wallhangings 1979, Kaiser House Gallery
  • Baker Lake Wallhangings 1979, Vancouver Art Gallery
  • Baker Lake Wallhangings 1979-1980, Images for a Canadian Heritage
  • Baker Lake Wallhangings 1980, Snow Goose Associates
  • Baker Lake Wallhangings 1980, Margot Galleries
  • Baker Lake Wallhangings 1980, Gallery 10
  • Baker Lake Wallhangings 1981, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
  • Baker Lake Wallhangings 1981, Tundra Gallery
  • Embroidered and Appliqued Wallhangings from Baker Lake, The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art
  • Games of the Inuit, Northern Images
  • Heritage of the Inuit: Masterpieces of the Eskimo, Colorado Galleries of the Arts, Arapahoe Community College
  • Keewatin District Wallhangings 1980, Collector's Choice
  • Mary Wolff Ceramics and Canadian Eskimo Wallhangings and Weavings, Franz Bader Gallery

Collections

  • Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
  • Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife
  • University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge
  • Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg

Publications

  • A PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ESKIMO CARVING., Author: Crassweller, Ken, Publication: Ottawa : Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (1972)
  • BAKER LAKE PRINTS 1985., Author: Sanavik Co-operative Association, Publication: Baker Lake: Sanavik Co-operative Association (1985)
  • BAKER LAKE PRINTS 1987, Author: Sanavik Co-operative Association, Publication: Baker Lake: Sanavik Co-operative Association (1987)
  • CANADA COUNCIL ART BANK CATALOGUE/ — Conseil des Arts du Canada Catalogue de la Banque d'oeuvres d'art., Author: Art Bank, Publication: Ottawa, Ont. : Canada Council. (1975)
  • CANADA MIKROKOSMA — An Exhibition of Contemporary Canadian Tapestries by Twenty-two Canadian Artists., Author: Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Publication: Kingston: Agnes Etherington Art Centre. (1982)
  • COMPANY OR CO-OP: A DECISION FOR INUIT, Author: Canada. Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Publication: A production of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; directed by Eric Tagoona; narration by Peter Itinuar and Josie Kusugak (1975)
  • EARLY ART AND ARTIFACTS OF THE ESKIMO II., Author: Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art, Publication: Toronto: The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art. (1976)
  • ESKIMO GRAPHIC ART = LES ARTS GRAPHIQUES ESQUIMAUX 1967, Author: West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, Publication: Cape Dorset: West-Baffin Eskimo Co-operative (1967)
  • GIDEON QAUQYUAC [SIC], Author: Inuit Galerie, Publication: Mannheim, F.D.R.: Inuit Galerie (1988)
  • INOONOOT/ESKIMO: GRAFIK OCH SKULPTUR FRAN CAPE DORSET OCH POVUNGNITUK., Author: Konstframjandet, Publication: Stockholm, Sweden : Konstframjandet. (1967)
  • INUIT ART — An Anthology, Author: , Publication: Winnipeg: Watson & Dwyer Publishing Ltd (1988)
  • INUIT ART, Author: Goetz, Helga, Publication: [Manuscript, in English, of an essay for the exhibition catalogue: IM SCHATTEN DER SONNE: ZEITGENOESSISCHE KUNST DER INDIANER UND ESKIMOS IN KANADA.] (1987)
  • LEGENDS AND LIFE OF THE INUIT, Author: National Film Board of Canada, Publication: National Film Board of Canada; directed by Richard Robesco, animation sequences by Co Hoedman & Caroline Leaf, from an original idea of Roger Otis (1980)
  • NASKAPI 77 — An Exhibition of Traditional Crafts of the Naskapi, Author: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Publication: Schefferville, Quebec: Naskapi Band Council (1977)
  • NORTHERN COOPERATIVES SYSTEM — A Study for the Social Development Division, Author: Canada. Department of Supply and Services, Publication: Ottawa: Department of Supply and Services. Bureau of Management Consulting. (1976)
  • PERSPECTIVES ON INUIT CULTURE — A Five College Symposium and Art Exhibit, April 4-14, 1988. Proceedings and Catalogue./ Edited by Joel M. Halpern [et.al.], Author: Five College Canadian Studies Program, Publication: Amherst, Mass.: Published jointly by Five College Canadian Studies Program and University of Massachusetts Department of Anthropology (1988)
  • TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS UGJUK — Interviewed by David Zimmerly in March 1985 in Rankin Inlet, N.W.T., Author: CEAC [Canadian Eskimo Arts Council], Publication: Ottawa: Canadian Eskimo Arts Council in collabora-tion with the Inuit Art Section, INAC, and the National Film Board of Canada. (1985)
  • TUNA IQULIQ — Recent Sculpture, Author: Canadian Arctic Producers, Publication: Ottawa: Canadian Arctic Producers Cooperative Limited (1979)
  • WORKS FROM THE MCCUAIG COLLECTION IN THE LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AND ARTS CENTRE, Author: Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Publication: Sudbury: The Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre (1987)

Exhibitions

Baker Lake Drawings, Sculpture, Wallhangings

Waddington Galleries


Baker Lake Print Collection *79

(annual collection)


Baker Lake Prints - Ten Year Retrospective

The Upstairs Gallery


Baker Lake Prints and Wallhangings

Inuit Art Gallery


Baker Lake Wallhangings

The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art


Baker Lake Wallhangings 1976

The Guild Shop


Baker Lake Wallhangings 1979

Kaiser House Gallery


Baker Lake Wallhangings 1979

Vancouver Art Gallery


Baker Lake Wallhangings 1979-1980

Images for a Canadian Heritage


Baker Lake Wallhangings 1980

Snow Goose Associates


Baker Lake Wallhangings 1980

Margot Galleries


Baker Lake Wallhangings 1980

Gallery 10


Baker Lake Wallhangings 1981

Inuit Gallery of Vancouver


Baker Lake Wallhangings 1981

Tundra Gallery


Embroidered and Appliqued Wallhangings from Baker Lake

The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art


Games of the Inuit

Northern Images


Heritage of the Inuit: Masterpieces of the Eskimo

Colorado Galleries of the Arts, Arapahoe Community College


Keewatin District Wallhangings 1980

Collector's Choice


Mary Wolff Ceramics and Canadian Eskimo Wallhangings and Weavings

Franz Bader Gallery

Public Collections

Canadian Museum of Civilization

Hull


Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

Yellowknife


University of Lethbridge Art Gallery

Lethbridge


Winnipeg Art Gallery

Winnipeg

Publications

INUIT ART

An Anthology

Author:
Publication: Winnipeg: Watson & Dwyer Publishing Ltd (1988)


PERSPECTIVES ON INUIT CULTURE

A Five College Symposium and Art Exhibit, April 4-14, 1988. Proceedings and Catalogue./ Edited by Joel M. Halpern [et.al.]

Author: Five College Canadian Studies Program
Publication: Amherst, Mass.: Published jointly by Five College Canadian Studies Program and University of Massachusetts Department of Anthropology (1988)


GIDEON QAUQYUAC [SIC]

Author: Inuit Galerie
Publication: Mannheim, F.D.R.: Inuit Galerie (1988)


INUIT ART

Author: Goetz, Helga
Publication: [Manuscript, in English, of an essay for the exhibition catalogue: IM SCHATTEN DER SONNE: ZEITGENOESSISCHE KUNST DER INDIANER UND ESKIMOS IN KANADA.] (1987)


BAKER LAKE PRINTS 1987

Author: Sanavik Co-operative Association
Publication: Baker Lake: Sanavik Co-operative Association (1987)


WORKS FROM THE MCCUAIG COLLECTION IN THE LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM AND ARTS CENTRE

Author: Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre
Publication: Sudbury: The Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre (1987)


BAKER LAKE PRINTS 1985.

Author: Sanavik Co-operative Association
Publication: Baker Lake: Sanavik Co-operative Association (1985)


TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW WITH THOMAS UGJUK

Interviewed by David Zimmerly in March 1985 in Rankin Inlet, N.W.T.

Author: CEAC [Canadian Eskimo Arts Council]
Publication: Ottawa: Canadian Eskimo Arts Council in collabora-tion with the Inuit Art Section, INAC, and the National Film Board of Canada. (1985)


CANADA MIKROKOSMA

An Exhibition of Contemporary Canadian Tapestries by Twenty-two Canadian Artists.

Author: Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Publication: Kingston: Agnes Etherington Art Centre. (1982)


LEGENDS AND LIFE OF THE INUIT

Author: National Film Board of Canada
Publication: National Film Board of Canada; directed by Richard Robesco, animation sequences by Co Hoedman & Caroline Leaf, from an original idea of Roger Otis (1980)


TUNA IQULIQ

Recent Sculpture

Author: Canadian Arctic Producers
Publication: Ottawa: Canadian Arctic Producers Cooperative Limited (1979)


NASKAPI 77

An Exhibition of Traditional Crafts of the Naskapi

Author: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Publication: Schefferville, Quebec: Naskapi Band Council (1977)


NORTHERN COOPERATIVES SYSTEM

A Study for the Social Development Division

Author: Canada. Department of Supply and Services
Publication: Ottawa: Department of Supply and Services. Bureau of Management Consulting. (1976)


EARLY ART AND ARTIFACTS OF THE ESKIMO II.

Author: Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art
Publication: Toronto: The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art. (1976)


COMPANY OR CO-OP: A DECISION FOR INUIT

Author: Canada. Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Publication: A production of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; directed by Eric Tagoona; narration by Peter Itinuar and Josie Kusugak (1975)


CANADA COUNCIL ART BANK CATALOGUE/

Conseil des Arts du Canada Catalogue de la Banque d'oeuvres d'art.

Author: Art Bank
Publication: Ottawa, Ont. : Canada Council. (1975)


A PROGRAM TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ESKIMO CARVING.

Author: Crassweller, Ken
Publication: Ottawa : Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (1972)


ESKIMO GRAPHIC ART = LES ARTS GRAPHIQUES ESQUIMAUX 1967

Author: West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative
Publication: Cape Dorset: West-Baffin Eskimo Co-operative (1967)


INOONOOT/ESKIMO: GRAFIK OCH SKULPTUR FRAN CAPE DORSET OCH POVUNGNITUK.

Author: Konstframjandet
Publication: Stockholm, Sweden : Konstframjandet. (1967)

Artwork

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OCTUPI AND SPIRIT 2018-01 (January 2018)
WOMAN 2010-06 (June 2010)

Recent Auction Results

OCTUPI AND SPIRIT
Estimate: 600 — 900
Sold: Jan 2018 — Sold For: $720
WOMAN
Estimate: 200 — 400
Sold: Jun 2010 — Sold For: $348
FACES EMERGING FROM A FIGURE
Estimate: 400 — 600
Sold: Apr 2010 — Sold For: $336