Ulukhaktok Artists

Ulukhaktok Artists

The Ulukaktok area is home to a diverse group of artists producing:

• lithograph prints
• fine carvings from musk ox horn
• packing dolls

Ulukaktok is home to the famous Holman Print Shop. The print shop has been producing limited collections of prints since 1965. You can visit the print shop and see actual prints in production. The Holman Print Shop was featured in an Inuit Art display at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. The Winnipeg Art Gallery has developed a very informative website about life in HUlukaktok and the development of the Holman Print Shop. Click here to visit the WAG website.

Pat Ekpakohak produces fine carvings from Muskox horns and caribou antlers. His unique art combines the elements of life on Victoria Island representing the:

• vast herds of caribou migrating through the island
• large resident muskox population
• sandhill cranes who come each year to nest on the island

Cranes by Pat Ekpakohak made of Muskox horns and Caribou Antler

Susie Malgokak - Song of Bravery

Packing Doll by Margaret Notaina - "Thunder Woman"

Ulukhaktok Packing Dolls

Inuit women have made dolls from the earliest times. Packing Dolls bring together this heritage with the materials brought by the traders. Packing Dolls are made wool duffel, They are hand-embroidered and wear a parka. A baby is created and placed in the hood of the parka. These dolls are delightful and are collected by Inuit art collectors and doll collectors alike.

Packing Doll by Denise Klengenberg - "Musk-ox Packing"