Alice Sakitnak Akammak

Alice Sakitnak Akammak
Born1940 (age 85–86)
Arviat, Nunavut
Other namesAkammak Akammak, Sakitnak Akammak, Ahkammuk Akammak [1]
Known forStone carving, bead work
ChildrenMary Tutsiutok
Notable work
  • "Woman with Beads" (1999)
  • "Standing Mother and Child" (1960)
  • "Woman in a Beaded Amautiq"
StyleInuk art

Alice Sakitnak Akammak (born 1940 in Nunavut)[2] is an Inuk artist.[1] She specializes in Arviat amautiq beaded figures, in the tradition of Eva Talooki.[3][4]

Her daughter, Mary Tutsiutok (1972 - ) is also a stone carver and artist.[5]

Exhibitions

  • 1992:Women of the North: An Exhibition of Art by Inuit Women of the Canadian Arctic, Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver[1]
  • 1993: The Treasured Monument, Marion Scott Gallery, Vancouver[1]
  • 2015: Dressing It Up: Beadwork in Northern Communities, Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum[6]

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[7] the Canadian Museum of History,[8] Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec,[2] the Art Gallery of Guelph[9] and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.[10]

Akammak also has work in stone, fibers, skin and beads in the collection of the University of Saskatchewan,[11][12] and a work in carved stone and glass beads in the collection of the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Alice Sakitnak Akammak". Katilvik. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Akammak, Alice Sakitnak". Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (in Canadian French).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Alice Sakitnak Akammak (1940-) Arviat (Eskimo Point), Woman in a Beaded Amautiq". First Arts. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Collections Online". British Museum. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  5. ↑ Warren, Michael (2014-06-06). "Mary Tutsuitok". Madrona Gallery. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
  6. ↑ "Exhibitions: Dressing It Up: Beadwork in Northern Communities". Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum. Bowdoin College. 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Akammak, Alice Sakitnak (1960). "Standing Mother and Child". Winnipeg Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  8. ↑ Akammak, Alice Sakitnak (1988). "Wall Hanging". Canadian Museum of History. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  9. ↑ "Alice Akammak". Art Gallery of Guelph. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Alice Sakitnak Akammak". McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Man Wearing Parka". Sask Collections. Museum Association of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Woman Wearing Parka". Sask Collections. Museums Association of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Woman with Beads". Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum. Bowdoin College. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2021.


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