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TUU'LUQ, Marion

Born
Back River delta, Nunavut, 1910
Died
Baker Lake, Nunavut, 2002
Biography synopsis
Marion Tuu'luq (Tuu'Luuq/Anguhadluq/Tudluq/Tulluq/Toodlook) was born in the Back River area of Nunavut. A renowned textile artist, Tuu'luq was a first-generation Inuit artist whose drawings, prints, and wall hangings have been displayed in major exhibitions in Canada and internationally, including a major solo show of her work that opened at the National Gallery of Canada in 2002. She is known primarily for her hundreds of vibrant wall hangings, which use a singular repertoire of images drawn from stories, legends, and personal experiences. Tuu'luq's lively color palette, coupled with her penchant for symmetry and anthropomorphic figures, give her tapestries a unique aesthetic. In 1955, Tuu'luq married fellow artist Luke Anguhadluq. Following famine and hardship in their native village, they moved to the Inuit community of Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq) in 1967. Through her artistic contributions, Tuu'luq became a respected elder of the Baker Lake Inuit community. She later joined the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 1978, and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta in 1990.
Media used
Drawing
Mixed media
Printmaking
Textiles
Memberships
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1978
File & Archive locations
Art Gallery of Ontario - Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives
Edmonton Art Gallery, AB - Library
London Public Library, ON
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal, QC
National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
Thunder Bay Art Gallery, ON - Resource Centre
Toronto Reference Library, ON
Vancouver Art Gallery, BC - Library
Artexte Information Centre, QC - Documentation Centre
Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
University of Manitoba - Architecture and Fine Arts Library
University of Saskatchewan Archives
Winnipeg Art Gallery, MA - Clara Lander Library
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Writings about
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"Marion Tuu'luuq Biography." Galerie Elca London: Art Inuit 2010
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Baker, Marilyn. "Tapestries Reveal Human Will." Winnipeg Free Press (31 Jan. 1980)
Baker, Marilyn. "The Tapestries of Marion Tuu'luq." Branching Out 7.2 (1980): 29-32
Blodgett, Jean. Grasp Tight the Old Ways: Selections From the Klamer Family Collection of Inuit Art. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1983
Blodgett, Jean. The Coming and Going of the Shaman: Eskimo Shamanism and Art. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1978
Blodgett, Jean. Tuu'luq/Anguhadluq: An exhibition of works by Marion Tuu'luq and Luke Anguhadluq of Baker Lake. Winnipeg: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1977
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Jackson, Marion et al. Qamanittuaq, Where the River Widens: Drawings by Baker Lake Artists. Guelph, Ontario: Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, 1995
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Writings by
Tuu'luq, Marion. "A Story of Starvation." Paper Stays Put: A Collection of Inuit Writing. Hurtig Publishers, 1980

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