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PUDLAT, Mary
- Born
- Povungnituk, Quebec, 1923
- Died
- Kingait, Nunavut, 2001
- Biography synopsis
- Mary Pudlat (also known as Mary Samuellie/Miary/Samuelu/Sam) was born in Povungnituk, Quebec in 1923 (some sources say 1915, 1920 and 1926). Orphaned at a young age, she moved to Baffin Island in the early 1940s, where she married Samuelie Pudlat in 1943. Pudlat and her family lived a traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle before permanently settling in the Inuit community of Cape Dorset in 1963. In the 1960s, she joined the burgeoning West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative and developed her soapstone sculpting and drawing skills. She also participated in the Cooperative's first etching workshop in 1979. Many of Pudlat's works depict scenes of traditional fishing, birthing and hunting. Although Pudlat had to leave her artistic endeavours temporarily because of family obligations, she returned to drawing and printmaking in Cape Dorset in 1979. Her prints and drawings were assembled into portfolios that were published several times in the "Cape Dorset Graphic Annual Print Catalogue." In 1996, Pudlat created a coloring book for Inuit children titled "Inuit Spring Time," which was used as an educational tool. Pudlat's works have been exhibited in major museums across Canada, the United States and Europe.
- Media used
- Drawing
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- File & Archive locations
- Canadian Museum of Civilization Archives, QC
- Vancouver Art Gallery, BC - Library
- National Gallery of Canada, ON - Library and Archives
- Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Centre, QC
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- "Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection Catalogs: 1964-1966, 1979-1980, 1984-1990" Toronto: Dorset Fine Arts, 1999
- Biographies of Inuit Artists, Volumes One and Two Ottawa: Canadian Arctic Producers, Arctic Co-operatives Limited, 1984
- Inoonoot Eskima: Grafik och Skulptur fran Cape Dorset och Povungnituk Konstframjandet Stockholm, Sweden: 1967
- "Mary Pudlat (Samuellie; Sam; Samuelu; Miary)." Inuit.net 1995
http://inuit.net/artists/b-inuitarteskimoart-Pudlat_Mary.html - "Reviews." Globe and Mail (6 Mar. 1999): C09
- Arbor, Ann. A New Day Dawning: Early Cape Dorset Prints Michigan: University of Michigan, 1989
- Arts and Culture of the North (Organization). Arts and Culture of the North, Volumes 17-26 Madison, Wisconsin: Arts and Culture of the North, 1984
- Crandall, Richard C. Inuit Art: A History Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2000
- Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Die Kunst aus der Arktis Frankfurt, Germany: (1985-1986)
- Eber, Dorothy Harley. When the Whalers Were Up North: Inuit Memories from the Eastern Arctic McGill Queen's University Press, 1989
- George, Jane. "Inuit's Artistic Future Faces Many Challenges." Windsor Star (9 Jan. 1997): X10
- Gray, Philip Howard. Directory of Eskimo Artists in Sculpture and Prints Bozeman, Montana: Philip Howard Gray, 1974
- Heller, Jules and Nancy. North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century New York: Garland, 1995
- Heppenstall, Carol. "Mary Pudlat 1923-2001 (Obituary)." Inuit Art Quarterly 16.3 (Fall 2001): 61
- Inuit Gallery of Vancouver. Return of the Birds Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, 1983
- Lagassé, Robert. Northern Exposure: Inuit Images of Travel, May 1 Through June 8, 1986 Burnaby, British Columbia: Burnaby Art Gallery, 1986
- Lewin, Michelle. Art By Women: An Investigation of Inuit Sculpture and Graphics Toronto, Ontario: Feheley Fine Arts, 2002
- Lort, Kit. "1989 Cape Dorset Annual Graphics Collection." Inuit Art Quarterly 5.1 (Winter 1990): 28-30
- Maracle, Lee & Laronde, Sandra. Artworks My Home As I Remember Toronto: Dundurn, 2000
- Marion Scott Gallery. Women of the North: An Exhibition of Art by Inuit Women of the Canadian Arctic Vancouver: Marion Scott Gallery, 1992
- McMann, Evelyn de Rostaing. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Formerly Art Association of Montreal: Spring Exhibitions, 1880-1970 Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1988
- Muscarelle Museum of Art. Contemporary Inuit Drawings: The Gift Collection of Frederick and Lucy S. Herman Williamsburg, Virginia: College of William and Mary in Virginia, 1993
- Nasby, Judith M. University of Guelph Art Collection: A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture Guelph: University of Guelph, 1980
- Paine, Stefani. The World of the Arctic Whales: Belugas, Bowheads, and Narwhals Sierra Club Books, 1995
- Queens Museum. Eskimo Art New York: The Museum, 1974
- University of Delaware University Gallery. Land of Ice, Hearts of Fire: Inuit Art and Culture Delaware: University Gallery, University of Delaware, 2003
- University of New Brunswick Art Centre. Inuit Art in the UNB Collection Fredericton, New Brunswick: University of New Brunswick Art Centre, 1987
- West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative. Dorset 79: The Twentieth Annual Cape Dorset Graphics Collection Toronto: M.F. Feheley, 1979
- Winrob, Harry. "Northern Exposure: Inuit Images of Travel." Inuit Art Quarterly 1.2 (1986): 12
