LEONIE NUYAOQIQ AALUK

LEONIE NUYAOQIQ AALUK

(AHLOOK; NOOYAKIK; LEONI; NOOKAKIK; NUYAOQIQ)

Born: October 29, 1950 Female E4-631 Resides: Gjoa Haven; also lived in Taloyoak Sculpture, Drawings, Crafts, Jewellery

Leonie's husband Paul is a carver.

EXHIBITIONS:

June 1974

From the Bottom of the Kudlik: Carvings and Artifacts from Gjoa Haven The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art Toronto, Ontario (illustrated catalogue)

March 1977- February 1978

The Things That Make Us Beautiful/Nos Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Ottawa, Ontario (tour) (illustrated brochure)

COLLECTIONS:

Swinton Collection, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS:

1977

Won an Award of Merit in the Things That Make Us Beautiful competition.

SELECTED REFERENCES:

Canada. Dept. of Indian and Northern Affairs THE THINGS THAT MAKE US BEAUTIFUL = NOS PARURES . Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, 1977.