Cape Dorset is a native settlement of approximately 1,400 inhabitants on Dorset Island, southwest of Baffin Island.Some years ago I showed here the graphic work and carved stones from the native art school at Cape Dorset, the inuit village at Baffin Island in Arctic Canada. Mostly dedicated to printing and soapstone carving, each year they publish new works and a celebrated calendar.
The Kenujuaq Cultural Center at Cape Dorset ('Kinngait') is a native institution where the Kinngait Studios are installed, for the creation of artworks and also exhibitions, lectures and teaching.
Artists working here are not only locals, but also from other settlements on Baffin Island, who come to either learn or teach. The art center is the result of a collaboration between the municipality and the Inuit cooperative, the local native authority.
In addition to the studios of graphic artists and sculptors, there is also a shop that shows new creations and each year publishes a calendar in various formats for promotional purposes.
Qavavau Manumie (Kavavao Mannomee)
He has been for several years the most renowned successor of the traditional graphic art in Cape Dorset, where he now also teaches the new generation of artists.
Kaivattuit (Circling Whales), Qavavau Manumie, 2026
‘Dog Team Spirit ’ , Qavavau Manumie, 2026 - a recent work where he expresses his passion for the Arctic and its landscapes and challenges.
Susie Seeta Saila
Susie Seeta Saila was born in 1998, she belongs to the new generation of graphic artists.
Quvianaqtuk Pudlat, Impassioned wolf, 2026
Quvianaqtuk Pudlat was born in 1962, at Cape Dorset. He is already a must in Kinngait Studios, renowned all around in Canada.
Quvianaqtuk Pudlat, Flock, 2024Ningeokuluk Teevee, Whistling Teapot
Another artist with a large production and a long artistic career is Ningeokuluk Teevee, born in 1963; since 2004 she won several prizes and held expositions in Canadá, the U.S. and Europe.
Ningeokuluk Teevee, Owl courting Goose
Padloo Samayualie
She was born in Kinngait in 1977 and began her career in 2001. In addition to Cape Dorset, she has had exhibitions in Toronto.
Padloo Samayualie , Sunset, 2026Nuna Parr, sculptor, recently deceased. This is one of his last works, from 2025.
Numa Parr, Striding polar bear caught a scent, serpentinite, 2025
Parr used to extract himself from the quarry the stone he wanted to work with, preferably on a large scale; he became best known for his polar bears.
Serpentinite is extracted from a quarry 160 km east of Cape Dorset, in Kangiqsukutaaq.
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