Toolooktook, Paul

Paul Toolooktook (1947—2003) was a carver based in Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake), NU. Born in the Tipjalik (Beverly Lake) area of the Kivalliq region in Nunavut, he hails from an artistic family. Toolooktook’s mother, Martha Aptanik, was a carver and printmaker. Basil Aptanik, his step-brother, was also an artist. Toolooktook was involved with the Uyaraqtaqtiit artists’ association during the mid 1990s. He is noted for his stone carvings that frequently show human or animal figures. Toolooktook’s carvings also present the numerous relationships between humans, animals and spirituality.