Alariaq, Adamie

Adamie Alariaq was a carver known for sculptures centred around traditional tales, animals and everyday life. Hailing from Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU, his carvings possess a fluidity and contain lively narratives, as if pulled directly from an Elder’s tale. Alariaq’s work, which brims with emotion, represents birds, human beings and spirits crafted in inventive proportions, such as in Man Dancing (n.d.). His wife, Nakasuk, was also a carver. Their sons, Novoalia, Peter, Timon and Simeonie also followed in their parents’ artistic footsteps.