Thomassie Kudluk was an artist based in Kangiqsuk (Kangirsuk), Nunavik, QC, who worked primarily in sculpture to create humorous and unique work. Kudluk frequently included Inuktitut syllabics on his sculptures and drawings, often inscribing his chosen title on visible surfaces of the work. In other instances, Kudluk would use the syllabics to relate the story of what he had carved. Although he occasionally drew on oral history and contemporary traditional practices in his work, Kudluk’s primary thematic concern was with Inuit personal and social life. He was also one of the few Inuit artists to produce sexual carvings (mostly with a humorous twist) at a time when these depictions were considered taboo. Kudluk's work was first exhibited in 1973 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Manitoba, and the artist enjoyed his first solo show in 1979 at The Arctic Circle in Los Angeles, California, before going on to exhibit more broadly across North America and in Europe. His work can be found in the public collections of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, ON, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto and the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, QC, among other major institutions across Canada. Kudluk's work was first exhibited in 1973 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Manitoba, and the artist enjoyed his first solo show in 1979 at The Arctic Circle in Los Angeles, California, before going on to exhibit more broadly across North America and in Europe. His work can be found in the public collections of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, ON, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto and the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, QC, among other major institutions across Canada.