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| DAVID RUBEN PIQTOUKUN (RUBEN) | ||
| Born: May 10, 1950 Male W3-1119 Place of Birth: Paulatuk Resides: Toronto Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, Paintings David's brother Abraham Apakark Anghik, creates carvings, prints and drawings. |
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| EXHIBITIONS: | ||
| 1974 | British Columbia Nephrite
Jade Show Dallas Trade Show Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. (tour) |
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| July 1975 | International Group Show Vancouver Art Gallery Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| June - July 1977 | Group Exhibition Brackendale Art Gallery Brackendale, British Columbia |
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| July 1979 - May 1980 | Inuit Art in the 1970s Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre Kingston, Ontario (tour) (illustrated catalogue) |
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| October 1979 | Sculpture of the Inuit:
Masterwork Exhibitors of the Canadian Arctic Inuit Gallery of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) |
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| January - February 1980 | Inuit Master Artists of
the 1970s Inuit Gallery of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| October - November 1981 | The Inuit Sea Goddess Surrey Art Gallery, (organized to complement the Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal exhibit of the same name) Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) |
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| September 1982 | Works by Abraham Anghik,
David Ruben Piqtoukun and Stefanie Ham Gallery Quan Toronto, Ontario |
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| January 1983 | The Face of the Inuit The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art Toronto, Ontario |
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| February 1984 - June 1986 | Arctic Vision: Art of the
Canadian Inuit Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Canadian Arctic Producers Ottawa, Ontario (tour) (illustrated catalogue) |
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| March - June 1984 | The Oral Tradition National Museum of Man Ottawa, Ontario |
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| 1985 - 1986 | Sanaugasi Takujaksat: A Travelling Celebration of Inuit Sculpture Presented by Canadian Arctic Producers Ltd., with the assistance of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa (tour) (illustrated brochure) |
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| June 1986 | New Beginnings: a celebration
of Native expression at the first Native Business Summit Metro Toronto Convention Centre Toronto, Ontario |
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| August - November 1986 | Die Kunst aus der Arktis presented by Inuit Galerie Mannheim, Germany (tour) (illustrated catalogue) |
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| July - September 1987 | Paulatuk: Mythology in Stone and Photographs Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (catalogue) |
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| 1988 | The Storytellers: Sculptures by
David Ruben Piqtoukun, Photographs by Tom Skudra The Koffler Gallery Toronto, Ontario |
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| January - March 1989 | Out of Tradition: Abraham Anghik/David Ruben Piqtoukun Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue) |
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| June 1989 | Masters of the Arctic: An Exhibition of Contemporary Inuit Masterworks Presented by the Amway Corporation at the United Nations General Assembly New York, New York, U.S.A. (tour) (illustrated catalogue) |
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| July 1989 | The Great Northern Arts Festival held in Inuvik Northwest Territories |
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| January - September 1990 | Arctic Mirror Canadian Museum of Civilization Hull, Quebec |
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| June - July 1991 | Visions of Power presented by the Earth Spirit Festival at York Quay Gallery and Leo Kamen Gallery Toronto, Ontario (illustrated catalogue) |
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| June - September 1991 | Granville Island Canadian Inuit
Sculpture Exhibition (second exhibition) Vancouver Inuit Art Society Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| September - November 1991 | Masters of Myth Art Space Gallery Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
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| January - March 1992 | Images of Influence: Contemporary
Inuit Art - Surrey Art Gallery Surrey, British Columbia |
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| June - October 1992 | Nouveau Territoires... 350/500 Ans Apres, Presented at les maisons de la culture Cote-des-Neiges, Notre-Dame- de-Grace, and Rosemont-Petite Patrie Montreal Recreation and Community Development Service and les Ateliers Visions Planetaire Montreal, Quebec (tour) (illustrated catalogue) |
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| November 1992 - January 1993 | Borealis: Inuit Images of Man
and Animals Freeport Art Museum and Cultural Centre Freeport, Illinois |
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| April - July 1993 | Multiple Realities: Inuit Images
of Shamanic Transformation Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated brochure) |
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| November 1993 - March 1994 | The Inuit Imagination Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| October 1994 | Sculpture of the Inuit: Major Works by the Masters of Stone Maslak McLeod Canadian Art Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A. |
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| March - July 1995 | Immaginario Inuit Arte e cultura degli esquimesi canadesi Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Verona, Italy (illustrated catalogue) |
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| May - September 1995 | Keeping Our Stories Alive: An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts from Dene and Inuit of Canada Institute of American Indian Arts Museum Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A. (illustrated catalogue) |
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| October - December 1995 | The Next Generation Orca Aart Gallery Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. (illustrated brochure) |
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| SOLO EXHIBITIONS: | ||
| 1973 | David Ruben Piqtoukun Arctic Arts Ltd. Edmonton, Alberta |
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| 1974 | David Ruben Piqtoukun Gallery of British Columbia Arts Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| 1983 | David Ruben Piqtoukun Family Hall Inuvik, Northwest Territories |
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| 1986 | David Ruben Piqtoukun Expo 1986 Northwest Territories Pavilion Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| COLLECTIONS: | Amway Environmental Foundation
Collection, Ada, Michigan, U.S.A. Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec Confederation Centre of the Arts, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories Klamer Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Staatliche Museum fur Volkerkunde, Munich, West Germany University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: | ||
| 1975 | Received a cultural grant to attend
and participate in the International Stone Sculpture Symposium in Vancouver. |
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| 1980 | Attended the Third Eskimo Art Conference in Ottawa as guest speaker. | |
| 1980 | Appointed to the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council and served until 1983. | |
| 1982 | Travelled to Abidjan, Ivory Coast
at the invitation of the Department of External Affairs to participate in Canada week. |
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| 1984 | Received a Canada Council Exploration
Grant to stage the exhibit: 'Paulatuk - mythology in stone and photographs'. |
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| 1986 | Carved an Inukshuk to commemorate
the first Native Business Summit at the Toronto Covention Centre, on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories. |
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| 1987 | Commissioned to produce a folio of prints entitled 'Symbols of Survival'. | |
| 1988 | Taught carving to six Baffin sculptors
at the Third Experimental Stone Workshop III between February 18 and 26th at the Iqaluit Jewellery Centre. |
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| 1988 | Produced a painting as a gift
for the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). |
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| 1988 | One of eleven artists chosen to
participate in the 3rd Biennial Native American Fine Arts Invitational held at the Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona from October 1987 to February 1988. |
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| 1989 | Invited to participate in the
"Partnership Workshops" conducted by the Institute of Cultural Affairs, Oaxtepec, Morelos, Mexico. |
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| 1989 | Appointed to UNESCO's Canadian
Committee for the World Decade of Cultural Development. |
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| 1989 | Attended the opening of the "Masters
of the Arctic" exhibition in New York City on June 5th. |
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| 1989 | Attended an artists-in-residence
program at the Altos de Chavon arts centre in the Dominican Republic. |
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| 1989 | Commissioned to create a sculpture for Telefilm Canada headquarters. | |
| 1989 | Gave a talk at the opening of
The Inuit Imagination exhibit at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (November 7, 1993). |
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| SELECTED REFERENCES: | ||
| INUIT LEGENDS KEPT ALIVE IN ARTIST'S WORK OF
STONE. Winnipeg Free Press, January 2, 1988. MASTERS OF THE ARCTIC: An Exhibition of Contemporary Inuit Masterworks.
Ada, Michigan: Devine, Martha Driscoll, Bernadette Ennis, Fred Gamble, David Goose, Wayne Jones, Brian Jones, Gloria Noble, Sheila Piqtoukin, David Ruben PAULATUK: Mythology in Stone and Photographs. David Ruben Piqtoukun
and Tom Skudra. Routledge, Marie Seagren, Ronnie Sutherland, David NOUVEAUX TERRITOIRES: 350/500 ANS APRES: Une exposition d'art aborigene
contemporain du Wight, Darlene |
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0890-96MC-101 David Ruben SPIRITO DI SCIAMANO dim. cm. 36x30 h. cm. 45 |
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