About Mary Qayuaryuk
Lived 1908 – 1982 (aged 73–74). Mary Qayuaryuk was an artist.
Mary Qayuaryuk (April 25, 1908 – June 7, 1982), She settled in Cape Dorset in 1966 after living off the land. and the Portland Art Museum. She had exhibits at The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, Arctic Artistry, Feheley Fine Arts, and the Frye Art Museum among others.
Her granddaughter, Ovilu Tunnillie (1949–2014) was an Inuk sculptor.
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Who was Mary Qayuaryuk?
lived Cape Dorset, Northwest Territories; artist (1908–1982)
When was Mary Qayuaryuk born?
Mary Qayuaryuk was born in 1908.
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Mary Qayuaryuk died in 1982.
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Mary Qayuaryuk was an artist.
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