1925 - 1980

Nipisha Osuitok

Nipisha Osuitok was married to Osuitok Ipeelee, a well-known Inuit sculptor. Nipisha's artworks were included in some of the earliest exhibitions of contemporary Inuit art in the 1950s. She is best-known for her drawings depicting the transformation of animals into humans.

Media: Graphite, Coloured Pencil

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A man and a woman juggling two balls in the air with a child on the right. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using grey.

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Nipisha Osuitok

Two polar bears standing on their back legs facing each other and holding hands. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using grey.

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Nipisha Osuitok

A four-legged creature with wings flying above an imaginary human figure facing a caribou standing on its hind legs just above a small bird with a four-legged creature standing on its head. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using grey.

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Nipisha Osuitok

A human holding a stick up in the air facing a four-legged animal with tusks looking to the right. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using grey.

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Nipisha Osuitok

Two four-legged creatures with beaks and tails on either side of a human who is grabbing on to their beaks. There are two smaller creatures

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A penguin holding an ulu in one hand and a knife in the other. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using orange

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A human sitting on a hilltop facing a caribou to the left while four more humans are standing nearby; one is wearing an amautik to carry a baby and holding a fish harpoon. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using grey.

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Five humans on dog sleds all facing left. Three sleds are pulled by three dogs

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Two human-animal hybrids with bird features facing each other and below them is a demon-like creature with a knife sitting in the bottom right corner. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using grey.

Animals Transforming Into Humans

Nipisha Osuitok

A woman with a bird head wearing an amautik with a baby while carrying an ulu and a knife is facing a creature with multiple heads and limbs on the right. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using grey.

Bird/Woman and Multi-Headed Beast

Nipisha Osuitok

Twenty humans holding hands to make a circle with a human laying down in the centre. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using grey.

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Nipisha Osuitok

A small man with a backpack and bow standing on the back of a giant caribou's neck. Presented in a two-dimensional style and using grey.

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Nipisha Osuitok