Description
Mask by Kudlu Kellipalik from Kinngait – Cape Dorset. Kudlu, born in 1993, is a promising young talent from Cape Dorset who likes to carve masks. This Mask by Kudlu Kellipak is wonderfully executed with hints of a transformation. The stone has intriguing vein patterns that complement the mask nicely. A well done carving.
Biography Kudlu Kellipak
KUDLU KELLIPALIK
Date of Birth: May 28, 1993 Male
Place of Birth: Iqaluit, NU
Mother: Natsivak Nuna
Father: TaqialukNuna
Adopted by: Mary Kellipalik
Mathew Kellipalik
Kudlu Kellipalik was taught how to carve by his father Mathew Kellipalik and his brother Tukiki Kellipalik. Kudlu’s first carving was an Inuksuk he made in 1995. He likes to carve birds, seals and masks.
EXHIBITIONS:
March – June, 2022
New Inuit Art:
Contemporary Art from Kinngait
National Museum of Ethnography
Warsaw, Poland