Biography of Pavinak Petaulassie

PAVINAK PETAULASSIE (PUBINUK; PABWINA; PABINA)

Date of Birth: October 8, 1961

Place of Birth: Cape Dorset

Male/ Female: Male

Mother: Timangiak Petaulassie
Father: Aggeak Petaulassie

Pavinak’s father, the late Aggeak Petaulassie (1983), was also a carver. His mother, Timangiak, and brothers Qatsiya and Etidlui are artists in Cape Dorset.
“My father used to tell me about carving…I like carving in stone because it is easier to work with.” Pavinak began carving in the early 1970’s and prefers groupings of birds or walrus, “They are beautiful animals, that’s why.”
From an interview with the Inuit Art Section, November, 1994.

EXHIBITIONS:

March – April 1984

Heritage of the Inuit: Masterpieces of the Eskimo Colorado Galleries of the Arts
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A.

May – June 1991

Mother and Child: Sculpture and Prints Albers Gallery
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
(illustrated brochure)

November – December 1993

The Treasured Monument
Marion Scott Gallery
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
(illustrated catalogue)

December 1993

Small Sculptures by Great Artists II Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

December 2005 – January 2006

Small Sculptures by Great Artists Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario

December, 2009

Small Sculptures by Great Artists Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario
(illustrated brochure)

December, 2010

Survival: Staying Alive in a Harsh World Images of the North
San Francisco

December, 2010

Small Sculptures by Great Artists Feheley Fine Arts. Toronto, Ontario
(illustrated catalogue)

April, 2011

Flight Across the Tundra Balzac Fine Arts Toronto, Ontario

January, 2012

Small Treasures
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver Vancouver, BC

SELECTED REFERENCES:
Marion Scott Gallery
THE TREASURED MONUMENT: An Exhibition of Small-scale Inuit Sculpture. Vancouver: Marion Scott Gallery, 1993.