The sculptural art of the Inuit from the Canadian tundra, a thousand-year-old tradition, mirros the past while celebrating the present. Its link to their traditional way of life, so well adapted to the environment, remains vital.

Hunting and fishing, traditional practices essential to the survival of the Inuit, has enabled them to develop a keen sense of observation as well as a great deal of patience, necessary to all sculptors. Moreover, their innate sense of shape and depth, born from the stillness of the vast tundra snow landscapes, adds to their work a dimension that is both realist and mythical.

Our gallery in Quebec's Château Frontenac, Kulik Art Inuit, is devoted exclusively to Inuit and native art, and also features a carefully chosen selection of regional styles: the traditional northern way of life detailed in steatite stone from Nunavik (Arctic Quebec); the naturalistic sometimes stylized and flamboyant style of Baffin Island with its elegantly carved animals in magnificent green serpentine; and finally the expressive and simplified forms of the keewatin (Central Arctic) drawn from black and gray basalt. Kulik Art Inuit also offers original prints from the renowned Cape Dorset collection as well as those of Baker Lake and Holman.

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