NUNA PARR (NOONA)

Born: January 7, 1949 Male E7-764
Resides: Cape Dorset
Sculpture

Nuna's parents, the late Parr and Eleeshushe, are renowned graphic artists from the older generation. His brother, Epirvik, is a carver. Nuna has been
carving since the 1960s, preferring wildlife for his subjects. Nuna and his
family have left Cape Dorset to live a more traditional lifestyle, relying on hunting and carving for their livelihood.

EXHIBITIONS:

1980 Eskimo Sculpture from the Eastern Arctic
Ufundi Gallery
Ottawa, Ontario

September - October 1984 On the Land
The Arctic Circle
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

December 1984 - February 1985 The Last and First Eskimos
Museum of Science and History
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.

November - December 1988 Sculpture Inuit
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
(illustrated brochure)

COLLECTIONS:

Amway Environmental Foundation Collection, Ada, Michigan, U.S.A.
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, Ontario
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.
GE Canada Inuit Art Collection, Mississauga, Ontario
Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories
McMaster University Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND EVENTS:

1980 Invited by Public Works Canada to submit sketches for low relief carvings to decorate the exterior of the parliament buildings.

SELECTED REFERENCES:


MASTERS OF THE ARCTIC: An Exhibition of Contemporary Inuit
Masterworks. Ada, Michigan: Amway Corporation, 1989.

Adamson, Arthur
THE SWINTON COLLECTION OF INUIT ART. Inuit Art Quarterly,
vol.3, no.1, Winter, 1988. pp.19-20.

Canadian Arctic Producers
NUNA PARR: Sculpture. Ottawa: Canadian Arctic Producers, 1985.

Gagnon, Louis
ESPACES INUIT: Dessins et Sculpture. Sainte-Foy, Quebec:
Maison Hamel-Bruneau, 1990.

Inuit Art Collection
CAPE DORSET: Sculptors and their Sculpture. Manchester, Conn.:
The Inuit Art Collection, 1981.

Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
CAPE DORSET STONE SCULPTURE: MASTERS AND THE NEXT GENERATION:
August 17-September 6, 1991. Vancouver, B.C.: Inuit Gallery of
Vancouver, 1991.

Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
INUIT MASTERWORKS: November 3-November 24, 1990. Vancouver, B.
C.: Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 1990.

National Gallery of Canada
CAPE DORSET: A Decade of Eskimo Prints and Recent Sculpture =
Dix ans d'estampes esquimaudes et sculptures recentes. Ottawa:
The National Gallery of Canada, 1967.

Settler, Faye
FROM THE DEALER'S VIEWPOINT. About Arts and Crafts, vol. 2, no.
3, Winter, 1978. pp.24-25.

Swinton, Nelda
LA DEESSE INUITE DE LA MER. = THE INUIT SEA GODDESS. Montreal:
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1980.

Winnipeg Art Gallery
CAPE DORSET. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1979.

Winnipeg Art Gallery
CAPE DORSET: Selected Sculpture from the Collection of the
Winnipeg Art Gallery. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1975.

Winnipeg Art Gallery
SWINTON COLLECTION OF INUIT ART. Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1987.