Sigvaldason Fine Art Inc.
Gimli, Manitoba
Sigvaldason Fine Art specializes in Historical and Contemporary Canadian Artwork. Artists include the Group of 7, Ivan Eyre, Leo Mol, Maud Lewis, etc.
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Artist: Peter Aliknak Banksland
Peter Aliknak Banksland was a carver and printmaker, born in Utkraluk (Baillie Island), NT. From an artistic family, his sister is noted graphic artist Agnes Nanogak Goose (1925-2001). Banksland moved to Ulukhaktok (Holman Island), NT, in 1934, where he was a founding artist for the Holman Printmaking program [1] with Father Henri Tardy, and prominent artist Helen Kalvak (1901-1984). Banksland devoted the majority of his practice to printmaking, experimenting with different techniques and technologies, including stonecut, lithography, and etching. Banksland depicted a traditional way of life, at a time when change was sweeping across the arctic, with families moving from living on the land into settlements. With traditional Inuit practices changing within a generation, Banksland’s work provides a record of daily life.
Banksland’s human figures engage in activities on the land, including fishing, and travelling by qajaq and qamutiik.