Born: March, 1915 Male
Died: 1986
Resided: Sanikiluaq
Sculpture

Allie Appaqaq was born in the spring of 1915 or 1916. He lived a traditional life for decades. Appaqaq was one of the original carvers on the Belcher Islands; it was he who discovered the dark green deposit that has made the carvings from Sanikiluaq famous. He carved stories he remembered hearing as a boy, and scenes remembered from his days as a young hunter and traveller on the land and the sea. Appaqaq and three companions made a perilous kayak journey from the Belcher Islands to Kuujjuaraapik (Great Whale River) in the summer of 1943, all for some tobacco. He recounted the adventure in Summer 1985 issue of "Inuktitut" magazine, a year before his death. Four of Appaqaq's sons became carvers: Allie Jr., Moses, Simon and Isaac.

Bayat Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada

1967: Eskimo Sculpture, Winnipeg Art Gallery, presented at the Manitoba Legislative Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue)

1972: Belcher Island Sculpture, Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal, Quebec

1972 February - March: Eskimo Sculpture: Selections from the Twomey Collection ,Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue)

1976 March - July: The Mulders' Collection of Eskimo Sculpture, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue)

1980 November - December: Belcher Island Sculpture, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario

1981 February: Belcher Island Sculpture, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

1981 May: Belcher Island Community Sculpture, The Raven Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.

1981 June - August: Belcher Islands/Sanikiluaq, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue)

1988 September - October: The Hunting Existence: Men and Animals Depicted in Sculpture and Prints Arctic Artistry, Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A.

1991 June - September: Granville Island Canadian Inuit Sculpture Exhibition (second exhibition), Vancouver Inuit Art Society, Vancouver, British Columbia

1992 May - August: Arctic Wildlife: The Art of the Inuit Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec

Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal, Quebec
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.
Eskimo Museum, Churchill, Manitoba
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec: CANADIAN GUILD OF CRAFTS QUEBEC. = GUILDE CANADIENNE DES METIERS D'ART QUEBEC: The Permanent Collection: Inuit Arts and Crafts, c. 1900-1980. Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, 1980.

Swinton, George: SCULPTURE OF THE ESKIMO. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972.

Swinton, Nelda: LA FAUNE DE L'ARCTIQUE = ARCTIC WILDLIFE: L'art des Inuit = the Art of the Inuit. Montreal: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1993.

Winnipeg Art Gallery: BELCHER ISLANDS/SANIKILUAQ. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1981.

Winnipeg Art Gallery: ESKIMO SCULPTURE: Selections from the Twomey Collection. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1972.