en:Jade Nasogaluak Carpenter
{{short description|Inuvialuk artist}}
Jade Nasogaluak Carpenter (also known as Kablusiak, their name in the Sallirmiutun dialect of Inuvialuktun) is an Inuvialuk artist and curator based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://canadianart.ca/news/2018-td-north-south-exchange-recipients/|title=2018 TD North/South Exchange Recipients|last=|first=|date=June 18, 2018|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 30, 2019}} They{{refn|group=nb|Nasogulak Carpenter uses they/them pronouns.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/artist-exchange-inuvialuit-1.4774248| title=Inuvialuit artist reconnects with roots through carving| last=Scott| first=Mackenzie| date=August 6, 2018| work=CBC}}}} serve on the Indigenous Advisory Circle at the Winnipeg Art Gallery and is a guest curator tasked with programming the inaugural exhibitions of the WAG Inuit Art Centre, opening in 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://inuit.wag.ca/artist/jade-nasogaluak-carpenter/|title=JADE NASOGALUAK CARPENTER – Inuit Art Centre|website=inuit.wag.ca|access-date=2019-03-30|archive-date=2019-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330220929/http://inuit.wag.ca/artist/jade-nasogaluak-carpenter/|url-status=dead}} They create soap stone carvings of every day and unexpected items to challenge the traditional ideas of Inuit art.
Early life
Jade Nasogaluak Carpenter was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Their mother is from Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories and their father is from Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories.
Education
Nasogaluak Carpenter holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing from the Alberta University of the Arts and a diploma in Fine Art from MacEwan University. In 2018, they completed the Indigenous Curatorial Research Practicum at the Banff Centre.
Accomplishments
In 2018, Jade Nasogaluak Carpenter was awarded the inaugural Primary Colours/Couleurs primaires Emerging Artist Award.{{Cite web|url=https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/inuk-woman-named-first-recipient-of-new-emerging-artist-award/|title=Inuk woman named first recipient of new emerging artist award|last=|first=|date=June 19, 2018|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=March 30, 2019}} Their soap stone carvings were displayed at Art Mûr in Montreal, Canada as part of the 4th edition of the Contemporary Native Art Biennial{{Cite book|title=Biennale d'art contemporain autochtone : níchiwamiskwém, nimidet, ma sœur, my sister = Contemporary Native Art Biennial : níchiwamiskwém, nimidet, ma sœur, my sister|others=Little, Niki,, Taylor, Becca,, Art mûr (Art gallery), Stewart Hall (Pointe-Claire, Quebec), La Guilde (Art gallery : Montréal, Québec), McCord Museum|isbn=9782923243085|edition=4e édition =|location=Montréal, Québec|oclc=1060613460|year = 2018}} and their photographic work entitled (That’s A-Mori) featured as part of Resilience:The National Billboard Exhibition Project, a billboard exhibition organized by Mentoring Artists for Women's Art (MAWA) in response to Call to Action #79 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report.{{Cite web|url=https://resilienceproject.ca/en/introduction|title=Resilience, The National Billboard Exhibition Project|last=Martin|first=Lee-Ann|last2=Curator|first2=Guest|website=resilienceproject.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-03-30|last3=Dempsey|first3=Shawna|last4=Director|first4=Co-Executive|last5=MAWA}}
They were also selected to participate in the Canadian Art TD North/South Artist Exchange.{{Cite web|url=https://canadianart.ca/td-north-south-exchange/|title=TD North/South Exchange|website=Canadian Art|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-30}}
Kablusiak was named the 2023 recipient of the Sobey Art Award.https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/calgary-artist-kablusiak-wins-canada-2023-sobey-art-award-1234687444/
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