Charles C. Kingsley
My wife and I received an Inuit sculpture as a wedding present in 1960. My interest in and appreciation of Inuit art started then and has grown ever since. During the 1960s, I was in Montreal at least once a year, and, later, began annual visits to Toronto. These trips offered me the chance to visit museums and galleries that featured Inuit art. Later, I was fortunate to visit Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) and a few other communities in Nunavut, where I met and had fascinating talks with some wonderful artists. I will never forget sitting next to Kenojuak Ashevak, CC, ON, RCA (1927–2013) at dinner one evening and then sharing a short boat ride with her as she told me stories. The IAQ has helped me learn more about and kept me informed of developments with respect to Inuit art for many, many years now, and, for that, I am most grateful. I always look forward to receiving my next edition of IAQ. I am always interested in learning about new publications and exhibitions, and I particularly enjoy articles about and interviews with various artists.