Luke Anguhadluq
1895–1982 Qamani’tuaq, NU
I am mainly inspired by my father, Luke Anguhadluq. His work is really nice, and I like how he showed his ideas and his history on paper. I remember watching him draw when I was maybe 9 or 10. I was too young to draw then. I first started drawing in 2006. I came down to Vancouver to see Bob [Robert] Kardosh at Marion Scott Gallery, and he showed me my dad’s drawings then. That was interesting to see. I’m trying to do something a bit different, but I’m always looking to see if there’s anything similar between my dad’s landscapes and hunting scenes and what I’m doing. I think if my father could see my art today, he would probably like it. He’d say, “That’s a nice drawing— that’s what Inuit used to do.” It’s still about land and camping. –