Timootee "Tim" Pitsiulak (1967 – 23 December 2016) was a Canadian artist and hunter based in Nunavut, best known for his large coloured-pencil drawings of Arctic scenery, wildlife, and Inuit culture.
Timootee Pitsiulak was born in Kimmirut in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.] His parents were Napachie and Timila Pitsiulak.
Pitsiulak was based in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, where he worked as a hunter while making jewelry, sculptures, lithographs, and photographs, and large coloured-pencil drawings, the last of which is best best known for. His subjects were Arctic wildlife and scenery, and traditional and modern Inuit culture. His work has the collections of galleries such as Feheley Fine Arts and the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, and the Inuit Gallery in Vancouver. In 2013 the Royal Canadian Mint featured a Pitsiulak drawing of two beluga whales and a bowhead whale on the Canada's 25-cent coin.
Pitsiulak died at age 49 on 23 December 2016 while in the hospital, where he was receiving treatment for pneumonia. He left behind his wife Mary and their seven children.
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