Paul Toolooktook (1947 – 2003) was an Inuit artist born in Beverly Lake in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. He established a well-deserved reputation for his basalt stone carvings and graphite/crayon drawings.
Paul Toolooktook was born in Beverly Lake and raised in Baker Lake. Paul’s mother, Martha Aptanik, was a carver and a printmaker in Baker Lake. His step-brother, Basil Aptanik, is also a well-known sculptor in Baker Lake.
Excerpt courtesy Inuit Art Section, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), 1997.
