Taking a Moment to Myself Drawing

Beautiful and pensive, this original drawing by Inuk artist, Padloo Samayualie, asks the viewer to join in rest as the subject takes a moment by the water before a pink sky.

2021
Graphite, coloured pencil, ink
58.5 x 26.8 cm
Registration no. 196-0471

Padloo Samayualie (1977-  )

Padloo Samayualie comes from a family of well-known artists. Her grandparents on her mother’s side are renowned sculptors Qababuwa and Taraya Tunnillie and on her father’s side Keeleemeeoomie Samayualie was a grandmother and Elijakota Samayualie was an aunt. Padloo began drawing seriously while attending a Banff drawing workshop in 2001. In 2007 she was part of an animation workshop in Cape Dorset and she has studied jewelry making at Arctic College.