Pauta Saila (1916 or 1917–2009) was an

Inuit Inuit (; iu, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ 'the people', singular: Inuk, , dual: Inuuk, ) are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic and subarctic regions of Greenland, Labrador, Quebec, Nunavut, the Northwest Territories ...

artist from Kilaparutua, Baffin Island, Canada who resided in

Cape Dorset, Nunavut Kinngait ( Inuktitut meaning "high mountain" or "where the hills are"; Syllabics: ᑭᙵᐃᑦ), formerly known as Cape Dorset until 27 February 2020, is an Inuit hamlet located on Dorset Island near Foxe Peninsula at the southern tip of Baff ...

. His sister was artist

Sharni Pootoogook Sharni Pootoogook (also spelled Sharnie, Sharnee, or Sarni) (1922–2003) was an Inuit printmaker from Kinngait, Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Early life She was born in Cape Dorset (Kinngait) in 1922. Her brother was sculptor Pauta Saila. Career Sh ...

. His works are massive, simplified sculptures of Arctic wildlife, usually in

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; best known are his dancing bears.Short biography
on Spiritwrestler.comPauta Saila on the Canadian Encyclopedia
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Pitaloosie Saila Pitaloosie Saila (July 11, 1942 – July 24, 2021) was a Canadian Inuk graphic artist who predominantly made drawings and lithograph prints. Saila's work often explores themes such as family, shamanism, birds, and her personal life experienc ...

. He was elected to the

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in 2003.

Works

* ''Bear'', at the

McMichael Canadian Art Collection The McMichael Canadian Art Collection (MCAC) is an art museum in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The museum is located on a property in Kleinburg, an unincorporated village in Vaughan. The property includes the museum's main building, a sculpture garde ...

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Entry for Pauta Saila
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Works by Saila
in the

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Pauta Saila
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1910s births 2009 deaths Inuit sculptors Artists from Nunavut People from Kinngait Inuit from the Northwest Territories Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts 20th-century Canadian sculptors 21st-century Canadian sculptors Inuit from Nunavut {{Canada-sculptor-stub