The 2023 Sobey Art Award went to the Calgary-based artist, who is known for her wide-ranging, multidisciplinary approach that incorporates and reimagines Inuk traditions
‘If I’m going to be sad about colonialism and make art about it, I either want it to be so [absurd] that it sets people off or have it open enough that people can relate to it’
Work by the five artists shortlisted for the 2023 Sobey Art Award is on view at an exhibition the National Gallery of Canada from October 13, 2023 until March 3, 2024. Each finalist represents a different home region, and the winner of the $100,000 prize will be announced in November.