Name: Chris Kilabuk

Bio: Chris Kilabuk was born on December 25th, 1975 in Iqaluit. Chris lived in Pangnirtung for nine years with his parents and older sister before moving to Arctic Bay. He lives in Arctic Bay with his common law girlfriend Susan Akikuluk and two daughters. Chris is a grade 12 graduate of Inuujaq School and works seasonally in construction. He carves in soapstone, ivory and bone. He tends to carve abstract objects from bone. “When I sit down to carve, I look at the bone and see what it wants me to carve. Something always jumps out at me and that is what I carve.” Chris is a self-taught carver and has learned from practicing on his own.

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