Helen Kalvak, a Coppermine Inuit, began her distinguished art career in her sixties and quickly became a member of the Canadian Academy of Art. Before her death at the age of 83, she had produced more than 3,000 works of art which eloquently portrayed the traditional way of life of her people.
Helen Kalvak, une Inuit de Coppermine, a commencé son éminente carrière artistique dans les années 60 et est rapidement devenue membre de l'Académie canadienne des beaux-arts. Avant sa mort, à l'âge de 83 ans, elle avait produit plus de 3 000 oeuvres d'art évoquant le mode de vie traditionnel de son peuple.
