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    Transforming Shaman

    $12,500.00 CAD
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    Transforming Shaman
    by Abraham Anghik Ruben Stone Sculptor

    "I have chosen to be a storyteller for my people through the medium of sculpture. Within these
    images, I attempt to evoke a range ofthoughts, feelings, and emotions stirring within the audience;
    these same thoughts, feelings, and emotions I have wrought into my work. I no longer speak my
    mother tongue, yet I need to do my part in carrying on the stories and cultural myths, legends
    and spiritual legacy of our people. My hope is that my hands and spirit within will allow me this
    one gesture." - Abraham Anghik Ruben

    “The stories I learned as a child still guide my hands. They are alive, and I honour them each time I carve.”

    Stone Sculptor Abraham Anghik Ruben

    Abraham Anghik Ruben (b. 1951, Paulatuk, NWT) is one of Canada’s most celebrated Inuit sculptors. Working from Salt Spring Island, he blends ancient Inuvialuit stories with contemporary sculptural language, creating works in stone and bronze that explore cultural memory, survival, and the northern imagination. Exhibiting internationally since 1973, his work appears in major museum collections worldwide.

    Artist Statement

    “My work draws from the stories, teachings, and traditions I learned as a child in Paulatuk. I use both traditional and contemporary materials to retell these ancient narratives in new ways — exploring the spirit world, cultural memory, shamanism, and the shared history of northern peoples. Though I root myself in contemporary sculpture, my cultural identity remains at the core of everything I create.”

    Abraham Anghik Ruben

    Available Artworks

    Stone Sculptor Abraham Anghik Ruben

    Wrestling With My Demons
    Wrestling With My Demons $40,000.00 CAD
    Mother, Child and Sedna
    Mother, Child and Sedna $8,750.00 CAD
    brazilian soapstone carving by master abraham ruben of a bird of prey about to take flight
    Taking Flight $4,250.00 CAD
    baby ravens hatching soapstone carving by master abraham ruben
    Baby Ravens Hatching $3,750.00 CAD

    Owl Landing
    Owl Landing $6,250.00 CAD
    Astral Travelling Bear soapstone carving by master abraham ruben
    Astral Travelling Bear $3,600.00 CAD
    Shaman Trance $4,950.00 CAD
    Return to Abraham Anghik Ruben's Artist Page

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