I am a Labrador Inuk creator amma a beneficiary of Nunatsiavut kavamanga. I am a self-taught artist in acrylic paintings, digital prints, beaded necklaces, and Orange Shirt beaded pins. I have shown and sold artwork internationally: Bulgaria, Istanbul, Toronto plus across Massachusetts: Amherst, Easthampton, Holyoke, Mashpee, Northampton, Pittsfield, Plymouth, South Deerfield, and South Hadley.
I have published articles in Inuktitut Magazine. I have been a public speaker and social activist on Native/Inuit issues: Residential Boarding Schools, MMIP, Stop Muskrat Falls and #NoDAPL. I earned a ValleyCreates Project Evolution grant and served as an Art Workspace Easthampton Studio Resident. I have taught workshops at Amherst College, Beaver Country Day School, Lesley University, Mt. Holyoke College, and UMass Amherst.
I reside with my family on the Nonotuck lands. Contact me at ellaalkinuk@gmail.com or find me on Instagram @ella_alk.
