Pudlo Pudlat was born at Ilupirlik, a small camp near Amadjuak, Nunavut, and was later based out of Kinngait. Startig his art practice as a sculptor and eventually began working in painting and drawing, Pudlat was known for depicting the shift from traditional nomadic Inuit lifestyles to a modern way of life. He was the first Inuit artist to be honoured with a retrospective of his work at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, ON, titled Pudlo: Thirty Years of Drawing from 1990 to 1991. Many of his artworks are still showcased at the National Gallery today and held in major public and private collections in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, and across the United States.

“At times when I draw, I am happy, but sometimes it's very hard…I have been drawing for a long time now, I only draw what I think, but sometimes I think the pencil has a brain too” – Pudlat, 1978 Cape Dorset print catalogue