Sheokjuk Oqutaq (1920–1982, Kinngait) was an Inuit sculptor.[1]
He was born in 1920.[2] In the 1950s, he started carving with James Houston.[2]
His carvings mostly depicted animals, including loons, narwhals, bears, and whales.[3][4][5]
His disc number was E7-919.[6]
From November 1988 to January 1989, his work was displayed in an exhibition called "The Sculpture of Sheokjuk Oqutag" at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.[2] His works are held in the permanent collections of several museums, including the National Gallery of Canada,[7] the University of Lethbridge Art Collection,[8] the National Museum of the American Indian,[9] the McMichael Canadian Art Collection,[10] and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.[11]