Pauta Saila


Pauta Saila was an Inuit artist from Kilaparutua, Baffin Island, Canada who resided in Cape Dorset, Nunavut.
His works are massive, simplified sculptures of Arctic wildlife, usually in soapstone; best known are his dancing bears.
Pauta's second wife was the Inuit artist Pitaloosie Saila.
He was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in 2003.

Works