Born on May 17th in 1990
Parr Parr comes from a family of talented artists like his great grandparents Parr and Eleeshushe Parr. His great grandfather Parr started his drawing career later in life and produced over 2000 drawings in less than 10 years. Major exhibitions and acknowledgements came after Parr’s death and his artwork “Hunters of Old” was chosen for a 1977 Canadian postage stamp. His great grandmother Eleeshushe Parr was a prolific graphic artist, occasional carver and skilled textile artist. Parr Parr’s Mom, Leah Parr has worked on carvings and jewellery making. Parr Parr is the 2nd eldest in his family to parents Pootoogook Eli and Leah Parr and he shares his story.
"I started carving Inukshuks when I was 16 years old, after that I tried to carve bears and other animals, wolf, rabbit but they were not so good so I started carving birds for the past 8 years. I sell to the Co-op and I am one of the artists whose work is sought after by galleries. I am named after Parr my great grandfather. My great grandfather was one of the first generation of graphic artists whose work was bold and primitive. Parr, the graphic artist, was almost blind when he was doing drawings"
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