Mark Iglioliorte
Education:
MFA, Studio Arts, Painting and Drawing, Concordia University
BEd, Intermediate/Secondary, Memorial University of Newfoundland
BFA, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Bio
Mark Igloliorte (Inuk, Nunatsiavut) is an artist, essayist and educator. His interdisciplinary work explores Indigenous mobility, language, and embodied practices, incorporating kayaking, skateboarding, and Inuit material culture. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at Nuit Blanche Toronto and the 59th Venice Biennale Sámi Pavilion, where he showcased immersive digital storytelling on Arctic landscapes and movement.
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Research Interests
Mark Igloliorte’s research explores Indigenous mobility, cultural knowledge transmission and language revitalization through contemporary art and digital media. His projects examine movement-based practices, such as kayaking, skateboarding, and kamutik (sled) travel, as a way of engaging with pre-colonial and future-facing Indigenous identities.
Through works like Tuvak Akkusinialuk Siaggijâk – Ice Road Skating, Mark employs 360-degree video and augmented reality to explore the intersection of land, language and play. His large-scale public installations, such as Saputiit – Fish Weir Skateboard Plaza, reimagine Inuit traditions in contemporary urban contexts. His painting and sculpture practice also engages with Inuktitut language, emphasizing its visual and spatial presence in art spaces.
By integrating traditional knowledge with contemporary art methodologies, Mark’s research challenges colonial narratives, emphasizing embodied experience, digital storytelling and Indigenous futurisms as critical approaches to understanding place, belonging, and cultural resurgence.
