Jason Sikoak was born in Nunatsiavut, NL and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts from Concordia University. From their first inspiration–watching their uncle Jack Mugford work in wood–Sikoak’s explorations led him to working in stone, bone and antler, before working more exclusively with pen and ink. They are currently working with mixed media, pen-and-ink drawing, rug tufting and linoleum cut printmaking.

Sikoak has been featured in the traveling exhibition SakKijâjuk Nunatsiavut, Braiding Our Stories (2019) at the VAV Gallery, Nunatsiavut Storytelling: Liminal Spaces (2019), among so many others. Notable is their design of The Royal Canadian Mint’s Truth and Reconciliation coin.

A passionate artist, Sikoak works to bring attention to both spiritual and political themes, often depicting Inuit life to help us not only remember these histories, but also bring them into contemporary awareness.