Allysa Felix
Allysa Felix, also known as Navaluk, is originally from Tuktuuyagtuq but now calls Inuuvik home. Their grandparents are Rhoda Kowana and Ranley Felix Nuyaviak and Rosemary and Bob Lundrigan. Their parents are Stephanie Felix and Shawn Lundrigan.
Allysa comes from a family with deep artistic roots and strong matriarchal influences. Her grandmother Rhoda was a talented seamstress and beader. Her grandfather Ranley was an incredible artist who made uluit and sleds.
Allysa's artistic practice began with beadwork, which remains their favourite medium. They learned how to bead at the Jacobsen Youth Centre in Tuk when they were 13, and also by watching family members, including her grandmother.
Today, Allysa works in a variety of media, including beading, writing, sewing, painting, fashion, and now, sculpture. Across her artwork, Allysa is inspired by family, the Land, and the colours around them. A pair of earrings featuring long strangs of white, orange, and dark red seed and delica beads were inspired by the changing colours of akpiit (cloudberries).
Art is critical to Allysa's self-expression as a proud Inuk and 2Spirit, queer, and genderfluid individual living in the North. It is also grounding, quieting the noise and bringing peace and joy.
Allysa comes from a family with deep artistic roots and strong matriarchal influences. Her grandmother Rhoda was a talented seamstress and beader. Her grandfather Ranley was an incredible artist who made uluit and sleds.
Allysa's artistic practice began with beadwork, which remains their favourite medium. They learned how to bead at the Jacobsen Youth Centre in Tuk when they were 13, and also by watching family members, including her grandmother.
Today, Allysa works in a variety of media, including beading, writing, sewing, painting, fashion, and now, sculpture. Across her artwork, Allysa is inspired by family, the Land, and the colours around them. A pair of earrings featuring long strangs of white, orange, and dark red seed and delica beads were inspired by the changing colours of akpiit (cloudberries).
Art is critical to Allysa's self-expression as a proud Inuk and 2Spirit, queer, and genderfluid individual living in the North. It is also grounding, quieting the noise and bringing peace and joy.