Leah Nuvalinga Qumaluk

Leah Nuvalinga (Sala) Qumaluk (April 17, 1934 – 2010) was a Canadian Inuk artist.

She began her career as a carver before experimenting with stoneblock printing in 1960.

Early prints were dominated by mythological themes or demons conjured up by her own imagination; these were later replaced with quieter subjects such as animals or depictions of traditional life.

Her style is different from that of other Puvirnituq artists in that she did not use the border of the uncut block to frame her images.

[1] Qumaluk's work may be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[2] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.