Willie Kolola is an Inuit artist from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. Kimmirut is a community in the Qikiqtaaluk region and has a population of 389 (2016). Willie comes from a family of artists. In fact, he learned to sculpt from his father at a young age.

Willie’s works are recognizable by their sense of realism as well as their impeccable polish.

Willie primarily carves serpentine stone, found in open pit mines in Nunavut. Serpentine is a rock similar in composition to jade. Just like jade, it is a very hard stone, so it takes a lot of artistic vitality to carve it.