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Aedan Corey is a visual artist, writer, Inuit tattooist and emerging curator from Iqaluktuuttiaq, Nunavut— a town of approximately 1,800 people. They are the author and illustrator of the chapbooks Kinauvunga? (Publication Studio Guelph, 2024), Inuujunga (Coven Editions, 2021), and short story Unikkaannguaq (Nipiit Magazine, 2020). They have had their artistic works featured through projects with organizations such as Purolator, MassivArt, and Inuit Art Quarterly. In 2025, Aedan curated the exhibition Ijilauqsimajugut/Takusimajugut (We Were Hidden/ We Are Seen) in collaboration with Debaser and SAW Gallery. Aedan began creating art at a young age and their work is heavily inspired by their lived experiences as an Inuk. Their goal is always to inspire and advocate for those within their communities through their artistic practices, letting others know that they are not alone. Aedan currently resides in Ottawa on the unceded territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation with their partner and their two pets, Akla and Waffles. Ajarait: Qajaq (kayak), Ukaliq (rabbit), Nuluaq (fish net) and Naniriaq (trap) belong to a four-part print series depicting Inuit string games—figures created through different sequences of hand movements. Show more