Sugar Rush
Tarralik Duffy
May 30 to September 27, 2026
Camille and David Saltman Gallery
Saskatoon-based artist Tarralik Duffy explores identity, memory, and contemporary Inuit life.
Working across sculpture, textiles, drawing, printmaking, photography, and digital media, Tarralik Duffy explores identity, memory, and contemporary Inuit life. She blends humour, pop culture, and traditional stories together to create visually engaging and accessible works. Exploring the medium of soft sculpture, Duffy uses her textile skills to produce oversized versions of familiar objects such as soda cans, jerry cans, or canned luncheon meat. Her installations invite the audience to connect with Inuit perspectives in thoughtful and compelling ways.
Tarralik Duffy is an Inuk multidisciplinary artist from Salliq (Coral Harbour), Nunavut, currently based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. In 2021 she won the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award and in 2025 was shortlisted for the Sobey Art Award. She has exhibited across Canada including at the Winnipeg Art Gallery–Qaumajuq, Remai Modern, the Art Gallery of Ontario, as well as the National Gallery of Canada.
Audio
Listen to an interview with Tarralik Duffy on CBCLISTEN. Aired: June 16, 2026 on Daybreak South with Chris Walker.
Video
Curator Clea Haugo introduces Sugar Rush, an exhibition by Inuk artist Tarralik Duffy. Discover how Duffy uses humour, soft sculpture, and everyday objects to explore identity, memory, and contemporary Inuit life.
