P-715 conventionDeclaration detailLevel http://ica-atom.org/doc/RS-2#5.4 person Robert Goorlook conventionDeclaration 1958 - present Artist Artist

Robert Goorlook was born in Winnipeg, MB in 1958 and grew up in the northeast end of the city. Robert picked up sculpture later in his life after spending time with a few Indigenous soapstone carvers. He mentored with Inuit artist George Arluk. His sculptures can be found in galleries in Canada and the United States. Robert carved a bison which was submitted to the Bentwood Box as an expression of reconciliation by David T. Bernard at the [Atlantic National Event](https://archives.nctr.ca/Atlantic-National-Event) on October 27, 2011 in Halifax, NS.