Jonasie Faber was born in Qaqortoq (The Snow White Town) in Greenland on October 1, 1944. His formative years were spent immersed in Inuit culture in the small hamlets of Alluitsup Paa and Narsaq. There, Jonasie was introduced to the history and art of the Greenlandic Vikings. Jonasie brought his unique Greenlandic Inuit and Viking artistic creations with him when he immigrated to Canada in 1974. He is a renowned carver, sailor, and navigator. Jonasie is known in particular for his carvings of the Greenlandic Inuit Sea Goddess Imap Ukua. He often depicts her swimming with her hair as waves around an Umiaq (skin boat). His works are lively and thoughtful, and his incredible skill is the result of continuous dedication to the medium of sculpture.⁠