Nellie Winters

Nellie Winters is a master seamstress based in Makkovik, one of the most respected artists in her community, and a matriarch of a four-generation family with many talented artists and craftspeople living throughout Labrador. Winters began embroidering and making Inukuluk (Inukuluit) figures as a child in boarding school. After finishing school, she refined and diversified her skills as an artist, remaining self-taught. Her work has been exhibited in multiple exhibitions and showcases and is collected by museums and private collectors throughout Canada and internationally. While she is an expert in several traditional art forms, in her practice Winters thrives on learning new techniques and produces a range of objects in a variety of materials. These include grasswork, embroidery, moose-hair tufting, sewing, and doll making, among others.