Inuit artist Ikayukta Tunnillie (Ikajukta/Ekayutaq/Ikadukta) began to explore printmaking when it was introduced to the Inuit of Cape Dorset in the 1950s; she was one of the earliest artists to contribute works to the annual print collections.  Tunnillie was born in Nunavut and traveled for much of her life. Tunnillie's work in drawing and printmaking focused on animals and life in the North. Between 1971 and 1980, she produced thirty prints that were featured in print catalogues. She was one of the oldest printmakers to work with the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative.

Tunnillie participated in several group exhibitions throughout Canada and the United States. In 1981, the Inuit Gallery of Vancouver held a retrospective of her work titled "Ikayukta Retrospect: Stonecuts, Lithographs and Drawings from 1972 to 1980." Tunnillie's drawings and engravings are included in the collections of the Canadian Museum of History, the Edmonton Art Gallery, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the National Gallery of Canada, and many other well-known institutions.