Ennutsiak was a renowned and respected carver known for his skilful depictions of Inuit community life. Originally from Nunavik, Ennutsiak spent most of his life on the land travelling around Baffin Island eventually settling in Iqaluit. 

In Iqaluit Ennutsiak became an active community leader. As a sculptor Ennutsiak produced detailed carvings of daily life in the Arctic. His work often focused on intimate glimpses into Inuit households and communities. He frequently carved scenes of men butchering walrus and seals and created captivating portrayals of women giving birth. Children and families were also common subjects in his work and capture interactions across multiple generations.  Significantly, Ennutsiak rarely carved solitary figures, depicting people at least in pairs but often in gatherings. 

Ennutsiak was met with huge commercial success toward the end of his life and posthumously. His work has been featured in exhibitions in Canada, the United States and Europe and is held in permanent collections at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON, the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

Exhibitions

• Arctic Mirror, Canadian Museum of Civilization
• Arctic Vision: Art of the Canadian Inuit, Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Canadian Arctic Producers
• Baffin Island, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Canadian Sculptors of the Arctic, National Gallery of Canada
• Contemporary Canadian Eskimo Art, Gimpel Fils
• Cultures of the Sun and the Snow: Indian and Eskimo Art of the Americas, Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal held at "Man and His World"
• Eskimo Narrative, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Eskimo Sculpture, Winnipeg Art Gallery presented at the Manitoba Legislative Building
• Inuit Masterworks: Selections from the Collection of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, McMichael Canadian Collection
• Inuit Woman: Life and Legend in Art, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Les Eskimos/De Eskimo's, Studio 44 - Passage 44
• Looking South, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• On Collectors and Collecting: Selections from the Herb & Cece Schreiber Family Collection, The Art Gallery of Hamilton
• Sanaugasi Takujaksat: A Travelling Celebration of Inuit Sculpture, Presented by Canadian Arctic Producers Ltd., with the assistance of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa
• The Bessie Bulman Collection, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• The Inuit Amautik: I Like My Hood To Be Full, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• The Mulders' Collection of Eskimo Sculpture, Winnipeg Art Gallery
• Ulu/Inua: Form and Fantasy in Eskimo Art, Casino Gallery, Ravinia Park

Collections

• Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
• Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
• Eskimo Museum, Churchill
• Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet
• Manitoba Crafts Guild Collection,
• Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, Montreal
• National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
• Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg