Miriam Nanurluq Qiyuk became famous for her charming depictions of families in various configurations: mothers and children; families travelling in boats; long rows of figures posed as if for a family photo; and nude sleeping couples. The latter are surely among this artist’s favourite and most endearing subjects. They express affection and the simple pleasure of togetherness rather than eroticism. (Having interviewed Nanurluq and her husband Silas Qiyuk together, we fondly recall how devoted the two were to each other.) Here, the couple shares their bed with a young child, as young parents often do. This subject matter is beautifully suited to Qiyuk’s idiosyncratic penchant for carving horizontal rather than vertical compositions.