Inuit Women Artists

by Leroux, Odette; Jackson, Marion E.; Freeman, Minnie Aodla

• ISBN13: 9781550544701
• ISBN10: 1550544705
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-18
• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Summary

Cape Dorset sits at the very heart of Inuit culture. Since the late 1950s, this community has symbolized the essence of Inuit art, thanks to the widely acclaimed work of artists such as Kenojuak Ashevak, Mayureak Ashoona, Pitseolak Ashoona, Qaunaq Mikkigak, Oopik Pitsiulak, Napachie Pootoogook, Lucy Qinnuayuak, Pitaloosie Saila and Ovilu Tunnillie. Their art -- graphics, sculpture and jewellery -- is shown here in 200 superbly printed reproductions, over 50 of which are in full colour.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(1)
George F. MacDonald
Acknowledgements	8	(2)
Glossary	10	(1)
Explanatory Notes	11	(1)
Map	12	(2)
Introduction	14	(4)
Minnie Aodla Freeman
Isumavut The Artistic Expression of Nine Cape Dorset Women	18	(19)
Odette Leroux
The Voices of Inuit Women	37	(6)
Marion E. Jackson
Pitseolak Ashoona	43	(28)
Lucy Qinnuayuak	71	(22)
Kenojuak Ashevak	93	(20)
Qaunak Mikkigak	113	(20)
Napachie Pootoogook	133	(26)
Pitaloosie Saila	159	(30)
Oopik Pitsiulak	189	(8)
Mayoreak Ashoona	197	(24)
Ovilu Tunnillie	221	(19)
Good Memories	240	(4)
Ann Meekitjuk Hanson
My Career Experiences	244	(4)
Annie Manning
Traditional and Contemporary Roles of Inuit Women	248	(3)
Minnie Aodla Freeman
Bibliography	251