Anna Kingwatsiak
Anna Kingwatsiak (1911–1971) was an Inuit visual artist.
Personal life[edit]
Kingwatsiak was born in a camp near Kimmirut in 1911, on the south shore of Baffin Island in what is now Nunavut. She was the oldest child in an artistic family, as several of her siblings were also accomplished artists, including Keeleemeeoomee Samualie (born 1919), Iyola (born 1933), Tye Adla (born 1936) and Mikigak Kingwatsiak.[1][2] In the 1930s her family moved closer to Kinngait, but Kingwatsiak, who had already married, remained in Kimmirut.[1] After her husband's 1961 death from tuberculosis she moved to Kinngait to be closer to her sisters.[1]
Art[edit]
Kingwatsiak produced drawings depicting Inuit imagery and typical scenes of Inuit life.[3] Many of her drawings were made into prints by the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative.[3] She also designed printed home textiles as part of an effort to develop a commercial market for the co-operative's art in the 1950s and 1960s.[4][5]
Her works are held in permanent collections at the National Gallery of Canada,[6] the McMichael Collection,[7] the Rhode Island School of Design Museum,[8] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,[9] and the Art Gallery of Guelph.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Kigamiu Tititugagit. West-Baffin Eskimo Co-operative. 1971. p. 57.
- ^ "Iyola Kingwatsiak". DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Kingwatsiak, Anna". Artists Database. Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Freed, Jeremy (7 January 2020). "Northern exposure: Textile Museum exhibition explores the art of Inuit printmaking". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ Tranter, Emma (31 December 2019). "New exhibit showcases little-known piece of Cape Dorset's art history". Nunatsiaq News. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Anna Kingwatsiak". National Gallery of Canada. Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Search Results: Anna Kingwatsiak". McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Search Results: Anna Kingwatsiak". RISD Museum. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Search Results: Anna Kingwatsiak". Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Anna Kingwatsiak - Canadian Inuit, 1911-1971". Art Gallery of Guelph. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.