Anna Kingwatsiak Explained

Anna Kingwatsiak (1911–1971) was an Inuit visual artist.

Personal life

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 57 . Kigamiu Tititugagit . West-Baffin Eskimo Co-operative . 1971.
  2. Web site: Iyola Kingwatsiak . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230207013027/https://nativecanadianarts.com/artist/iyola-kingwatsiak/ . 7 February 2023 . 3 September 2023 . DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts . en.
  3. Web site: Kingwatsiak, Anna . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315203013/https://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/displayArtist.php?ID_artist=5588 . 15 March 2023 . 25 January 2022 . Artists Database . Canadian Women Artists History Initiative.
  4. News: Freed . Jeremy . 7 January 2020 . Northern exposure: Textile Museum exhibition explores the art of Inuit printmaking . . live . 25 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329103412/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-design/article-northern-exposure-textile-museum-exhibition-explores-the-art-of-inuit/ . 29 March 2023.
  5. News: Tranter . Emma . 31 December 2019 . New exhibit showcases little-known piece of Cape Dorset’s art history . . live . 25 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230329191110/https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/new-exhibit-showcases-little-known-piece-of-cape-dorsets-art-history/ . 29 March 2023.
  6. Web site: Anna Kingwatsiak . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122100229/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/anna-kingwatsiak . 22 January 2023 . 25 January 2022 . National Gallery of Canada.
  7. Web site: Search Results: Anna Kingwatsiak . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126034248/http://collections.mcmichael.com/search/*/objects?filter=primaryMaker%3AAnna%20Kingwatsiak . 26 January 2022 . 25 January 2022 . McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
  8. Web site: Search Results: Anna Kingwatsiak . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813004307/https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection?search_api_fulltext=Anna%20Kingwatsiak . 13 August 2022 . 25 January 2022 . RISD Museum.
  9. Web site: Search Results: Anna Kingwatsiak . live . https://archive.today/20230904042014/https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/search/?q=Anna%2520Kingwatsiak%2520 . 4 September 2023 . 3 September 2023 . . en.
  10. Web site: Anna Kingwatsiak - Canadian Inuit, 1911-1971 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220126005040/http://collections.artgalleryofguelph.ca/people/15/anna-kingwatsiak . 26 January 2022 . 25 January 2022 . Art Gallery of Guelph.

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