| DAVIDEE KAVIK (TAVITDEE; KAPVIK; KAGVIK; QAGVIK; KUPVIK) Born: 1915 Male E9-130 Resides: Sanikiluaq; also lived in Kuujjuaraapik Sculpture EXHIBITIONS: November - December 1965 Arctic Values '65 New Brunswick Museum with the cooperation of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs St. John, New Brunswick (illustrated catalogue) 1967 Eskimo Sculpture Winnipeg Art Gallery presented at the Manitoba Legislative Building Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue) 1967 Eskimo Art in Northern Quebec presented by La Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec at "Man and His World" Montreal, Quebec (illustrated catalogue) November - December 1968 Eskimo Canada Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec and La Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec, held at Place Bonaventure Montreal, Quebec (illustrated catalogue) October - November 1969 Eskimo Sculptures and Prints including a collection of Carvings by Osowetokla Hartford National Bank Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A. (illustrated brochure) 1971 - 1973 Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic Canadian Eskimo Arts Council Ottawa, Ontario (tour) (illustrated catalogue) February - April 1973 The Bessie Bulman Collection Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue) October - November 1973 Sculpture Inuit 25 Years After Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec Montreal, Quebec 1975 - 1979 We Lived by Animals/Nous Vivions des Animaux Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in cooperation with the Department of External Affairs Ottawa, Ontario (tour) (illustrated catalogue) August - November 1978 The Zazelenchuk Collection of Eskimo Art Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba (illustrated catalogue) October - November 1978 Eskimo Art Embankment Gallery London, England (illustrated catalogue) March - April 1979 Sculpture of the Inuit: Lorne Balshine Collection/Lou Osipov Collection/ Dr. Harry Winrob Collection Surrey Art Gallery Surrey, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) September - October 1980 Decade of Mystery and Change: Tenth Anniversary Exhibit The Arctic Circle Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (illustrated catalogue) November - December 1980 Belcher Island Sculpture Robertson Galleries Ottawa, Ontario February 1981 Belcher Island Sculpture Inuit Gallery of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia April - May 1981 Sculpture from Belcher Islands Images of the North San Francisco, California, U.S.A. May 1981 Belcher Island Community Sculpture The Raven Gallery Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. October 1981 Inuit Masks Inuit Gallery of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia (illustrated catalogue) February - August 1982 Les Inuit du Nouveau-Quebec Musee du Quebec Quebec, Quebec (illustrated brochure) October - November 1982 Inuit Sculpture 1982 The Raven Gallery Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A. (illustrated catalogue) September 1983 The Way We Were - Traditional Eskimo Life Snow Goose Associates Seattle, Washington, USA March - April 1984 Heritage of the Inuit: Masterpieces of the Eskimo Colorado Galleries of the Arts, Arapahoe Community College Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A. October 1984 Images of the Far North Studio Art Gallery, State University of New York Binghamton, New York, U.S.A. April 1988 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de L'Europe, Le Touquet France June - September 1988 Building on Strengths: New Inuit Art from the Collection Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba July 1988 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Chapelle de la Visitation, Thonon France September - October 1988 The Hunting Existence: Men and Animals Depicted in Sculpture and Prints Arctic Artistry Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A. November 1988 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Les Martres-de-Veyre France December 1988 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie des Tanneurs, Mulhouse France January - February 1989 Images of the Far North Arctic Artistry (held at the Erie County Fairgrounds) Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A. February - March 1989 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at St. Marcellin France March - April 1989 [L'art inuit] Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de l'Europe, le Touquet France November - December 1990 Art Inuit: Autour de la Collection de Cape Dorset 1990 Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Centre Culturel Canadien Paris, France SOLO EXHIBITIONS: February - March 1968 Davidee Kagvik Sculpture Lofthouse Galleries Ottawa, Ontario (illustrated brochure) January 1982 Sculpture: Davidee Kavik - Belcher Islands Inuit Gallery of Vancouver Vancouver, British Columbia COLLECTIONS: Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A. Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, U.S.A. COLLECTIONS: (continued) Musee de la civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec Musee du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Shell Canada Collection, Calgary, Alberta University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: 1968 Attended the opening of his solo exhibition at the Lofthouse Galleries in Ottawa. 1972 Travelled to London, England to attend opening of 'Sculpture/Inuit' exhibition at the Museum of Mankind. SELECTED REFERENCES: Arctic Circle DECADE OF MYSTERY AND CHANGE 1970-1980: tenth anniversary exhibit, september 26 - october 9, 1980. Los Angeles, Calif.: THE ARCTIC CIRCLE, 1980. Canadian Eskimo Arts Council SCULPTURE/INUIT: Sculpture of the Inuit: masterworks of the Canadian Arctic = La sculpture chez les Inuit: chefs-d'oeuvre de l'Arctique canadien. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. London: Aidan Ellis Publishing, 1971. Canadian Guild of Crafts ESKIMO CANADA. Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts and La Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec, 1968. Embankment Gallery ESKIMO ART AT THE EMBANKMENT GALLERY. London: Embankment Gallery, 1978. SELECTED REFERENCES: (continued) Lofthouse Galleries Ltd. DAVIDEE KAGVIK: Sculpture, (with a collection of original drawings by Cape Dorset artists). Ottawa: Lofthouse Galleries Ltd, 1968. Ritchie, Carson I.A. THE ESKIMO AND HIS ART. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1974. [London and New York, 1975]. Saucier, Celine IMAGE INUIT DU NOUVEAU-QUEBEC: By Celine Saucier and Eugene Kedl. Quebec: Musee de la Civilisation, 1988. Swinton, George SCULPTURE OF THE ESKIMO. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972. Tagoona, William THREE INUIT IN LONDON. Inuttituut, Winter, 1972. pp.16-18. Winnipeg Art Gallery THE ZAZELENCHUK COLLECTION OF ESKIMO ART. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1978. (c) Inuit Art Section, INAC 1995 |
