LOUIE NIGIYOK   (NEGEYOK; OONAYAK; UNAYAK)

       Born:  April 10, 1960       Male       W2-984
       Resides:  Holman; also lived in Coppermine
       Prints, Printmaking
                                                                                     
       Both of Louie's parents, Mabel and Morris are artists                         
       in Holman.  [His grandmother is Agnes Nigiyok, who is                           
       an honorary member of the Canadian Crafts Council ... Disputed]                            

       EXHIBITIONS:

       1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988,           Holman Prints (printmaker)
       1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,           (annual collection)                               
       1994, 1995                                             (illustrated catalogue)

       June 1985                          Alaska Eskimo Dolls/Inuit Prints
                                                   Provincial Museum of Alberta,                     
                                                   sponsored by the Alaska State                     
                                                   Council on the Arts                               
                                                   Edmonton, Alberta
                                                   (tour)

       1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,      Holman Prints
       1993, 1994                             (annual collection)                               
                                                        (illustrated catalogue)

       October 1989                    Western Canadian Woodblock Prints
                                                   Muttart Public Art Gallery                        
                                                   Calgary, Alberta

       COLLECTIONS:

       Amway Environmental Foundation Collection, Ada, Michigan, U.S.A. 
       Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec  
       Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Sudbury, Ontario 
       Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories 
       Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba 

       HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS:

       1987     	Attended a print workshop held at Baker Lake.  
			The course was conducted by a master woodblock printer, Noboru Sawai.