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TIKITUK QINNUAYUAK (TIKITO; TIKEETOO; TIKITOK; TIKITOO; TIKKEETOK;
TIKKITOO; TIKKITOK)
Born: January 2, 1908 Male E7-1067
Place of Birth: Akbalik camp
Died: January, 1992
Resided: Cape Dorset
Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, Printmaking
Tikituk's late wife Lucy (1915-1982) was a renowned graphic artist.
Tikituk was also the brother of three other Cape Dorset graphic artists:
Sheelaky (1902-1985), Niviaksiak (1908- 1959), and Angotigolu Teevee
(1910-1967).
EXHIBITIONS: 1951 Eskimo Art
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
(illustrated brochure)
May 1953 Eskimo Carvings: Coronation Exhibition
Gimpel Fils
London, England
(illustrated catalogue)
1960, 1965, 1990, 1991, 1992
Cape Dorset Graphics
(annual collection)
(illustrated catalogue)
January - February 1967 Cape Dorset - A Decade of Eskimo
Prints & Recent Sculpture
National Gallery of Canada,
in cooperation with the Canadian
Eskimo Art Committee
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
November - Dec 1968 Eskimo Canada
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
and La Federation des Cooperatives du
Nouveau-Quebec, held at Place
Bonaventure
Montreal, Quebec
(illustrated catalogue)
1970 Graphic Art by Eskimos of Canada:
Second Collection
Cultural Affairs Division, Department
of External Affairs, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
Sept - Oct 1970 Canadian Eskimo Arts Festival
Alaska Methodist University Galleries
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.
(illustrated catalogue)
January - Feb 1971 The Art of the Eskimo
Simon Fraser Gallery,
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia
(catalogue)
February - March 1972 Eskimo Sculpture: Selections from the
Twomey Collection
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
1974 Cape Dorset Sculpture
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
1975 Cape Dorset - Selected Sculpture from the
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
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)
March - July 1976 The Mulders' Collection of Eskimo Sculpture
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
Jan 1977 - June 1982 The Inuit Print/L'estampe inuit
Department of Indian Affairs and
Northern Development and the
National Museum of Man
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
Sept - Oct 1977 The Eskimo Woman: her life and dreams
in prints and sculpture
The Arctic Circle
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
January - March 1980 Cape Dorset
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
April - May 1981 Festival of Birds
The Arctic Circle
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
March - April 1984 Heritage of the Inuit: Masterpieces
of the Eskimo
Colorado Galleries of the Arts,
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A.
June 1984 Demons and Spirits and those who
wrestled with them
The Arctic Circle
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
October 1985 Early Eskimo Sculpture
Arctic Artistry
Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A.
November 1988 Primitive Art from the Arctic
Arctic Artistry
Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A.
Nov 1988 - April 1989 Night Spirits: Cape Dorset 1960-1965
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
January 1989 Cold Stones, Warm Hearts: Inuit Art
from the Northwest Territories
University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.
April 1989 Master Works from the Early Years
Arctic Artistry
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A.
June 1990 - July 1992 The First Passionate Collector: The
Ian Lindsay Collection of Inuit Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
Sept - October 1990 Through the Eyes of the Shaman
Arctic Artistry
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A.
Nov - Dec 1990 Art Inuit: Autour de la Collection de Cape
Dorset 1990
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Centre Culturel Canadien
Paris, France
Nov- Dec 1991 Art Inuit: Autour de la Collection de Cape
Dorset 1991
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Le Colombier
Ville D'Avray, France
Nov 1993 - Jan 1994 Contemporary Inuit Drawings
Muscarelle Museum of Art
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.
(illustrated catalogue)
July 1994 Arctic Spirit
35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art
Frye Art Museum
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: January - February 1996 Tikitu Qinnuayuak of Cape Dorset
Albers Gallery
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
COLLECTIONS: Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.
Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, Ontario
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories
London Regional Art Gallery, London, Ontario
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: 1982 'Canada Living' Poster Commission. Tikituk was one of four artists
commissioned to creat prints, which were used as poster designs for 'Canada
Living'.
1984 'Canada Living' Poster Commission. Tikituk was one of several artists
commissioned to create prints, which were used as poster designs for 'Canada
Living'.
1993 Qinnuayuak's 1990 print "Woman Who Went to the Moon" featured on the cover
of Inuit Art Quarterly, Summer 1993.
SELECTED REFERENCES: Canadian Guild of Crafts
ESKIMO CANADA. Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts and La
Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec, 1968.
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
CANADIAN GUILD OF CRAFTS QUEBEC. = GUILDE CANADIENNE DES METIERS
D'ART QUEBEC: The Permanent Collection: Inuit Arts and Crafts,
c. 1900-1980. Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, 1980.
Gimpel Fils Gallery
ESKIMO CARVINGS. London: The Gimpel Fils Gallery, 1952.
Muscarelle Museum of Art (Williamsburg)
CONTEMPORARY INUIT DRAWINGS: The gift collection of Frederick
and Lucy S. Herman. Williamsburg, Va.: The College of William
and Mary in Virginia, 1993.
National Gallery of Canada
CAPE DORSET: A Decade of Eskimo Prints and Recent Sculpture =
Dix ans d'estampes esquimaudes et sculptures recentes. Ottawa:
The National Gallery of Canada, 1967.
National Museum of Man
THE INUIT PRINT = L'ESTAMPE INUIT: A Travelling Exhibition... =
Une exposition itinerante... Ottawa: National Museum of Man,
National Museums of Canada, 1977.
Ritchie, Carson I.A.
THE ESKIMO AND HIS ART. Toronto: The Macmillan Company of
Canada, 1974. [London and New York, 1975].
Winnipeg Art Gallery
CAPE DORSET. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1979.
Winnipeg Art Gallery
CAPE DORSET: Selected Sculpture from the Collection of the
Winnipeg Art Gallery. Winnipeg: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1975.
Winnipeg Art Gallery
THE FIRST PASSIONATE COLLECTOR: THE IAN LINDSAY COLECTION OF
INUIT ART: Le premier collectionneur passionne: La Collection
d'art inuit Ian Lindsay. Winnipeg : Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1990.
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