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AQJANGAJUK SHAA (AXANGAYU; AKSANGAYUK; AQYHAGAYU;
ARRANGAYJUKE; AUKJANGARKJUK)
Born: March 17, 1937 Male E7-1065
Resides: Cape Dorset
Sculpture, Drawings, Prints
EXHIBITIONS: 1961 Cape Dorset Graphics
(annual collection)
(illustrated catalogue)
December 1966 Major Eskimo Sculpture - Cape Dorset
Isaacs Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
1967 Eskimo Sculpture
Winnipeg Art Gallery
presented at the Manitoba Legislative
Building
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
May - June 1969 Eskimo Sculpture '69
Robertson Galleries
Ottawa, Ontario
(illustrated catalogue)
1970 Mythology in Stone
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
1971 - 1973 Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the
Canadian Arctic
Canadian Eskimo Arts Council
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
January - February 1971 The Art of the Eskimo
Simon Fraser Gallery,
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia
(catalogue)
January - March 1972 Eskimo Fantastic Art
Gallery 111, School of Art,
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
1974 Inuit Sculpture 1974/Sculpture Inuit 1974
Lippel Gallery
Montreal, Quebec
(illustrated catalogue)
1974 Cape Dorset Sculpture
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
April 1974 Eskimo Stone Sculpture, featuring Axangayuk,
Johnniebo, Kenojuak
The Arctic Circle
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Oct - Nov 1974 Eskimo Art
Queens Museum
Flushing, New York, U.S.A.
(illustrated catalogue)
1975 Cape Dorset - Selected Sculpture from the
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
1977 Kaka and Axangayuk
Gallery Shop,
London Public Library
London, Ontario
Jan 1977 - Jun 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)
March - April 1979 Die Kunst aus der Arktis
Inuit Galerie, Mannheim
held at Humanities and Social Sciences Research
Institute, University of Siegen
at Villa Waldrich
Siegen, Germany
(illustrated catalogue)
September 1979 Exhibition and Sale of Musk-Oxen and Bears
Cottage Craft Gifts & Fine Arts Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta
October 1979 Sculpture of the Inuit: Masterwork
Exhibitors of the Canadian Arctic
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
January - March 1980 Cape Dorset
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
February - March 1980 Collectors' Choice - An Exhibition of
Important Inuit Sculpture
Waddington Galleries
Toronto, Ontario
February - March 1980 First Annual Collectors' Invitational
Exhibition
Inuk 1/Eskimo Art
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
April - May 1980 The Klamer Family Collection of Inuit
Art from the Art Gallery of Ontario
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario
(illustrated catalogue)
November - December 1980
Four Sculptors from Baffin Island
The Upstairs Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1981 Cape Dorset Sculptors and Their Sculpture
The Inuit Art Collection
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Bacon
Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.A.
(illustrated catalogue)
September 1981 Exhibition and Sale of Musk-Oxen
& Bears
Cottage Craft Gifts & Fine Arts Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta
September - October 1981
The Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher
Collection of Inuit Art
Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery,
University of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
(illustrated catalogue)
October - November 1981
The Inuit Sea Goddess
Surrey Art Gallery,
(organized to complement the Musee
des beaux-arts de Montreal exhibit
of the same name)
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
March - April 1982 Songs in Stone
The Arctic Circle
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
1983 An Enduring Tradition II: Inuit Carving
from the Northwest Territories
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
May 1983 - April 1985 Grasp Tight the Old Ways: Selections from
the Klamer Family Collection of Inuit Art
Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
October 1983 Fantasy and Stylization - Cape Dorset
Sculpture
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
February - March 1984 Canadian Inuit Art
City Hall
Nuuk/Godthab, Greenland
February 1984 - June 1986
Arctic Vision: Art of the Canadian Inuit
Department of Indian Affairs and
Northern Development and Canadian
Arctic Producers
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
March - April 1984 Heritage of the Inuit: Masterpieces
of the Eskimo
Colorado Galleries of the Arts,
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A.
September - October 1984
On the Land
The Arctic Circle
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
October 1984 Images of the Far North
Studio Art Gallery,
State University of New York
Binghamton, New York, U.S.A.
March - May 1985 Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated catalogue)
December 1985 Masterwork Sculpture 1985
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
May - June 1986 The Spirit of the Land
The Koffler Gallery
Toronto, Ontario
(illustrated brochure)
July 1986 Baffin Island Sculpture
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
August - November 1986
Die Kunst aus der Arktis
presented by Inuit Galerie
Mannheim, Germany
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
1987 Collectable Sculpture 1987
Webster Galleries
Calgary, Alberta
(illustrated catalogue)
January 1987 Contemporary Sculpture from the Arctic
Arctic Artistry
Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A.
October 1987 Recent Acquisitions of Early Inuit
Sculpture
Arctic Artistry
Hartsdale, 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
November 1988 [L'art inuit]
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Les Martres-de-Veyre
France
December 1988 - 1989 Im Schatten der Sonne:Zeitgenossische Kunst
der Indianer und Eskimos in Kanada/In the
Shadow of the Sun:Contemporary Indian and Inuit
Art in Canada
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
January - February 1989 Images of the Far North
Arctic Artistry
(held at the Erie County Fairgrounds)
Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A.
April 1989 Master Works from the Early Years
Arctic Artistry
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A.
November - December 1989
Sculpture Inuit
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
(illustrated brochure)
May 1990 Early and Contemporary Sculpture and Prints
by Well-Known Inuit Artists
Arctic Artistry
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A.
June - July 1990 Small Sculptures from across the
Canadian Arctic
Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario
November 1990 Inuit Masterworks
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
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
February - March 1991 Cape Dorset Sculpture
McMaster Art Gallery
Hamilton, Ontario
March - April 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Le Theatre
La Ciotat, France
April - May 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Palais de l'Europe
Le Touquet, France
May 1991 Inuit Music in Art: Singing and Dancing and
Playing
Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario
May - June 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at La Halle aux Bles
Saint Malo, France
May - September 1991 Recent Acquisitions: Watercolors of the Arctic
Landscape and Original Eskimo Sculpture
Arctic Artistry
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A.
July 1991 Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Chapelle de la Visitation
Thonon, France
July - August 1991 Glaciopolis: Art Inuit
Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai
at Maison de Pesey
Les Arcs, France
August - September 1991
Cape Dorset Stone Sculpture: Masters
& the Next Generation
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
November - December 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
May - August 1992 Hudson's Bay Company Collection of Inuit Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(illustrated brochure)
October - November 1992
Arctic Ice: Sculptures in Marble by the
Artists of Cape Dorset, Northwest Territories
Marion Scott Gallery
Vancouver, British Columbia
(illustrated catalogue)
November - December 1992
Inuit Sculpture--New Acquisitions
Pucker Gallery
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
(illustrated brochure)
September - November 1993
The Bear: Sculpture
Albers Gallery
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
March - April 1994 Eegyvudluk Pootoogook-Eyeetsiak Peter-
Axangayu Shaa Exhibition
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Vancouver, B.C., (video catalogue)
April - June 1994 The Shaa Family: Axangayu Shaa,
Qiatsuq Shaa, Pudlalik Shaa
Albers Gallery of Inuit Art
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
July 1994 Arctic Spirit
35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art
Frye Art Museum
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
January - February 1995 The Collector's Eye
Inuit Art from Private Collections
Albers Gallery
San Francisco, California, USA
(illustrated brochure)
May - September 1995 Keeping Our Stories Alive:
An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts
from Dene and Inuit of Canada
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.
(illustrated catalogue)
September 1995 Sedna: Spirit of the Sea
Feheley Fine Arts
Toronto, Ontario
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: May 1970 Axangayu
The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art
Toronto, Ontario
January 1974 Sculpture by Axangayu of Cape Dorset
The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art
Toronto, Ontario
(illustrated catalogue)
September 1978 Axangayu Cape Dorset - Recent Sculpture
Waddington Galleries
Toronto, Ontario
June 1979 Axangayu
Waddington Galleries
Montreal, Quebec
October 1980 Sculpture by Axangayu
Franz Bader Gallery
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
February - April 1981 Axangayu
Robertson Galleries
Ottawa, Ontario
1982 Shaa Axangayuk
Inuit Galerie
Mannheim, Germany
(illustrated catalogue)
July - August 1984 Aqjangajuk Shaa - Sculpture
Cottage Craft Gifts and Fine Arts Ltd.
Calgary, Alberta
(illustrated catalogue)
August 1992 Aqjangajuk Shaa
Houston North Gallery
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
(illustrated brochure)
August 1995 Major Sculptures by Aqjangaju Shaa
Houston North Gallery
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
COLLECTIONS: Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A.
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
Art Gallery of York University, Downsview, Ontario
Canada Council Art Bank, Ottawa, 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.
Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta
Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories
James and Mary Jack Collection, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pa., U.S.A.
Klamer Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Macmillan-Bloedel Limited, Vancouver, British Columbia
McMaster University Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
Musee d'Art Contemporain de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Brunswick, Maine, U.S.A.
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Sarick Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
SELECTED REFERENCES:
ARTS OF THE ESKIMO: PRINTS: /Ed. by Ernst Roch. Texts by
Patrick Furneaux and Leo Rosshandler. Montreal: Signum Press in
association with Oxford University Press, Toronto, 1974.
IM SCHATTEN DER SONNE: Zeitgenoessische Kunst der Indianer und
Eskimos in Kanada. [In the Shadow of the Sun: Contemporary Art
of the Indians and Eskimos in Canada]. Stuttgart: Edition
Cantz. Ottawa: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1988.
PORTRAIT OF A CANADIAN SCULPTOR. Saturday Night, June 1970.
Blodgett, Jean
AQJANGAJUK SHAA: IN The Canadian Encyclopedia, James H. Marsh,
editor-in-chief. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1:68, 1985.
Blodgett, Jean
GRASP TIGHT THE OLD WAYS: Selections from the Klamer Family
Collection of Inuit Art. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1983.
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 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.
Dewar, Patricia
YOU HAD TO BE THERE. Nepean,Ont.: Inuit Art Quarterly, 9(1)
Spring 1994, pp. 20-28.
Driscoll, Bernadette
THE INUIT COLLECTION OF THE WINNIPEG ART GALLERY. Canadian
Antiques & Art Review, vol. 2, no. 17, April, 1981. pp.36-41.
French, Orland
BLUE CHIP ART: Inuit Art Still 15 Per Cent Investment: 'there
doesn't seem to be an end to it'. Ottawa Citizen, August 12,
1978.
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum
KEEPING OUR STORIES ALIVE: An Exhibition of Art and Crafts from
Dene and Inuit of Canada. Santa Fe, N.M.: Institute of American
Native Arts Museum, 1995.
Inuit Art Collection
CAPE DORSET: Sculptors and their Sculpture. Manchester, Conn.:
The Inuit Art Collection, 1981.
Inuit Galerie
AXANGAYUK SHAA. Mannheim, Germany: Inuit Galerie, 1990.
Inuit Galerie
DIE KUNST AUS DER ARKTIS. Mannheim, Federal Republic of
Germany: Inuit Galerie, 1986, 1986.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
AN ENDURING TRADITION II: Inuit Carving from the Northwest
Territories. Vancouver: The Inuit Gallery of Vancouver, 1983.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Baffin Island Sculpture. Vancouver, B.C. : Inuit Gallery, 1986.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
CAPE DORSET SCULPTURE: Fantasy & Stylization. Vancouver: Inuit
Gallery of Vancouver, 1983.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
CAPE DORSET STONE SCULPTURE: MASTERS AND THE NEXT GENERATION:
August 17-September 6, 1991. Vancouver, B.C.: Inuit Gallery of
Vancouver, 1991.
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
SCULPTURE OF THE INUIT: Masterwork Exhibitors of the Canadian
Arctic. Vancouver: Inuit Gallery, 1979.
Lipton, Barbara
ARCTIC VISION: Art of the Canadian Inuit. Ottawa : Canadian
Arctic Producers, 1984.
Macduff, Alistair
LORDS OF THE STONE: An Anthology of Eskimo Sculpture. / By
Alistair Macduff. Photographs by George M. Galpin. North
Vancouver: Whitecap Books, 1982.
Malone, Judy
CONTRASTS VIVIDLY SHOWN BY TWO ESKIMO ARTISTS. London Evening
Free Press, February 28, 1977.
Marion Scott Gallery
ARCTIC ICE: SCULPTURES IN MARBLE BY THE ARTISTS OF CAPE DORSET,
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES. Vancouver: Marion Scott Gallery, 1992.
Robertson Galleries
ESKIMO SCULPTURE '69. Ottawa: The Robertson Galleries, 1969.
Shaa, Aqjangajuk
AXANGAYU. Toronto: The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art, 1974.
Swinton, George
ESKIMO ART RECONSIDERED. Artscanada, vol. 27, no. 6,
December-January, 1971-72. pp.85-94.
Swinton, George
ESKIMO SCULPTURE. = SCULPTURE ESQUIMAUDE. Toronto: McClelland
and Stewart, 1965.
Swinton, George
SCULPTURE OF THE ESKIMO. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1972.
Vastokas, Joan M.
CONTINUITIES IN ESKIMO GRAPHIC STYLE. artscanada, vol. 27, no.
6, December-January, 1971. pp.69-83.
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.
(c) Inuit Art Section, INAC 1995
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