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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.
      (c) Inuit Art Section, INAC 1995