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 |