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Simon Tookoomee

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About The Artist

       SIMON TOOKOOME   (TACOOMIE; TUKUMMIK; HIUTINUAQ)
	
       Born:  December 9, 1934       Male       E2-426
       Place of Birth:  Chantrey Inlet
       Resides:  Baker Lake; also lived in Gjoa Haven
       Drawings, Prints, Printmaking, Sculpture
            Simon Tookoome was a founding member of the Baker Lake printshop.        

       EXHIBITIONS:
       September 1965              Contemporary Inuit Art at the National Gallery
                                                   of Canada                                         
                                                   National Gallery of Canada                        
                                                   Ottawa, Ontario
       1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975,           Baker Lake Print Collection
       1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980,           (annual collection)                               
       1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986,           (illustrated catalogue)
       1987, 1988, 1990              
       1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978,           Baker Lake Print Collection (printmaker)
       1987, 1988, 1990                                  (annual collection)                               
                                                                        (illustrated catalogue)
       May - September 1972    Baker Lake Drawings
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       October 1974                     Kathleen Fenwick Memorial Exhibition
                                                   Gallery Pascal                                    
                                                   Stratford, Ontario

      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)

       1976 - 1982                       Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical
                                                   Symbolism in Eskimo Art                           
                                                   Canadian Arctic Producers and the                 
                                                   National Museum of Man                            
                                                   Ottawa, Ontario
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       June - August 1976           The People Within - Art from
                                                   Baker Lake                                        
                                                   Art Gallery of Ontario                            
                                                   Toronto, Ontario
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       June - August 1976           Imprint '76
                                                   Art Gallery of Ontario,                           
                                                   Extension Services                                
                                                   Toronto, Ontario
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       July - August 1976            Native Sculptures and Prints
                                                   Gallery Pascal                                    
                                                   Toronto, 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 1977                       Inua - Angakok - Inuk
                                                   The Arctic Circle                                 
                                                   Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

       Jan - Feb 1978                  Drawings by Simon Tookoome and Nancy
                                                   Pookertnak of Baker Lake                          
                                                   Gallery Pascal                                    
                                                   Toronto, Ontario
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       March - June 1978            The Coming and Going of the Shaman:
                                                   Eskimo Shamanism and Art                          
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       Aug - Nov 1978                 The Zazelenchuk Collection of Eskimo Art
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       Nov - Dec 1978                 Polar Vision: Canadian Eskimo Graphics
                                                   Jerusalem Artists' House Museum                   
                                                   Jerusalem, Israel
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       Jan - June 1979                 Spirits and Dreams - Arts of the Inuit
                                                   of Baker Lake                                     
                                                   Department of Indian Affairs and Northern         
                                                   Development                                       
                                                   Ottawa, Ontario
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       March - May 1979             Eskimo Narrative
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       July 1979 - May 1980        Inuit Art in the 1970s
                                                   Department of Indian Affairs                      
                                                   and Northern Development, and the                 
                                                   Agnes Etherington Art Centre                      
                                                   Kingston, Ontario
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       Aug - Nov 1979                 Baker Lake Prints and Print Drawings
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba

       Nov 1979 - Oct 1984        Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical
                                                   Symbolism in Eskimo Art                           
                                                   Arts and Learning Services Foundation             
                                                   (this is a duplicate of the C.A.P. and            
                                                   National Museum of Man exhibition of              
                                                   1976-1981)                                        
                                                   Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
                                                   (tour)

       December 1979               Free Spirits of the Inuit
                                                   The Arctic Circle                                 
                                                   Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

       January - February 1980  Inuit Master Artists of the 1970s
                                                   Inuit Gallery of Vancouver                        
                                                   Vancouver, British Columbia

       April - May 1980                The Klamer Family Collection of Inuit
                                                   Art from the Art Gallery of Ontario               
                                                   University of Guelph                              
                                                   Guelph, Ontario
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       November 1980                Baker Lake Prints - Ten Year Retrospective
                                                   The Upstairs Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba

       1981 - 1983                       The Moveable Feast
                                                   Arts and Learning Services Foundation             
                                                   Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
                                                   (tour)

       Apr 1981 - Mar 1982        Inuit Art: A Selection of Inuit Art from
                                                   the Collection of the National Museum of          
                                                   Man, Ottawa, and the Rothmans Permanent           
                                                   Collection of Inuit Sculpture, Canada             
                                                   National Museum of Man, Ottawa and                
                                                   Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Ltd.                 
                                                   Toronto, Ontario
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       Jan - Feb1982                   Baker Lake Drawings
                                                   The Upstairs Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba

       Dec 1982 - Jan 1983       Noel au Chateau - Art inuit de la
                                                   collection Macdonald Stewart Art Centre           
                                                   Macdonald Stewart Art Centre                      
                                                   Guelph, Ontario                                   
                                                   presented at Chateau Dufresne                     
                                                   Montreal, Quebec

       February - April 1983       Baker Lake Prints & Print-Drawings:
                                                   1970-1976                                         
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                   (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)

       Oct - Dec 1983                  Inuit Masterworks: Selections from
                                                   the Collection of Indian and Northern             
                                                   Affairs Canada                                    
                                                   McMichael Canadian Collection                     
                                                   Kleinburg, Ontario

       Nov 1983 - Mar 1985       Contemporary Indian and Inuit Art of Canada
                                                   Department of Indian Affairs and Northern         
                                                   Development, Ottawa, presented at the             
                                                   General Assembly Building, United Nations         
                                                   New York, New York, U.S.A.
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       June 1984                          Demons and Spirits and those who
                                                   wrestled with them                                
                                                   The Arctic Circle                                 
                                                   Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

       September 1984               Drawings from Baker Lake
                                                   The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art                  
                                                   Toronto, Ontario
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       Nov - Dec 1984                 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)

       Feb 1985 - Apr 1986        Die Kunst aus der Arktis
                                                   Department of Indian and Northern                 
                                                   Affairs Canada, Ottawa,                           
                                                   presented by Commerzbank                          
                                                   Frankfurt, Germany
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       June 1985                          Baker Lake Prints 1985
                                                   The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art                  
                                                   Toronto, Ontario

       Jun 1985 - Sept 1987      Chisel and Brush/Le ciseau et la brosse
                                                   Department of Indian Affairs                      
                                                   and Northern Development                          
                                                   Ottawa, Ontario
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       Jul - Aug 1985                   Original Serigraphs and Works on Paper by
                                                   Simon Tookoome/Inuit sculpture from the Baker     
                                                   Lake Area                                         
                                                   Madison Gallery                                   
                                                   Toronto, Ontario

       November 1986                 Inuit Graphics Through the Year: Rare
                                                   Prints from the Arctic                            
                                                   Arctic Artistry                                   
                                                   Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A.

       May - June 1987                [Inuit Art Exhibition]
                                                   Whitby Arts Incorporated,                         
                                                   The Station Gallery                               
                                                   Whitby, Ontario

       May - June 1987                Inuit Graphics from the Past
                                                   Arctic Artistry                                   
                                                   Scarsdale, New York, U.S.A.

       Aug - Sept 1987                I Am Always Thinking About the Animals
                                                   Houston North Gallery                             
                                                   Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       Sept - Nov 1987                The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       November 1987                 Inuit Traditions in Graphics: 1961-1987
                                                   Arctic Artistry                                   
                                                   Hartsdale, New York, U.S.A.

       Dec 1987 - Mar 1989       Contemporary Inuit Drawings
                                                   Macdonald Stewart Art Centre                      
                                                   Guelph, Ontario
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)
       
      Jan - Feb 1988                  Celebration 1988
                                                   Petro-Canada Exhibition Gallery                   
                                                   Calgary, Alberta

       March 1988                        Magic and Shamanism
                                                   Artspace                                          
                                                   Main/Access Gallery                               
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba

       March - April 1988             Works on Paper from the Permanent
                                                   Collection of Inuit Art                           
                                                   Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec                   
                                                   Montreal, Quebec

       Jun - Sept 1988                The World Around Me
                                                   University of Lethbridge Art Gallery              
                                                   Lethbridge, Alberta
       
       Jun - Sept 1988                Building on Strengths: New Inuit Art
                                                   from the Collection                               
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba

       October 1988                    Tundra & Ice: Stone Images of
                                                   Animals and Man                                   
                                                   presented by Orca Aart at the                     
                                                   Adventurers' Club                                 
                                                   Chicago, Illinois

       October 1988                    Art/Facts
                                                   McMaster Art Gallery                              
                                                   Hamilton, Ontario

       October 1988                    Baker Lake: Persistence of Old Memories
                                                   Brandon Allied Arts Council                       
                                                   Brandon, Manitoba
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       Nov - Dec1988                  Art of the Eskimo: Contemporary Sculpture &
                                                   Drawings from the Canadian Arctic                 
                                                   Gallery 100 Hudson                                
                                                   New York, New York, U.S.A.

       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 1989                    Cold Stones, Warm Hearts: Inuit Art
                                                   from the Northwest Territories                    
                                                   University of Richmond                            
                                                   Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.

       February 1989                  Arctic Images: Major Sculptures by Canada's
                                                   Leading Contemporary Eskimo (Inuit) Artists       
                                                   at D/Erlien Fine Art Limited                      
                                                   presented by Orca Aart, Chicago                   
                                                   Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

       March - April 1989            [L'art inuit]
                                                   Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai          
                                                   at Palais de l'Europe, le Touquet                 
                                                   France

       July 1989                           The Great Northern Arts Festival
                                                   held in Inuvik                                    
                                                   Northwest Territories

       August 1989                      Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux
                                                   du Canada                                         
                                                   Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai          
                                                   at Chapelle de la Visitation,                     
                                                   Thonon                                            
                                                   France

       Aug - Sept 1989                Baker Lake Prints: 1970 - 1982
                                                   Retrospective                                     
                                                   Inuit Gallery of Vancouver                        
                                                   Vancouver, British Columbia
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       August - October 1989     Inuit Graphic Art from Indian
                                                   & Northern Affairs Canada                         
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba

       October 1989                    Baker Lake Print Retrospective:
                                                   A Twenty Year Anniversary                         
                                                   The Upstairs Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

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

       1990                                   Baker Lake
                                                   Inuit Gallery of Vancouver                        
                                                   Vancouver, British Columbia
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       January 1990                    Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
                                                   Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai          
                                                   at Centre d'Action Culturelle du Bassin           
                                                   Houllier, Lorrain, Saint Avold                    
                                                   France

       Jan - Sept 1990                Arctic Mirror
                                                   Canadian Museum of Civilization                   
                                                   Hull, Quebec

       Feb - Mar 1990                 Inuit Drawings
                                                   Inuit Gallery of Vancouver                        
                                                   Vancouver, British Columbia
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       March 1990                       Art Inuit, l'Art des Esquimaux du Canada
                                                   Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai          
                                                   at Maison Falleur, Cambrai                        
                                                   France

       June - September 1990    Inuit Graphics and Drawings from 1959-1990
                                                   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 1990 - Feb 1991       Espaces Inuit
                                                   Maison Hamel-Bruneau                              
                                                   Ste-Foy, Quebec
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       January 1991                     Bears of the North
                                                   Snow Goose Associates                             
                                                   Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

       January 1991                     Sojourns to Nunavut: Contemporary Inuit Art
                                                   from Canada                                       
                                                   at Bunkamura Art Gallery, presented by the        
                                                   University of British Columbia Museum of          
                                                   Anthropology and The McMichael Canadian Art       
                                                   Collection                                        
                                                   Tokyo, Japan
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       Feb - Mar 1991                  Inuit Drawings
                                                   Albers Gallery                                    
                                                   San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

       March - April 1991            Art Inuit
                                                   Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai          
                                                   at Le Theatre                                     
                                                   La Ciotat, France

       April - June 1991               Art Inuit
                                                   Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai          
                                                   at Galerie La Tour des Cardinaux                  
                                                   L'Isle sur la Sorgue, France

       June - July 1991                Art Inuit
                                                   Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai          
                                                   at Galerie Ombre et Lumiere                       
                                                   Ensisheim, France
       
      Jun - Nov1991                    Qamanittuaq: The Art of Baker Lake
                                                   National Gallery of Canada                        
                                                   Ottawa, Ontario

       Aug - Sept 1991                Art Inuit
                                                   Presented by l'Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai          
                                                   at Galerie Akenaton                               
                                                   Troyes, France

       Feb - Sept 1992                Inuit Art: Drawings and Recent Sculpture
                                                   National Gallery of Canada                        
                                                   Ottawa, Ontario

       March - April 1992            Selections from the McMaster Art Gallery
                                                   Collection                                        
                                                   McMaster Art Gallery                              
                                                   Hamilton, Ontario

       Jun - Oct 1992                   Nouveau Territoires...
                                                   350/500 Ans Apres, Presented at les maisons       
                                                   de la culture Cote-des-Neiges, Notre-Dame-        
                                                   de-Grace, and Rosemont-Petite Patrie              
                                                   Montreal Recreation and Community                 
                                                   Development Service and les Ateliers              
                                                   Visions Planetaire                                
                                                   Montreal, Quebec
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       August 1992                      Each Depends on the Other
                                                   Houston North Gallery                             
                                                   Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       Oct 1992 - Jan 1993         Drawings and Sculpture from Baker Lake
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       March - April 1993            The Theme of Transformation in Inuit Sculpture
                                                   The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery                         
                                                   Toronto

       April - July 1993                 Multiple Realities: Inuit Images of
                                                   Shamanic Transformation                           
                                                   Winnipeg Art Gallery                              
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       Nov 1993 - Jan 1994        Contemporary Inuit Drawings
                                                   Muscarelle Museum of Art                          
                                                   College of William and Mary                       
                                                   Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.A.
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       May - June 1994               Share the Vision
                                                   Philadelphians Collect Inuit Art                  
                                                   Art Space Gallery                                 
                                                   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

       July 1994                            Arctic Spirit
                                                   35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art                    
                                                   Frye Art Museum                                   
                                                   Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

       Aug 1994 - Apr 1997       Qamanittuaq: Where the River Widens
                                                   Drawings by Baker Lake Artists                    
                                                   Macdonald Stewart Art Centre                      
                                                   Guelph, Ontario
                                                   (tour)
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       Sept - Oct 1994                 Kunst van de Inuit Eskimo's
                                                   Gemeentelijk Kunstcentrum                         
                                                   Huis Hellemans                                    
                                                   Edegem, Belgium
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       1995                                   Baker Lake - Uncatalogued Prints 1979-1985
                                                   A retrospective collection exhibited at           
                                                   selected galleries, organized by                  
                                                   Canadian Arctic Producers                         
                                                   Winnipeg, Manitoba
                                                   (illustrated brochure)

       March - July 1995              Immaginario Inuit
                                                   Arte e cultura degli esquimesi canadesi           
                                                   Galleria d'Arte Moderna                           
                                                   e Contemporanea                                   
                                                   Verona, Italy
                                                   (illustrated catalogue)

       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)

       Nov 1995 - Jan 1996        Qiviuq: A Legend in Art
                                                   Carleton University Art Gallery                   
                                                   Ottawa, Ontario

       March - April 1996            Major/Minor
                                                   Marion Scott Gallery                              
                                                   Vancouver, British Columbia

       March - April 1996            Works on Paper from the Permanent
                                                   Collection of Inuit Art                           
                                                   Canadian Guild of Craft Quebec                    
                                                   Montreal, Quebec

       SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

       September 1980              Simon Tookoome - Drawings
                                                   Theo Waddington                                   
                                                   New York, New York, U.S.A.

       Oct - Nov 1980                  Simon Tookoome - Drawings
                                                   Inuit Gallery of Vancouver                        
                                                   Vancouver, British Columbia

       1983                                   Simon Tookoome
                                                   McMichael Canadian Collection                     
                                                   Kleinburg, Ontario
                                                   (brochure)

       April - May 1992               Simon Tookoome
                                                   Inuit Galerie                                     
                                                   Mannheim, Germany

       February 1993                   Simon Tookoome Original Drawings
                                                   Albers Gallery                                    
                                                   San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

       COLLECTIONS:
       Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.     
       Amway Environmental Foundation Collection, Ada, Michigan, U.S.A.           
       Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia       
       Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia       
       CIBC Collection, Toronto, 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.                          
       Inuit Cultural Institute, Rankin Inlet, Northwest Territories           
       Klamer Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario              
       Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Guelph, Ontario             
       McMaster University Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario      
       McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario    
       Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan           
       Musee d'Art Contemporain de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada    
       Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec   
       Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia                 
       National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario 
       Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories                 
       Simon Fraser Gallery, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia               
       University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta  
       University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Lethbridge, Alberta                                  
       University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick             
       Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba   

       HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS:
       1975     Travelled to Winnipeg to attend the official opening of the 1975
                Baker Lake print collection at the Upstairs Gallery.
       1976     Travelled to Toronto to attend the opening of the exhibition 'The People
                Within' at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
       1976     Travelled to Montreal to attend the exhibition 'Imprint 76', and was invited
                to participate in the Eskimo Games of the Cultural Olympics.
       1979     Travelled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to attend the opening of a group
                print exhibition.
       1980     Tookoome's print 'The World of Man and the World of Animals Come Together
                in the Shaman' was reproduced on a 35 cent stamp issued September 25, 1980.
       1985     Awarded a Visual Arts Grant by Canada Council.
       1985     Maslak-McLeod, Suite #1, Toronto. The artist produced five prints in a special
                edition released by Maslak-McLeod.
       1988     Awarded first prize in a poster contest for the 1988 Winter Olympics in
                Calgary.
       1989     Attended the opening of the "Masters of the Arctic" exhibition in New York
                City on June 5th.
                Demonstrated his prowess with a whip by snapping a cigarette in two from a
                distance of eight metres.
       1989     Travelled to Ottawa to meet with the Board of Directors of the Inuit Art
                Foundation, in December.
       1992     Simon attended a Baker Lake carving workshop led by David Ruben Piqtoukun.
       1993     Attended opening of the "Arts from the Arctic" exhibit in Kiruna, Sweden.
       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.

                                                         
           EIGHT ARTISTS FROM BAKER LAKE EXHIBIT AT ART GALLERY.  City
           Dweller, Ward-7 Edition (Toronto), July 1976.
                                                         
           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.
                                                         
           INUIT SPIRITS:  Theme of New Postage Stamps.  News/North, vol.
           25, September 19, 1980. [1]p.
                                                         
           OIL BOOM THREATENS INUIT ART FUTURE.  Edmonton Journal, June 12,
           1976.
       Art Gallery of Ontario                            
           THE PEOPLE WITHIN = LES GENS DE L'INTERIEUR.  Toronto: Art
           Gallery of Ontario, 1976.
       Barz, Sandra B., ed.                              
           CANADIAN INUIT PRINT ARTIST/PRINTER BIOGRAPHIES.  New York :
           Arts & Culture of the North, 1990.
       Blodgett, Jean                                    
           GRASP TIGHT THE OLD WAYS:  Selections from the Klamer Family
           Collection of Inuit Art.  Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1983.
       Brandon Allied Arts Council                       
           BAKER LAKE:  Persistence of Old Memories.  Brandon: Brandon
           Allied Arts Council, 1988.
       Campbell, Donald                                  
           DRAMATIC SELF-PORTRAIT INTERPRETS RECURRING DREAM:  Artist
           confesses experiences of shamanism in work designed to interpret
           native religious themes.  Winnipeg Free Press, March 12, 1988.
       Curwin, Kelly                                     
           WINTER OLYMPICS POSTER FEATURES TOOKOOME.  Inuit Art Quarterly,
           vol. 2, no. 4, Fall, 1987. p.11.
       Driscoll, Bernadette                              
           THE INUIT COLLECTION OF THE WINNIPEG ART GALLERY.  Canadian
           Antiques & Art Review, vol. 2, no. 17, April, 1981. pp.36-41.
       Eakin, William and Jack Butler                    
           PHOTOESSAY: BAKER LAKE 1983-84.  Arts Manitoba, vol.3, no.4,
           Fall 1984, pp. 20-25.
       Gagnon, Louis                                     
           ESPACES INUIT:  Dessins et Sculpture.  Sainte-Foy, Quebec:
           Maison Hamel-Bruneau, 1990.
       Halifax Mail Star                                 
           FIRST MAJOR EXHIBITION OF INUIT ART TO BE DISPLAYED.  Halifax
           Mail Star, June 9, 1976.
       Hanna, Debbie                                     
           NORTHERNERS RETURN FROM OLYMPICS.  Nunatsiaq News, August 25,
           1976. pp.11-12.
       Haqpi, Michael                                    
           "CARVINGS ARE NOT JUST CARVINGS...THEY TELL A STORY":  An
           interview with Simon Tookoome of Baker Lake.  Inuit Art
           Quarterly:  Vol. 8, No.2, Summer, 1993, pp. 6-7.
       Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art                      
           DRAWINGS FROM BAKER LAKE.  Toronto: The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo
           Art, 1984.
       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
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