Janet Kigusiuq | |
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Born | 1926 Garry Lake, Canada |
Died | 2005 78–79) Baker Lake, Canada | (aged
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Printmaking, Drawing |
Spouse | Mark Uqayuittuq |
Janet Kigusiuq (b. 1926 Putuqsuqniq camp, near Garry Lake, Nunavut; d. February 27, 2005 Baker Lake, Nunavut) was an Inuk artist. [1] [2]
Kigusiuq came from a large family of artists: she was the eldest daughter of Jessie Oonark, her siblings included artists Victoria Mamnguqsualuk, Nancy Pukingrnak, Peggy Qablunaaq Aittauq, Mary Yuusipik Singaqti, Josiah Nuilaalik, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk, and William Noah, and she was married to Mark Uqayuittuq, son of Luke Anguhadluq, themselves both artists.
Kigusiuq's family were relocated to Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) [3] [4] She was married at the age of 11. [3]
In 1967, Kigusiuq began to draw to supplement her family's income after encouragement from her mother. [5]
Kigusiuq's bright, bold and graphic work focused on camp life activities like hunting and fishing and supernatural forms inspired by Inuit spirituality and stories. [1] The source of these motifs are principally drawn from childhood experiences at the family camp, Kitikat in the Back River region. [6]
Throughout her career she experimented with many artistic mediums, including drawing, print, textiles, wall hangings. She adopted printmaking following the family's move to Baker Lake and between 1970 and 1988 she contributed to the Baker Lake print collections. [7]
In 1984, Kigusiuq delivered a copy of her mother's work Giver of Life to Pope John Paul II in Ottawa, Ontario as a gift from the Canadian Inuit. [5] [8]
Her mature work saw the development of pencil crayon colour fields and collage techniques, the latter prompted by the onset of arthritis. [9]
Her work can be found in a number of museum and gallery permanent collections [14] such as:
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