Kavavaow Mannomee

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Kavavaow Mannomee (also known as Qavavau Manumie) (born September 21, 1958) is an Inuit printmaker who lived and worked in Nunavut. [1]

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Early life

He was born in Brandon, Manitoba, when his mother was hospitalized there for tuberculosis. [2] However, the family returned to Cape Dorset soon after, where Mannomee has stayed ever since. [2] [3] His mother Paunichea (1920-1968) and father Davidee were both artists. [4] His brothers Tukiki Manomie and Aqjangajuk Shaa are both sculptors. [4]

Career

The Kinngait Printshop Kinngait Printshop 1997.jpg
The Kinngait Printshop

Mannomee was involved in the West Baffin Eskimo Co-op and the Kinngait Studios, first making lithographs and later stonecuts. [4] He also worked on graphite drawings. [1] Many of his works featured scenes from everyday life in Inuit culture, as well as Arctic animals and Inuit mythological figures. [1] [3]

His first solo exhibition, featuring his original drawings, happened in Toronto in June 2008. [2] His works are held in several museums, including the Ackland Art Museum, [3] [5] the Canadian Museum of Civilization, [3] the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, [3] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, [3] the National Gallery of Canada, [3] the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, [3] the University of Michigan Museum of Art, [6] the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, [7] and the National Museum of the American Indian. [8]

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