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from Auction House Records.
REMEMBERING ANCESTORS, CAPE DORSET, CA. 2005-06
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| An Inuit artist born in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Annie Pootoogook does
colored pencil drawings that reflect her personal experiences and break
tradition with artwork subjects
usually associated with that culture---igloos, wildlife genre, people
wearing parkas, etc. Instead she focuses on modern Inuit society
and the less-than-romanticized or realistic complications of living in
that society. She resists the cliches, and confronts issues of
modern culture such as media influence and technology challenges.
Beginning her drawing activity in 1997 at age thirty one, she took
lessons at the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, an entity that
encourages Inuits to produce income from their artwork. She came
from a family of artists as her grandmother, Pitseolak Ashoona, was a
noted Inuit draftsperson, and her mother, Napachie Pootoogook, was a
well-known printmaker in West Baffin.
In 2007, Annie Pootoogook's work reflecting the concerns of contemporary Inuit living in Canada will be featured at the 2007 Montreal Biennale and at Documenta 12.
Sources:
David Balzer, "Culture Clash", http://www.cbc.ca/arts/photoessay/pootoogook/
Art Dealers Association of America: Canada, ARTFORUM, Summer, 2007
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