Eliyakota Samualie

Eliyakota Samualie
Born	(1939-05-09)May 9, 1939 Kinngait, Nunavut
Died	November 1987(1987-11-00) (aged 48)

Eliyakota Samualie (May 9, 1939–November 1987)[1][2] was a Canadian Inuit graphic artist and sculptor.[3]

Early life and education

Samualie was born near Cape Dorset.[3] Her father died when she was young, and she was raised by her maternal grandparents.[3]

Career

Samualie began drawing in the 1960s.[3] The imagery in her work frequently included bird forms.[3]

Her work is held in several museums worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada,[4][3] the Cape Breton University Art Gallery Collection,[5] the University of Delaware,[6] the Canadian Museum of Civilization,[3] the Art Gallery of Toronto,[3] the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[3] and the University of Michigan Museum of Art.[7]

Personal life

Samualie never married, but raised one adopted child.[3]

References

1. "Eliyakota Samualie". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
2. Crandall, Richard C. (2000). Inuit Art: A History. McFarland. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-7864-0711-8.
3. Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (2013-12-19). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-63889-4.
4. "Composition of Human Mask and Birds". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
5. "Cape Breton University: Object: Kanayou and Timiat [1998.09.08.A]". 64.15.147.38. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
6. "Reciprocity | Indigenous Art and Arctic Ecology". Retrieved 2021-01-20.
7. "Exchange: King Eider". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-20.