Kakulu Saggiaktok

Kakulu Saggiaktok
Born1940 (1940)
Died2020 (aged 79–80)
NationalityCanadian
Known forVisual Art

Kakulu Saggiaktok (1940–2020)[1] was an Inuit artist.

Early life

Kakulu Saggiaktok was born in 1940 aboard the Hudson Bay Company supply ship, Nascopie,[2] which was en route from Clyde River to Pangnirtung.[3] Her parents and older brother (Qavaroak Tunnillie)[3] were part of a small group of Inuit who traveled from south Baffin Island to the northern region to trap and hunt.[3] Her mother, Ikayukta Tunnillie, was a graphic artist as well.[3]

In the 1960s she moved to Cape Dorset, and began to draw as part of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative.[2][3][4] Her work often depicts animals.[2] Since 1966, her work has been featured in many Cape Dorset Annual Print Collections.[1]

Career

She was best known for her work on paper.[1] Her work is held in several museums, including the Agnes Etherington Art Centre,[2] the McMaster Museum of Art,[5] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[6] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,[7] the National Gallery of Canada,[1] the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[1] the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria,[1] the Canada Council Art Bank,[1] the National Museum of the American Indian,[8] the Brunnier Art Museum,[9] and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.[1]

She married the sculptor Saggiaktok, and they had four children.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Foundation, Inuit Art. "Kakulu Saggiaktok | Inuit Art Foundation | Artist Database". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kettle | Agnes Etherington Art Centre". agnes.queensu.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "KAKULU SAGGIAKTOK I Inuit Artist". Northern Expressions. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  4. ^ "Canadian Museum of Civilization". www.historymuseum.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  5. ^ "McMaster Museum of Art". emuseum.mcmaster.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  6. ^ "Exchange: Green Feathers". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  7. ^ "Nunaraaq (Coming from the Land)". www.mbam.qc.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  8. ^ "Resting Bird | National Museum of the American Indian". americanindian.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  9. ^ "Iowa State Collections - Iowa State University". umsm003.its.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-22.