This exhibition showcased some of the best-known prints from Kinngait (Cape Dorset) with a focus on selected works by Kenojuak Ashevak, Pudlo Pudlat, Parr, Pitaloosie Saila, Pauta Saila, Kananginak Pootoogook, Sheojuk Etidlooie, Kingmeata Etidlooie, Pitseolak Ashoona, Lucy Qinnuayuak, Kiakshuk, Tudlik, and many other artists.

Kinngait – translated from the Inuit language of Inuktitut, as “mountains” – is the first community in the Canadian Arctic to produce drawings and prints, and has essentially set the standard for graphic art by Inuit artists.

Karen Williamson Guest Curator