Simon Hiqiniq
Settlement: Gjoa Haven / Uqsuqtuuq
(1951) — E4-662
Alternative Names: Hiqiniq Hiqiniq, Simon Hiqiniq, Sikkinik Hiqiniq, Kilak Hiqiniq
Simon is from a family of Gjoa Haven artists. His father Jonathan, mother Martha, and brother Abraham Hiqiniq are sculptors. Martha is also a wallhanging artist.
Exhibitions
- Animals of the Arctic, Arctic Inuit Art
- Drummers, The Guild Shop
- Eskimo Sculpture from Gjoa Haven, Images of the North
- Gjoa Haven Community Show, Sur le Mur
- Gjoa Haven: Recent Sculpture, Canadiana Galleries
- Images of Influence: Contemporary Inuit Art, Surrey Art Gallery
- Kitikmeot, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
- Kitikmeot-Land of the Spirits, Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Collections
- National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Publications
- CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN ESKIMO AND NORTHERN INDIAN FINE CRAFTS., Author: Canadian Arctic Producers, Publication: Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Arctic Producers. (1966)
- DAVIDIALUK'S UNIQUE TALENTS ARE VIEWED ON "HOME" GROUND., Author: Barz, Sandra B., Publication: New York, N.Y. : Arts and Culture of the North 7(1) : 447. (1984)
- ESKIMO ART IN IVORY., Author: Simpson, R. de E., Publication: Masterkey 22:813-888, Los Angeles. (1948)
- IMPORTANT AMERICAN INDIAN ART: — New York, Friday, June 12, 1992., Author: Sotheby's., Publication: New York: Sotheby's (1992)
- INUIT, Author: Canada. Dept. of Indian and Northern Affairs, Publication: Ottawa : Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (1986)
- NORTH OF SIXTY: NORTHWEST TERRITORIES COMMUNITY BIBLIOGRAPHY/ — AU NORD DU SOIXANTE: BIBLIOGRAPHIE PAR COMMUNAUTE TERRITOIRES DU NORD-OUEST., Author: Lanari, Robert, Publication: Ottawa : Department of Indian and Northern Affairs (1976)
- NORTHERN PEOPLE., Author: Government of The Northwest Territories, Publication: (1976)
- SOURCE DIRECTORY: Native American owned and operaTED ARTS AND CRAFTS BUSINESSES., Author: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Publication: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of the Interior (1980)
- SOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF THE CANADIAN NORTH/ — Documents pour l'etude du Nord canadien., Author: Public Archives Canada, Publication: Ottawa : Minister of Supply and Services. (1980)
- YOUNG ARTIST: PAUL IRNGAUT., Author: Wight, Darlene, Publication: Toronto, Ont. : Inuit Art Quarterly 1(3):7-8 (1986)
Artwork
| Title | Last Sold At Auction | |
|---|---|---|
| DANCING MAN (DRUMMER) | 2017-08 (August 2017) | |
| DRUM DANCER, CA. 1989 | 2026-02 (February 2026) | |
| DRUMMER | 2012-04 (April 2012) | |
| JUMPING NARWHAL AND WHALE; SEAL AND BIRD SCENE; HUNTER PULLING A SEAL | 2012-03 (March 2012) | |
| OPERA SINGER | 2011-11 (November 2011) |
Recent Auction Results
Estimate: 250 — 350
Sold: Mar 2012 — Sold For: $384