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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

DRUM DANCER, CA. 1989
Estimate: 300 — 500
Sold: Feb 2026 — Sold For: $550
DANCING MAN (DRUMMER)
Estimate: 200 — 400
Sold: Aug 2017 — Sold For: $120
DRUMMER
Estimate: 300 — 500
Sold: Apr 2012 — Sold For: $408
JUMPING NARWHAL AND WHALE; SEAL AND BIRD SCENE; HUNTER PULLING A SEAL
Estimate: 250 — 350
Sold: Mar 2012 — Sold For: $384
OPERA SINGER
Estimate: 300 — 500
Sold: Nov 2011 — Sold For: $180

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