Louie Nigiyok
Settlement: Holman / Ulukhaktok
(1960) — W2-984
LOUIE NIGIYOK b. 1960 http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Holman/english/artists/index.php3#c12 Louie Nigiyok began working as a printmaker for the print shop in 1981, at the same time as his mother, Mabel Nigiyok. He continues today as one of the foremost interpreters of drawings by other artists. In the early 1980s, he learned the stonecut technique from Harry Egotak and John Rose, and later began working with stencils when these became the preferred print form. Elsie Klengenberg, Mary K. Okheena and Mabel Nigiyok were making stencils in the early 1980s, and they needed help producing the editions of 50 prints. Nigiyok helped ink the prints, and after learning to cut the mylar stencils, undertook the entire process himself. Since 1981, Nigiyok has translated 96 drawings into prints for the annual collections. From an interview with Louie Nigiyok by Darlene Coward Wight, Holman, November 21, 2000
Exhibitions
- Alaska Eskimo Dolls/Inuit Prints, Provincial Museum of Alberta, sponsored by the Alaska State Council on the Arts
- Holman Prints *89, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints *90, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints *91, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints *92, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints *93, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints *94, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints *96, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *83, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *84, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *85, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *86, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *88, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *89, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *90, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *91, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *92, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *93, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *94, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *95, (annual collection)
- Holman Prints (printmaker) *96, (annual collection)
- Western Canadian Woodblock Prints, Muttart Public Art Gallery
Collections
- Amway Environmental Foundation Collection, Ada
- Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
- Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre, Sudbury
- Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Yellowknife
- Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg
Exhibitions
Alaska Eskimo Dolls/Inuit Prints
Provincial Museum of Alberta, sponsored by the Alaska State Council on the Arts
Holman Prints *89
(annual collection)
Holman Prints *90
(annual collection)
Holman Prints *91
(annual collection)
Holman Prints *92
(annual collection)
Holman Prints *93
(annual collection)
Holman Prints *94
(annual collection)
Holman Prints *96
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *83
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *84
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *85
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *86
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *88
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *89
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *90
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *91
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *92
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *93
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *94
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *95
(annual collection)
Holman Prints (printmaker) *96
(annual collection)
Western Canadian Woodblock Prints
Muttart Public Art Gallery
Public Collections
Amway Environmental Foundation Collection
Ada
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hull
Laurentian University Museum and Arts Centre
Sudbury
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Yellowknife
Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg
Artwork
| Title | Last Sold At Auction | |
|---|---|---|
| CRANE DANCE | 2012-07 (July 2012) | |
| RETURNING TO CAMP | 2022-03 (March 2022) | |
| SMALL CRANE | 2017-11 (November 2017) | |
| THE OLD WAYS | 2022-03 (March 2022) |
