Kunu
Settlement: Cape Dorset / Kinngait
(1923-1966) — E7-1078
Born in 1923, Kunu was known for her depictions of people, animals, and creatures in her drawings and prints. She had a number of works included in the first Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection in 1959.
She lived at Kangia camp with her husband Niviaxie, who was a very famous and influential Inuit artist. She is the mother of Pitseolak Niviaqsi and Qiatsuq Niviaqsi, who are both artists as well. Her work has been exhibited at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection and has been collected by the National Gallery of Canada.
Exhibitions
- Cape Dorset Graphics *59, (annual collection)
- Cape Dorset Graphics *60, (annual collection)
- Cape Dorset Graphics *67, (annual collection)
- Cape Dorset Revisited, McMichael Canadian Art Collection
- Cape Dorset Revisited - a collection of previously unreleased prints, exhibited at selected commercial galleries, organized by, West Baffin Eskimo Co-op
- Strange Scenes: Early Cape Dorset Drawings, McMichael Canadian Collection
Collections
- Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, Fort Worth
- Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull
- Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City
- Glenbow Museum, Calgary
- Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg
Artwork
| Title | Last Sold At Auction | |
|---|---|---|
| BOY WITH BALL | 2014-11 (November 2014) | |
| GIRL WITH SKIN LINE | 2014-06 (June 2014) | |
| GIRL WITH SKIN LURE | 2009-11 (November 2009) | |
| TRANSFORMING CREATURES | 2015-08 (August 2015) |
