Ningeokuluk Teevee

Ningeokuluk Teevee (born May 27, 1963 in Cape Dorset)[1] is a Canadian Inuit writer and artist. She is the daughter of Joanasie and Kanajuk Salomonie, and her father-in-law is the graphic artist Jamasie Teevee.[2] Her first children's book, Alego, was a nominee for the 2009 Governor General's Award for children's literature illustration.[3]

In 2006, her first solo exhibition was held at the Feheley Fine Arts Gallery in Toronto, titled "Ningeokuluk Teevee."[2] In 2009 she had her second solo exhibition at Feely Fine Arts Gallery in Toronto, titled "Drawings by Ningeokuluk Teevee," which included a public presentation of Alego.[2]

References

  1. Dorset Fine Arts
  2. 1 2 3 Stefania., Tiberini, Elvira (2011). Women in charge : artiste Inuit contemporanee = Inuit contemporary women artists = artistes Iunuit contemporaines. Museo preistorico-etnografico Luigi Pigorini. Milano: Officina libraria. ISBN 9788889854655. OCLC 778841636.
  3. Adams, James (17 January 2014). "A new generation of Arctic artists push the boundaries of Northern art". the Globe and Mail. the Globe and Mail. Retrieved 29 February 2016.


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