Siasi Atitu

Siasi Atitu (c.1896–1983) was a Canadian–Inuit artist known for her stonecut printmaking, she was active in the 1960s. She had many variations of name including Siasi Atitu Pamiu.[1]

Siasi Atitu
Bornc.1896 (1896)
Ivujivik, Quebec, Canada
Died1983 (aged 86–87)
Quebec, Canada
Years active1961–1983
Known forPrintmaking
StyleInuit Art
Spouse(s)Adam Amamartua
Children10

About

Born c.1896 in Ivujivik, Quebec, Canada[1] and later moved to the Puvirnituq settlement when she was married to Adam Amamartua, the settlement leader.[2][3] With her husband, they raised ten children.[2]

In 1961, Atitu was in her 60s when she learned printmaking in the Puvirnituq settlement.[2] Her subject matter for her printmaking imagery was different then the others, with murder scenes, cannibalism and more.[2] Her work has a unique visual perspective, which appears to have been created in consideration of the edges of the stone used in the stone cutting process.[4] Atitu's art can be found in the permanent collection at Canadian Museum of History,[2] the University of Alberta Art Collection[5], and at the non-profit Avataq Cultural Institute in Quebec.[6]

She died in 1983 in Quebec, Canada.[1] Her son, Adamie Suppaki Amamartua (born 1930) is a known sculptor.[1]

References
  1. "Artists: PAMIU, Siasi Atitu". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative, Artist Database. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  2. Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge. ISBN 1135638896 – via Google Books.
  3. "Inuit Art Online Auction". Waddingtons.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  4. "Inuit Art and First Nations Art, #300 Siasi Atitu" (PDF). Walker's. 2013. p. 58. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  5. "Blocked in the Seal Hole, Atitu, Siasi". University of Alberta Art Collection. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  6. "Collection, works on paper, Pamiu Siasi Atitu". Avataq Cultural Institute.


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