Annie Pootoogook
Annie Pootoogook (born May 11, 1969 in Cape Dorset , † September 19, 2016 in Ottawa ) was a contemporary Inuit artist from Canada who combined traditional aspects of Canadian Inuit art with contemporary topics such as media and violence in her drawings .
Annie Pootoogook comes from a family of artists: her mother Napatchie Pootoogook (1938–2002) and her grandmother Pitseolak Ashoona (? –1983) were well-known representatives of Inuit art and exerted an influence on Annie Pootoogook's artistic development. Pootoogook didn't start drawing until 1997. In 2006 she was awarded the Sobey Art Award, the most important Canadian award for young artists. Annie Pootoogook's work was exhibited at both the Montreal Biennale and documenta in 2007 .
Exhibitions (selection)
- 2009: Annie Pootoogook at the National Museum of the American Indian # George Gustav Heye Center in New York.
- 2007: documenta 12 , Kassel. Drawings were shown.
- 2007: La Biennale de Montréal 2007, Montreal .
- 2006: Annie Pootoogook in The Power Plant, Toronto . (Solo exhibition)
- 2006: Watching Jerry Springer , exhibition in the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal on the occasion of the presentation of the Sobey Art Award.
Web links
- Annie Pootoogook on kunstaspekte.de
- Materials by and about Annie Pootoogook in the documenta archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annie Pootoogook from June 13, 2009 to January 10, 2010 in the National Museum of the American Indian, New York Branch. (Accessed October 27, 2016)
- ^ Documenta 12 , Kassel. June 16 to September 23, 2007. Elegy for Annie Pootoogook (1969–2016) Obituary on the official documenta website. (Accessed October 27, 2016)
- ↑ Annie Pootoogook from June 24 to September 4, 2006 in The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada. ( Accessed October 27, 2016) Catalog published with a foreword by curator Nacy Campbell, Toronto 2006. ISBN 1894212096 .
- ↑ Annie Pootoogook at the Sobey Art Award 2006. (Accessed October 27, 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pootoogook, Annie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian Inuit artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Dorset |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th September 2016 |
| Place of death | Ottawa |