Irene Kataq Angutitok

Inuit artist
Athanasie Angutitaq
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(m. 1929)​

Irene Kataq Angutitok (1914 – 1971) was an Inuit sculptor. Her name also appears as Katak Angutitaq.[1]

Background

She was born Irene Kataq in Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut. She married Athanasie Angutitaq in 1929; the couple lived in Naujaat.[2] Their daughter Bernadette Iguptark Tongelik (b.1931) was also a notable artist.[3]

Kataq died in Naujaat in 1971.[4]

Work

Angutitok used soapstone, ivory and whalebone in her art. Some of her sculptures portray scenes from the Bible; she was encouraged by Father Bernie Franzen. She also created sculptures of female figures.[1]

In 2002, Canada Post created a Christmas stamp based on her sculpture Mary and Child.[2][5]

Collections

Her works are included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Winnipeg Art Gallery,[1] among other institutions.[3]

List of Exhibitions

Source:[6]

  • Spoken in Stone: an exhibition of Inuit Art (Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
  • The Bessie Busman Collection (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
  • Repulse Bay (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
  • The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
  • Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic (Canadian Eskimo Arts Council and Vancouver Art Gallery)[7]
  • The Jacqui and Morris Shumiatcher Collection of Inuit Art (Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina)
  • The Abbott Collection of Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
  • Eskimo Sculpture (Winnipeg Art Gallery presented at the Manitoba Legislative Building)
  • Uumajut: Animal Imagery in Inuit Art (Winnipeg Art Gallery)
  • Images of the Far North (Studio Art Gallery, State University of New York)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Angutitok, Irene Kataq". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative.
  2. ^ a b "Aboriginal art Christmas stamps". Canada Post. November 4, 2002.
  3. ^ a b "Irene Kataq Angutitok". Inuit.net - Aboriginart Galleries. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Angutitok, Irene Kataq". McMaster Museum of Art.
  5. ^ "Mary and Child | Postage Stamp | Canada". www.canadianpostagestamps.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  6. ^ "Irene Kataq Angutitok". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  7. ^ "Touring of Sculpture-Inuit: Masterworks of the Canadian Arctic | Historica Canada". www.historicacanada.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-11.