 Making the Kayak, 1991 CD-033-724-abd-91/92-17/37/116 coloured pencil, 20" × 26" |
 Ice Fishing, 1991 CD-033-729-abd-91/92-17/80 coloured pencil, 20" × 26" |
 Man and Woman Stretching Sealskin, 1997 CD-033-1004-abd-97/98-17/16 coloured pencil, 50.7cm × 66cm |
 Bird Study, 1998 CD-033-1115-abd-98/99-03 coloured pencil, 50.8cm × 66.1cm |
 Bird with Outstretched Wings, 2000 CD-033-1138-abd-00/01 coloured pencil, 51cm×66.1cm |
Many Owls, 2008 CD-033-1680-bd-08/09-03/110/112 coloured pencil, 56cm x 60.7cm |
 Caribou, 2003 CD-033-1613-bd-03/04-01/03/136 coloured pencil, 66cm × 50.2cm |
 Father and Sons, 1998 CD-033-1104-abd-98/99-17/91 coloured pencil, 50.8cm x 66.2cm |
  Music Players, 1996 CD-033-1328-abd-96/97-16/17/50/110 coloured pencil, 50.8cm x 65.9cm |
Owls, 2002 CD-033-1557-bd-02/03 coloured pencil, 66.3cm × 50.7cm |
 Owls and Fire, 2002 CD-033-1618-bd-02/03-03/110/112 coloured pencil, 66cm × 51cm |
 Owl with Opened Wings, 2001 CD-033-1598-bd-01/02-03 coloured pencil, 50.5cm × 66cm |
 Polar Bear and Inukshuks, 1998 CD-033-1121-abd-98/99-01/55 coloured pencil, 50.9cm × 66.4cm |
 Inuit Woman, 2004 CD-033-1607-bd-04/05-16/31/90 coloured pencil, 66.3cm × 51cm |
 Seagulls, 2002 CD-033-1540-bd-02/03-03-03 coloured pencil, 66cm × 50.8cm |
 Polar Bears, 2005 CD-033-1451-bd-05/06-01 coloured pencil, 66cm × 47.5cm |
 Smiling Hunter, 1994 CD-033-1028-abd-94/95-31/80/81 coloured pencil, 51cm × 66cm |
 Polar Bear Mother and Cubs, 1998 CD-033-1292-bd-98/99-01/55 coloured pencil, 51cm × 66cm |
See also: Kananginak Pootoogook, Cape Dorset Limited Edition Prints
Kananginak Pootoogook – Artist Biography
Kananginak Pootoogook, R.C.A., (b: 1935, Ikerrasak camp, near Cape Dorset; d: November 23, 2010, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) was an Inuit sculptor and printmaker who lived in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada. Elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, 1980.
Kananginak has been involved with drawing and printmaking since the late 1950's when the graphic arts program first began at Cape Dorset. Kananginak's first print, a collaborative image with his father, Pootoogook, was included in the first catalogued collection of Cape Dorset prints in 1959. Since that time, Kananginak's work has been included in almost every annual collection, and has been interpreted in many different print media – copper engraving, stonecut, stencil, lithography and etching. Kananginak was an accomplished stonecut printmaker himself – in the early years he often proofed and editioned his own work.
Kananginak and his siblings grew up in different camp areas on south Baffin Island. Their main camp was Ikirisaq where their father, Pootoogook, was the camp leader. Kananginak married Shooyoo from Cape Dorset in the
Kananginak has been a prominent community leader. He was instrumental in the formation of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative in 1959, and served for several years as president of its Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts.
In 1978, four of Kananginak's images were included in a limited edition portfolio released by the World Wildlife Commission. His work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, in both public institutions and commercial galleries. He is also a notable sculptor.
In 1997, Kananginak was commissioned by the Governor General of Canada, Romeo Leblanc, to construct an inuksuq in Cape Dorset, which was then dismantled and shipped to Ottawa. Kananginak and his son Johnny were then invited to Ottawa to
From the beginning, Kananginak has represented Arctic wildlife in his work, often monumental in scale. He is especially capable at drawing the many species of birds that frequent the Arctic. He has also done many memorable images illustrating the material culture of the Inuit, and narrative drawings of camp and hunting scenes.
Kananginak received the National Aboriginal Achievement Award in the Arts this year, in recognition of his long and illustrious career. He has also been a constant presence in the drawing studio, working on large and small scale drawings of Arctic wildlife, landscape and personal reflections. He is represented in the 2010 print collection with nine images – familiar and reassuring in their style and simplicity.
— Dorset Fine Arts (reproduced with permission)