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Sharni Pootoogook

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Sharni Pootoogook
Born1922
Died2003(2003-00-00) (aged 80–81)
SpousePudlat Pootoogook

Sharni Pootoogook (also spelled Sharnie, Sharnee, or Sarni)[1][2] (1922–2003) was an Inuk printmaker from Cape Dorset, Nunavut.[3]

Early life

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She was born in Cape Dorset (Kinngait) in 1922.[2] Her brother was sculptor Pauta Saila.[1][4]

Career

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She worked primarily in printmaking, and was involved with the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative.[5][1] Her work is known for its soft colors, whimsical motifs, and strong lines.[6]

Pootoogoook's work is kept at several museums, including the British Museum,[4] the Amon Carter Museum of American Art,[3][6] the Canadian Museum of History,[3] the Confederation Centre of the Arts,[3] the Dennos Museum Center,[3] the National Gallery of Canada,[3][7] the Red Deer and District Museum and Archives,[3] the Royal Ontario Museum,[3][6] the Simon Fraser Gallery,[3] the Museum of Anthropology at UBC,[8] the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,[9] the Museum London,[10] the Textile Museum of Canada,[11] the Canada Council Art Bank,[6] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[12] the RISD Museum,[13] and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.[3][6]

Later life

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She was married to the carver and graphic artist Pudlat Pootoogook (1919–1985).[1] Her daughter Sarah Putuguk is a printmaker,[1] and her adopted son Elijah Pootoogook is a graphic artist and carver.[1] She was also the sister-in-law to artist Kananginak Pootoogook.[14]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sarni Pootoogook". DaVic Gallery of Native Canadian Arts. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. 1 2 ptran (2019-12-11). "Kinngait Studio Printed Scarf CA". Textile Museum of Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "KATILVIK - Artist: Sharni Pootoogook - E7-1174". www.katilvik.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  4. 1 2 "drawing | British Museum". The British Museum. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. "New exhibit is a tribute to Cape Dorset textiles". Nunavut News. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Foundation, Inuit Art. "Sarni Pootoogook | Inuit Art Foundation | Artist Database". Inuit Art Foundation. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. "Woman Dressed in Caribou Clothing". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  8. "Collection Online | Museum of Anthropology at UBC". collection-online.moa.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  9. "Deux ours polaires". www.mbam.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  10. "TWO POLAR BEARS". collection.museumlondon.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  11. adm_now (2018-06-08). "10 things you didn't know about the Textile Museum of Canada". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  12. "Exchange: Buntings". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  13. "Wild Creature | RISD Museum". risdmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  14. Lutz, Maija M. (2012-11-12). Hunters, Carvers, and Collectors: The Chauncey C. Nash Collection of Inuit Art. Harvard University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-87365-407-4.