Kingmeata Etidlooie
Kingmeata Etidlooie (alternate spellings, Kingmeata, Kingmeeatta, Kingmeattar, Etidlui, Etidloie; 1915-1989)[1] was a Canadian artist, whose preferred media included drawing, painting, printmaking, carving, and sculpting. Born in Itinik Camp near Lake Harbour, Northwest Territories, she sculpted and drew at the beginning of her artist career, which she started on Baffin Island. She is remembered for being an early user of watercolor among the Cape Dorset artists,[2] moving there in the mid-1960s, and working in a small studio.[3] Her works are held by the National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Canada Council Art Bank, and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.[2] Along with her second husband, the graphic artist Etidlooie Etidlooie (1910-1981), she was a member of the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative. Their children include, Etulu Etidlui, Omalluq Oshutsiaq, Pukaluk Etungat and Kellypalik Etidlooie.[1]
References
- 1 2 "ETIDLOOIE, Kingmeata". Canadian Women Artists History Initiative. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- 1 2 Heller & Heller 2013, p. 170.
- ↑ Halpern, Five College Canadian Studies Program & University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Dept. of Anthropology 1989, p. 30.
Bibliography
- Halpern, Joel Martin; Five College Canadian Studies Program; University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Dept. of Anthropology (1989). Perspectives on Inuit Culture: A Five College Symposium and Art Exhibit, April 4-14, 1988 : Proceedings and Catalog. Five College Canadian Studies Program.
- Heller, Jules; Heller, Nancy G. (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-135-63889-4.