Ningiukulu Teevee facts for kids
Ningiukulu Teevee (born May 27, 1963) is a talented Canadian Inuk artist and writer. She is known for her unique drawings and for writing children's books. Ningiukulu comes from Cape Dorset, a community in Nunavut, Canada.
About Ningiukulu Teevee
Ningiukulu Teevee was born in 1963. She was once known as Ningeokuluk, but in 2017, she started using Ningiukulu. This change matched the name on her official ID. Her parents were Joanasie and Kanajuk Salomonie. Her father-in-law, Jamasie Teevee, is also a well-known artist.
Ningiukulu Teevee is a leading artist at the Kinngait Co-operative. She taught herself how to draw and paint. She began her art career in the 1990s. She often uses ink and colored pencils for her art. She also works with black fiber-tip pens, oil sticks, and watercolors.
Her art shows many different things. She creates images from her memories and knowledge of Inuit folklore. She also adds funny parts of everyday life in Nunavut. Her art tells rich Inuit stories. These stories show how the land and animals are connected. They also share family histories that are important to Inuit culture.
As a modern Inuk, Ningiukulu grew up in a town. She explores new ideas in her art. But she also keeps her interest in her culture. This includes the Inuit oral tradition, which means telling stories by speaking them. She listens to stories from Elders, who are older, wise people. She then uses her own imagination to show these stories in her art.
Awards and Books
Ningiukulu Teevee is not only a great artist but also a successful children's author. Her first children's book is called Alego. This book helps readers learn about Inuit traditions and how people live. Alego was nominated for a big award in 2009. It was considered for the Governor General's Award for children's literature illustration.
Alego is a true story from Teevee's own life. She wrote and drew the pictures for it. The book is about a young girl's adventure and discoveries by the seashore. It tells about the first time the girl goes clam-digging with her grandmother.
In 2023, Ningiukulu Teevee won the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award. This award celebrates her amazing artistic talent.
Art Exhibitions
Ningiukulu Teevee's artwork has been shown in many places. Her art has been displayed all across Canada. It has also been shown in other countries around the world.
Her first solo art show was in 2006. It was held at the Feheley Fine Arts Gallery in Toronto. The show was called "Ningeokuluk Teevee." In 2009, she had another solo show there. It was called "Drawings by Ningeokuluk Teevee." During this show, her book Alego was also presented to the public.
In 2017, the Winnipeg Art Gallery opened a show called Ningiukulu Teevee: Kinngait Stories. This exhibition was held at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC. In 2023, a show named "Ningiukulu Teevee: Chronicles for the Curious" was held at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Her art is part of many private collections. It is also kept in the permanent collections of important museums. These include the Art Gallery of Ontario and the National Gallery of Canada. Other places include the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Her work is also at the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Group Exhibitions
Ningiukulu Teevee has also been part of many group art shows. Here are some of them:
- Canada 150 Project, Toronto (2017)
- Floe Edge: Contemporary Art and Collaborations from Nunavut, London, UK (2016)
- Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection, Cape Dorset (2004 –2016)
- 15 Years: Kinngait 2000 –2015, Toronto (2015)
- New Voices from the New North, National Gallery of Canada (2014)
- Women in Charge: Inuit Contemporary Women Artists, Rome, Italy (2012)
- New Art from Cape Dorset, Winnipeg Art Gallery (2011)
- Uuturautiit: Cape Dorset Celebrates 50 Years of Printmaking, National Gallery of Canada (2009)
- Arctic Spirit: 50th Anniversary of Cape Dorset’s Kinngait Studios, Toronto (2009)
