Ningiukulu Teevee facts for kids
Ningiukulu Teevee (born May 27, 1963, in Cape Dorset, Nunavut) is a talented Canadian Inuk artist and writer. She is known for her unique drawings and for writing children's books.
About Ningiukulu Teevee
Ningiukulu Teevee used to be known as Ningeokuluk. In 2017, she started using Ningiukulu. This change was to match the modern spelling on her official ID.
Ningiukulu Teevee is a leading artist from the Kinngait Co-operative. She taught herself how to draw and paint. She started her art career in the 1990s. She often uses ink and colored pencils. But she can also work with many other materials. These include black pens, oil sticks, and watercolors.
Her art shows many different things. She creates pictures from her memories. She also uses stories from Inuit folklore. She mixes these old stories with funny parts of modern life in Nunavut. Her art shows the connection between the land and animals. It also tells family stories that are important to Inuit culture.
Ningiukulu grew up in a town. So, her art explores modern ideas. But she also cares deeply about her Inuit heritage. This includes the old stories passed down by Elders. She tells these stories in her own way. She uses her imagination to show them from her personal view.
Awards and Books
Besides being a great artist, Ningiukulu Teevee is also a successful children's author. Her first children's book is called Alego. It helps readers learn about Inuit traditions and daily life.
Alego was nominated for the 2009 Governor General's Awards for children's literature illustration. This book is a true story written and drawn by Teevee. It's about a young girl's adventure. For the first time, she goes clam-digging with her grandmother by the seashore.
In 2023, Teevee won the Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award. This award celebrates talented Inuit artists.
Where Her Art Has Been Shown
Ningiukulu Teevee's art has been shown in many places. It has been displayed all over Canada and in other countries.
Her first solo art show was in 2006. It was at the Feheley Fine Arts Gallery in Toronto. It was called "Ningeokuluk Teevee." In 2009, she had another 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. It was called Ningiukulu Teevee: Kinngait Stories. This show was held at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC. In 2023, a show called "Ningiukulu Teevee: Chronicles for the Curious" was held. This was at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Her artwork is also 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 are the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Her art is also at the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Winnipeg Art Gallery.
Group Exhibitions
Ningiukulu Teevee's art has also been part of many group shows:
- Canada 150 Project, presented by Roche Bobois, Toronto (2017)
- Floe Edge: Contemporary Art and Collaborations from Nunavut, Canada House, London, UK (2016)
- Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection, Kinngait Studios, Cape Dorset (2004 –2016)
- 15 Years: Kinngait 2000 –2015, Feheley Fine Arts, Toronto (2015)
- New Voices from the New North, National Gallery of Canada (2014)
- Women in Charge: Inuit Contemporary Women Artists, Museo Nazionale Preistorica Etnografica, 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, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto (2009)
