Artist Info
Ningeeuga Oshuitoq
Ningeeuga Oshuitoq
Disc number: E7-933
Ningeeuga was born in 1918 in Amadjuak camp in Nunavut and moved into Kinngait in 1960 with her family. She was the daughter of Anirnik Oshuitoq, also a successful artist. After contracting tuberculosis, Ningeeuga was forced to take a five year hiatus from her art practice and go south to be treated. She returned to Kinngait in 1965.
Ningeeuga worked in printmaking and carving, frequently depicting children, spirits, and women. Her drawings often have intricate patterns, and she often makes use of mirror images and plays with symmetry. Her work was a part of the Cape Dorset Graphics catalogue from 1966 until her death in 1980.
Oshuitoq’s art has been in numerous group exhibitions internationally. Collections that hold her work include the Winnipeg Art Galley, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Anchorage Museum, the Museum of Anthropology in British Columbia, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Canadian Museum of History, and others. Her artwork is well represented in The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery collection, which includes 24 of her prints and 6 sculptures.
Mother: Anirnik (Anernik) Oshuitoq
Sources: https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/profiles/artist/Ningeeuga-Oshuitoq
https://www.inuitartzone.com/collections/oshuitoq-ningeeuga
https://www.katilvik.com/browse/artists/824-ningeeuga-oshuitoq/
