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Appendix A: Early Cape Dorset Artists

Oschoochiak Pudlat (b. 1908): Before moving to Cape Dorset in the early 1960s, Oschoochiak spent several years living in Peter Pitseolak's camp, Keakto. After his wife, Kanakpellik died, he was responsible for raising a rather large family. Oschoochiak began to draw in 1980, when he was

Jamasie Teevee  (b 1910): Jamasie began to draw in the early 1960s while living in an camp on the coast of southern Baffin Island. In the early days of his drawings, he concentrated mainly on a technique called copper engraving, and his efforts took him back and forth between the camp, and the coop at Cape Dorset, in order to obtain the necessary supplies. Many of his engravings were published in the 1960s and early 1970s and depicted traditional life, in the camps alongside the shores of Baffin. Later on in life, Jamasie began drawing on paper, using graphite and coloured pencils, in addition to felt-tip pens. His art is generally of precise, simple lines. A limited edition of six of his works was produced in 1980, commissioned by Theo Waddington, Inc. During the 80's, Pudlo resided in Cape Dorset, and was an active member of the Anglican congregation. His brothers were Pudlo Pudlat, Jaw (sculpter) and Simeonie Pudlat.

Pudlo Pudlat (b. 1916): Pudlo spent his childhood in several camps on Baffin and on Coates and Southampton Islands in northern Hudson's Bay. Widdowed twice, he married his third wife, Inukjuakjuk, in the late 1940s. They lived at his brother's camp, at Kamajuk until an injury forced Pudlo and his wife into Cape Dorset. When he recovered, he and his wife moved to a nearby camp, Qeatuk, where he and his wife began to draw and carve. In the late 1960s, Pudlo and Inukjuakjuk moved to Cape Dorset, and Inukjuakjuk died in 1972. Pudlo continued to raise his family, and concentrated on developing his artistic talents. He maintained a fervent interest in the old ways of the camps, and the trappings of modern life, and his work featured this developing duality in Inuit life. In 1976, his lithograph Timiat Nunamuit was part of a porfolio presented to participants at the United Nations Habitat Conference, held in Vancouver. In 1978, on of his designs was commissioned for use in the production of silkscreen banners by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. His 1976 print, Aeroplane, was commissioned by Canada Post in 1978.

Mary Pudlat (b. 1926): Mary was born in Arctic Quebec, and migrated to Cape Dorset in the early 1940s, on Peter Pitseolak's boat, during one of his trips back from Northern Quebec. After settling in Cape Dorset, she married Samuellie Pudlat, who was a widower with two young children. They lived in several camps around Cape Dorset until Samuellie gained full-time work at the Co-operative in 1960. Once they moved into town permanently, Mary began to draw and her first work was published in 1966. She was also highly regarded in Cape Dorset as an accomplished seamstress.

Kenojuak Ashevak (b. 1927): Kenojuak was born in Ikiriasaq, and at the age of five she traveled with her parents Seelaki and Ushuauk to northern Quebec to visit relatives. When she returned to Baffin Island several years later, Kenojuak lived with her beloved grandmother. As a young woman, she married Jonniebo, and while they were living in Qeaktuk - a camp a few miles from Cape Dorset, they began to carve, and later on, they started to draw. They both moved to Cape Dorset in 1966 so that their children could attend school. They worked together in their art, until Jonniebo's early death, in 1972. Kenojuak is one of Cape Dorset's most celebrated artists. She was featured in a film produced by the National Film Board in 1961, and in 1967, she was the recipient of the Order of Canada. She and Jonniebo collaborated on a mural that hung in the Canadian Pavillion of Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan. In 1970, a stamp featuring her famous print, Enchanted Owl was issued by Canada Post in commemorating the centennial of the Northwest Territories. In 1982, Kenojuak was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. One of her images was selected for inclusion in the World Wildlife Portfolio, which was concluded in 1978. Her art and her life were the focus of a limited edition book, entitled "Graphic Arts of the Inuit: Kenojuak".

Kananginak Pootoogook (b. 1935)

Kakulu Saggiaktok (b. 1940)

Pitaloosie Saila (b. 1942)

Maroreak Ashoona (b. 1946)

Aoudlat Pudlat (b 1951)