The following works, made between 2001 and 2010, give an overview of Annie Pootoogook’s short but remarkable career. Annie’s drawings have expanded the place of Inuit art in Canadian contemporary art history. Her work was influenced by the places where she lived, the people she worked with, the world she took in through the media, and her intimate experiences. This selection of key works gives an overview of her drawings, from her early views of interiors in her community of Kinngait, Nunavut, to glimpses into her later life as an internationally renowned artist.
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Eating Seal at Home 2001
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Man Abusing His Partner 2002
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Memory of My Life: Breaking Bottles 2001–2
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The National 2003
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Watching Hunting Shows 2004
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Portrait of My Grandmother 2004
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Composition (Evil Spirit) 2003–4
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Composition: Watching Porn on Television 2005
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Coleman Stove with Robin Hood Flour and Tenderflake 2003–4
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Cape Dorset Freezer 2005
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Balvenie Castle 2006
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Untitled (Kenojuak and Annie with Governor General Michaëlle Jean) 2010
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About the Author
Nancy Campbell has been an independent curator and writer on contemporary and Inuit art since 1993.
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