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Janet Kigusiuq was born on 1926 in Garry Lake, Canada, is an Inuit artist. Discover Janet Kigusiuq's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

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Age 79 years old
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Born 1926, 1926
Birthday 1926
Birthplace Garry Lake, Canada
Date of death 2005
Died Place Baker Lake, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Her husband is Mark Uqayuittuq

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1967

In 1967, Kigusiuq began to draw to supplement her family's income after encouragement from her mother.

Kigusiuq's bright, bold and graphic work focused on camp life activities like hunting and fishing and Supernatural forms inspired by Inuit spirituality and stories.

The source of these motifs are principally drawn from childhood experiences at the family camp, Kitikat in the Back River region.

Throughout her career she experimented with many artistic mediums, including drawing, print, textiles, wall hangings.

1970

She adopted printmaking following the family's move to Baker Lake and between 1970 and 1988 she contributed to the Baker Lake print collections.

1984

In 1984, Kigusiuq delivered a copy of her mother's work Giver of Life to Pope John Paul II in Ottawa, Ontario as a gift from the Canadian Inuit.

Her mature work saw the development of pencil crayon colour fields and collage techniques, the latter prompted by the onset of arthritis.

Her work can be found in a number of museum and gallery permanent collections such as:

2005

Janet Kigusiuq (b. 1926 Putuqsuqniq camp, near Garry Lake, Nunavut; d. February 27, 2005 Baker Lake, Nunavut) was an Inuk artist.

Kigusiuq came from a large family of artists: she was the eldest daughter of Jessie Oonark, her siblings included artists Victoria Mamnguqsualuk, Nancy Pukingrnak, Peggy Qablunaaq Aittauq, Mary Yuusipik Singaqti, Josiah Nuilaalik, Miriam Marealik Qiyuk, and William Noah, and she was married to Mark Uqayuittuq, son of Luke Anguhadluq, themselves both artists.

Kigusiuq's family were relocated to Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) She was married at the age of 11.