The vast majority of WAG-Qaumajuq’s Indigenous collection—just over 12,000 objects—are carvings, drawings, prints, and textile work by Inuit artists such as Kiugak Ashoona, Oviloo Tunnillie, and Abraham Anghik Ruben. Located on Treaty No. 1 Territory, the homeland of the Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, Anishininiwak, Dakota, Dene, and Métis peoples, WAG-Qaumajuq is focusing a growing collection of work by First Nations and Metis artists with strong ties to Manitoba, including Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, and Robert Houle. There is also increasing representation of younger generations of contemporary Indigenous artists from across Canada and beyond, such as Kent Monkman, K. C. Adams, Meryl McMaster, Ursula Johnson, Joi T. Arcand, and Jonathan Jones.
Works in the Collection
The Great Race
Colleen Cutschall, from the series Voice in the Blood, 1989 DetailsUntitled
Hanna Killulark, 1979 DetailsBelt ? Shoulder Strap for Kakivak ?
Unidentified artist, 1970 DetailsHunters and Animals
Kiakshuk, 1962 DetailsLife Scenes
Agnes Nanook Sewoee, 1984 DetailsAncient Meeting
Kiakshuk, 1960 DetailsTD Bank, Indian Head
Jeffrey M. Thomas, from the series Winnipeg, 1989 DetailsEskimo Life
Unidentified artist, 1965 DetailsWrestling Bears
Unidentified artist, 1970 DetailsMother and Child
Sevoui Aiyarani, 1963 DetailsCaribou
Unidentified artist, 1874–1892 DetailsTesting Their Strength
Elsie Klengenberg, 1995 DetailsUntitled
Camille Iquliq, 1979 DetailsMan with Spear
Daniu Salluviniq, n.d. DetailsTD Bank, Notre Dame
Jeffrey M. Thomas, from the series Winnipeg, 1989 DetailsWAG-Qaumajuq is open regular hours, see our tips for visiting here.