Ningiukulu Teevee: Stories from Kinngait was presented in partnership with The High Commission of Canada at Canada House, London, UK in 2024. Now an expanded show is coming back to Winnipeg this spring, all from Cholakis Dental Group’s “Inuit Art in Practice” collection, the largest corporate collection of Teevee’s work in the world.
In this exhibition you will see Teevee’s interest in the stories associated with Inuit cultural traditions and traditional tales that have been passed down through generations. Her images include creation stories, tales of mistreatment and its consequences, tales of the legendary traveller, Kiviuq, animal fables, and stories that relate the activities of shamans and the various spirits that inhabit the Shamanic belief system. This includes the powerful female sea spirit variously called Sedna, Nuliajuk, or Taleelayu, who controls the supply of game animals to hunters.
All works in this exhibition are from the Art in Practice Collection of Cholakis Dental Group.
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About the Artist
Ningiukulu Teevee
1963
Graphic artist and author Ningiukulu Teevee is beloved for her whimsical and narrative-driven work. Based in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), NU, Teevee made her print collection debut in the 45th Cape Dorset Annual Print Collection in 2004. In the years since, her work has been included in every subsequent collection to date. Through both her visual art and writing, Teevee shares her unique perspective on historical and contemporary Inuit culture, employing a deft ability to translate traditional stories into dynamic compositions. Her debut children’s book Alego (2019) was short-listed for the Governor General’s Literary Award for children’s illustration, and her stories have appeared in the Inuit Art Quarterly. Teevee’s signature walruses have twice been featured on the cover of the Inuit Art Quarterly, first in 2009 and again in 2014 and within the magazine countless times. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, ON, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto and the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Manitoba, among others.
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