Indigenous art acquisition programs: results for the 2016 to 2017 fiscal year
Learn about the art acquisition programs in fiscal year 2016 to 2017 and what artwork was acquired by the Indigenous Art Centre.
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Acquisition program details
Thirty-nine works of art were selected for the Indigenous Art Collection at Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC).
Jurors for the National acquisitions program were:
- Henry Kudluk (Inuit), artist and Aboriginal Awareness Officer at CIRNAC
- Diane Webster (Inuit), former staff of the Inuit Art Centre and a Policy Analyst at CIRNAC
Artwork selected through the national acquisitions program
| Artist | Artist Artwork name and year | Medium | Reference number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuvinai Ashoona (Inuit) | Untitled (2015) | Colour pencil and ink on paper | 500419 |
| Shuvinai Ashoona (Inuit) | Untitled (2016) | Graphite, colour pencil and ink on paper | 500431 |
| Shuvinai Ashoona (Inuit) | Untitled (2016) | Colour pencil and ink on paper | 500420 |
| Siassie Kenneally (Inuit) | Untitled (2016) | Graphite, colour pencil and ink on paper | 500423 |
| Qavavau Manumie (Inuit) | Untitled (2015) | Colour pencil and ink on paper | 500417 |
| Qavavau Manumie (Inuit) | Untitled (2016) | Colour pencil and ink on paper | 500418 |
| Tim Pitsiulak (Inuit) | GoPro Whales (2016) | Graphite and colour pencil on paper | 500424 |
| Tim Pitsiulak (Inuit) | Floe Edge Stories (2016) | Graphite and colour pencil on paper | 500425 |
| Tim Pitsiulak (Inuit) | After the Storm (2015) | Graphite and colour pencil on paper | 500426 |
| Tim Pitsiulak (Inuit) | Untitled (2015) | Graphite and colour pencil on paper | 500432 |
| Nicotye Samayualie (Inuit) | What I Buy after Selling my Drawings (2013) | Graphite, colour pencil and ink on paper | 500427 |
| Nicotye Samayualie (Inuit) | Untitled (2016) | Graphite, colour pencil and ink on paper | 500430 |
| Pudloo Samayualie (Inuit) | Untitled (Cape Dorset WBEC Studios) (2015) | Graphite, colour pencil and ink on paper | 500429 |
| Nicotye Samayualie (Inuit) | My Missing Luggage (2016) | Graphite, colour pencil and ink on paper | 500433 |
| Nicotye Samayualie (Inuit) | Untitled (2016) | Graphite, colour pencil and ink on paper | 500428 |
| Ningeokuluk Teevee (Inuit) | Sedna, Mother of Sea Mammals (2016) | Colour pencil, ink and chalk pastel on paper | 500422 |
| Ningeokuluk Teevee (Inuit) | Kiviuq (2015) | Graphite, colour pencil and ink on paper | 500421 |
Artwork selected through direct acquisition
| Artist | Artist Artwork name and year | Medium | Reference number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Janvier (Denesuline Saulteaux) | Intertribal Drum Song (2003) | Oil on canvas | 500435 |
| Kent Monkman (Cree) | Study for "The Scream" (2017) | Acrylic on board | 500436 |
| Pitseolak Niviaqsi (Inuit) | Sheltered Calf (2016) | Etching and aquatint on paper | 500410 |
| Ningiukulu Nungutsuittuq (Inuit) | Glowing Kudlik (2016) | Stonecut and stencil on paper | 500409 |
| Tim Pitsiulak (Inuit) | Ancient Walrus Skull (2016) | Etching and aquatint on paper | 500402 |
| Tim Pitsiulak (Inuit) | Red Walrus (2016) | Lithograph on paper | 500400 |
| Tim Pitsiulak (Inuit) | Double Tusked Narwhal (2016) | Stonecut on paper | 500399 |
| Tim Pitsiulak (Inuit) | Qimaajuq Ukali (Running Rabbit) (2016) | Stonecut and stencil on paper | 500401 |
| Susan Point (Coast Salish) | Untitled (Butterfly Grid) (2016) | Cast forton and cedar | 500438 |
| Malaija Pootoogook (Inuit) | Early Lesson (2016) | Etching and aquatint on paper | 500411 |
| Barry Pottle (Inuk) | Awareness 1 & 2 (2009-2010) | Digital print on paper | 500434 A-B |
| Arthur Renwick (Haisla) | Wah-Ke-Yun-Shah (Red Thunder) (2004) | Mixed media | 500437 |
| Pauojoungie Saggiak (Inuit) | Treasures of the Sea (2016) | Lithograph on paper | 500404 |
| Pauojoungie Saggiak (Inuit) | Timmiaralaaq (Little Bird) (2016) | Stonecut and stencil on paper | 500403 |
| Pauojoungie Saggiak (Inuit) | Counting Char (2016) | Lithograph on paper | 500405 |
| Kakulu Saggiaktuk (Inuit) | Green Feathers (2016) | Stonecut on paper | 500414 |
| Krista Belle Stewart (Okanagan) | Seraphine, Seraphine (2013) | Transfer from 16mm film & DVD | 500439 |
| Ningeokuluk Teevee (Inuit) | My New Boots (2016) | Stonecut and stencil on paper | 500412 |
| Ningeokuluk Teevee (Inuit) | Okpik's Calico (2016) | Stonecut and stencil on paper | 500408 |
| Ningeokuluk Teevee (Inuit) | Neutralizer (2016) | Stonecut on paper | 500407 |
| Ningeokuluk Teevee (Inuit) | Magic Ulu (2016) | Stonecut and stencil on paper | 500406 |
| Ningeokuluk Teevee (Inuit) | Tip Toe through the Tundra (2016) | Stonecut on paper | 500413 |