Annie Pootoogook

Annie Pootoogook is a third generation Inuit artist. Both her mother and grandmother were prolific and accomplished graphic artists. She draws on personal experience to guide her artwork, which provides an image of her life and broader Inuit life in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada. She depicts every day scenes, relatives, and common experiences, as well as spiritual beliefs and darker social issues. Her domestic scenes address often disturbing themes including alcoholism, domestic violence, suicide, depression, and drug addiction. She won the Sobey Art Award in 2006.

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