Birds in Silhouette
Kingmeata Etidlooie
Inuit
Stonecut & stencil (1986)
27¾" x 24"
$600
Kingmeata Etidlooie (1915–1989) was a graphic artist and sculptor from Kimmirut (Kimmirut), NU.
She began her artistic journey after the death of her first husband.
Etidlooie worked in a variety of mediums, including watercolour, acrylic paint and coloured pencil to create scenes that were rich in texture. Along with fellow artist, Pudlo Pudlat (1916–1992), she was one of the first users of the Co-op’s painting studio that was established in 1976. Characterized by a strong sense of order and structure, her work concentrated on formal compositions, rather than narrative ones, often introducing stylized shapes in to rich and saturated colour fields.
Etidlooie's work has traveled across North America, and has been featured in a number of exhibitions in Asia and Europe. Her prints, drawings and paintings are housed in numerous national collections, including the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, QC, the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Manitoba, and the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa, ON, among others.